Lovely dinner table topic... how long do you let diarrhea go for?

[Indadhanu]

Okie doke... so we had about 4-5 days of runny poo's... not TOXIC poo, just runny and a little bit stinky, I put it down to teething but then she got gastro, vomiting and OMG toxic toxic green STINKY poo... (OMG seriously, I thought I'd need to report it to a dangerous substances organisation or something!)

She hasn't vomitied since Wednesday, but she's still holding on to her toxic poop... It's not green, its now yellow, but is terrible, stinky, and she now has a blistering rash on her bum which is just getting worse

How long do I leave her go? If she's still got a feral bum on Monday should we get her to the GP?

[BhoysGirl]

hey Leasha, my DS had a nasty dose of gastro when he was about 7 mths, ended up in hospital on a drip for 24 hours or so. Anyway, that's beside the point really, but the literature that i got from that experience said that the poo, and even the occasional vomit, can last for up to 10 days.

If you've got warm weather up there, can you let her run around outside without a nappy on, that will probably help her little bottom a bit. Not going to recommend it for inside just yet. If it persists for much more than a couple of days, I'd take her to the Dr.

[Liviam]

What is her intake like? She eating and drinking? Just getting a little bit more info before I answer.

[tan32]

im watching this thread too .
Seems our bubs are in sync Leesha. Lachlan has had bad toxic poos for around 5 days now. No gastro just yucky runny poo. Still eating and drinking fine and he also has a nasty rash...

[squidipa]

if she is drinking and eating then thats a great sign but the drinking must be more than normal amount if jazz has runs, as for blistering joshie has had that and has one on there now we are changing 1.5 hourly and doing regular washes down there. If jazz still has it end of next week i would just check with dr to be sure they can give you a barrier cream for her bum. We put josh in a disposable and layered on the nappy paste, I would be avoiding the foods that make it worse like dairy except for her milk that is required. Keep the fluids right up and i would buys some hyrdylight stuff like icey poles or drink too. Defendantly give her something like that i would and do. Get shel to buy some at chemist and get jazz eating foods that are gentle on tummie.

[Indadhanu]

She is eating fine, and drinking her usual amount of water, not more than usual, plus breastmilk. I was letting her have open access to the BM but have felt a bit off so she seems to not be asking for it as much (maybe it takes yucky LOL) today or yesterday.