Warning... this is a poo post so might be for some...
I can't remember the last time DD (21 mths) had a normal, solid stool.
Every poo is a horrid, squishy mess. I have to peel the liner out of the nappy and there's always some left on the nappy - the liner never catches it all. Its is runny, icky consistency that is light brown in colour. They frequently leak out of the nappy into the cover and sometimes out of the cover and into her clothes. They stink, really bad.
She'll have two of these every day. Sometimes more. We've already had two today and I'd expect one more this afternoon some time.
She has a nasty nappy rash on the top of her thighs, around where the cover sits on her legs, like where the poo has leaked out.
This can't be normal.
Could it be diet? She basically eats what I eat - toast for brekkie, fruit for morning tea, sandwich or leftovers for lunch, some sort of snack for afternoon tea (might be more fruit, or some cheese and biccies, or yoghurt), then whatever we have for dinner. If we have meat and veg she'll always eat more of the veg than the mean... is that too much fruit and veg?
ETA - just remembered she tells me her tummy hurts sometimes and this morning she got quite distressed when she was obviously doing a poo... she told me "Poo in there" pointing at her nappy and then started crying and saying "Ow mumma ow" like something hurt. Don't know if its the nappy rash that is burning (but her actual bottom isn't too bad, its the legs that are bad...) or the actual bowel movement hurting her...
Could she be reacting to all the fruit, or maybe even dairy? Or have another mild allergy that is affecting her? I remember my little brother had to go to a dietician or something similar and go on a special diet for a while, maybe it's just something not agreeing with her?
hope you can get it sorted, I would be dreading every nappy change!
How long after she eats does she get these poos? I agree with tinkerbelle that it could be gluten intolerance. She seems to have a fair bit so maybe eliminate that and see how u go. I think a trip to the doctor would also be a good idea. Let us know how u go
My mum is coeliac... my sister and I have both been tested and while we don't have coeliac, my sister carries the gene, but my GP refused to test me for the gene because apparently lots of the population carry the gene, it doesn't mean you necessarily have or are going to develop coeliac.
Mum wants us to get both our DDs tested as she says the poos aren't normal... my niece is similar...
Seriously I do not know how I would eliminate dairy as she drinks about 6 sippy cups of milk a day! I guess I could replace with soy milk? See if that helps? What if she doesn't like it - what else could I subsitute?
My niece on DH's side has a dairy allergy... Angela I haven't noticed excessive wind but she does tell me her tummy is sore sometimes...
I think a dietician and/or paed might be in order...
yup ditto to dairy too hun
does it smell sour or sweet her poo
that sour poo could be a sign of dairy
i would definately cut out dairy and see what happens
To tell if a person is allergic or has an intollerance to a certain food- you
1. take them off that food for 4 weeks
during this time get to know DD resting heartbeat whilst she is eating
after 4 weeks- give her a small portion of the suspect food
take her heartrate at 10, 20 30 seconds then 1 min, 2 mins, 5 mins 10 mins
you are looking to see if it gets higher or not when she eats the suspect food
if it gets higher, then its a suspect food
i can also give you the name of a great natropath in eltham which helped my DD with her dairy malabsorbtion
she is great and will be able to help you
mwah
Just a note that DD went through a similar stage, but she was cutting her 2 yr molars. That started about that age, cause I use to joke how she was competing with her newborn brother.. I had nappies like that for about 4 months, and they were putrid, both smell and looks.
I am not at dismissing what the PP have said, and I myself would have investigated if DD mentioned pain often, or it went on for much longer.
hun,
We have recently been throught he same thing. Too much fruit and too much milk!
I changed to oat milk. I actually tried it and it just tastes like milk that has been sitting in a bowl of oats (LOL! that sounds strange but I had no idea what it would taste like).
Since last weeks change to oatmilk, we are back to a poo once a day and it doesnt have that retched smell or runny, sticky consistency. They are more solid.
Changing to oat milk has also reduced the amount of dairy she has (she was having way too much). I still will give her a full cream milk during the day but the rest are oat milk. She took to it really well but obviously full cream milk is a favourite so she would choose that if there was a choice.
Hi girls, the community health service called yesterday - I've got an appointment with the paediatric dietician tomorrow at 3pm! Sooner than I expected which is great.
Well we have had a session with the dietician - we have been giving her too much dairy and too much fruit. Like twice the amount of milk recommended (4-500ml is appropriate and she would have close to 1L some days ). She has given us a new meal plan (sort of thing) and we're going back in one month to see if things have improved.
If not, then we will look at allergies and intolerances. Fingers crossed we get this sorted without needing to do any further tests...
This can't be normal!
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). She has given us a new meal plan (sort of thing) and we're going back in one month to see if things have improved. 
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