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  1. #1
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    Question Gaviscon and Breastfed Babies - Poo Question

    DD2 is on Losec morning and night 7.5-10mg each dose and now also on Gaviscon each feed, so we finally have no screaming and a HUGE reduction in the amount of spew, hasn't stopped it all but a lot better than where we were

    I am also on a no dairy diet, if I do eat more than a little bit of cheese her poo goes green and horrible

    She has only been on the gaviscon each feed for a week via a syringe, she hadn't poo'd for a few days, and I noticed that today she pooed and it wasn't anything like her normal poos. The colour was the BF mustard colour poo, but it was relatively solid I could pick up most of it off the nappy and dispose of it. Would this be because of the Gaviscon being a thickener, or a sign that she may be getting constipated?

    Anyone else experienced the same?

    TIA

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    When DS was on giviscon yes it did make his poos alot more solid. I found what worked was giving him some lacteeze tablets before each feed.

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    Most liquid antacids will bung you up a bit, so I would say it is the gaviscon.

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    Thanks so much ladies

    I'll see how she goes, she wasn't phased by it, so I won't give her anything else atm as she is on enough as it is, unless it gets worse, or she gets in pain
    xxoo

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    Forgot to add to, i gave the lacteeze to DS instead of the gaviscon

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    Ahhhh, I just bought two boxes of Gaviscon today... before the pooo I'll look into if it gets worse and may have to mix and match a bit....