<s>[INST] my child is suffering from loose motions past 5 days. he is 8 months old and i started cow milk at 6months. he was ok all this time .I then shifted to lactogen , stil his motions are non stop. Also giving him prowell syrup morning and evening. What is the cure. Also , did his stool tests where the PH result was 9 and positive , please help [/INST] Hi, Probably he is having acute gastro enteritis-infection of the bowel. In such cases, along with probiotics (like Powell syrup), I used to give zinc sulfate syrup 5ml once daily for 14 days (this can hasten the recovery). If it is not getting down by 3-4 days, fever comes or stool becomes blood stained, I would have given an antibiotic too to clear the infection. Kindly discuss with your doctor. Meanwhile, give ORS solution/salted rice water after each stools to avoid deny Chat Doctor. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.  </s>