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It can take 5-10 days for a baby to normalize after a particularly bad intestinal virus. Keep in touch with your baby's doctor and report if there aren't any changes after whatever time-frame your doctor recommends. The age and weight of your child will vary what they are able to handle. Keep the Pedialyte, or any other fluids the doctor recommends, flowing and your child should return to normal very soon.

One last tip: diarrhea is almost always accompanied by diaper rash - even if your infant has not been prone to have rashes normally. Stock up on a great ointment such as Balmex or Butt Paste (horrible name, but great product) and your baby will be MUCH more comfortable. A very red and burning rash can happen rather suddenly once diarrhea rears its ugly self upon your child. I also recommend using a diaper that pulls moisture away during this time-frame. I found Pampers Baby Dry diapers to be very helpful, not just with diarrhea episodes, but with promoting night-time dryness for better sleeping. Recently, when my toddler developed a bad episode of diarrhea we even reverted back to the Baby Dry diapers to help her soar bottom - and it worked brilliantly! Her regular pull-ups are designed for her to feel the wetness to learn to use the potty (which is great normally) ... but that was certainly not the thing to do while battling diarrhea!

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