runny smelly poos

[1pj]

my DD is 22 months and for the past few weeks shes had real runny poos,it started off just every 2nd or 3rd day she might have a bit of a a runny one then back to normal well the last few days shes getting worse,i just put it down to maybe teeth as shes been getting the two bottom eye teeth but now im getting worried,she does eat alot of runny meals like runny cereal and pureed pears and yogurt and things so then i wondered if it was that but just today shes done about 5 runny poos the last one was greeny colour and stunk bad and was soooo acidic it burnt her straight away,has anyone else had this?shes been ok otherwise not off foods or anything so im not sure whether to rush her off to docs or not,shes had a bum rash too only other thing but id say fromt the bad poos.Any advice?

[Early Kids]

I would take all dairy out of her diet, dairy will aggravate the gut/intestines causing the troubling poos.

The other thing I suggest is talking to your CHN or GP, especially if it appears to be an ongoing thing.

My boys are both on dairy-free diets, it's been 5 weeks and the difference is HUGE. No more foul poos, consistency is thicker and their eczema has all but cleared up

[Schmickers]

How old is she?

[1pj]

hi,thanks for that,i just have a few more questions if you dont mind since you mentioned eczema,my DD has had it bad from about 5 months but its been not as bad for a little while but then lately since the loose stools worse again.So when you say take dairy out,my DD loves her milk,yogurt and cheese etc so how do you substatute? for soy or another type?sorry to be a pain but ive always had a feeling it could be dairy now annoyed with myself for not taking action earlier

[Early Kids]

We substituted with rice milk and just knocked out cheese altogether. They didn't like yoghurt to begin with so that was never an issue either. If you do go down that path it might be worth having a chat with a dietician too (your CHN or GP should be able to refer you to one) We have taken out ALL dairy, so anything with even traces of dairy has been removed (for now, to be re-introduced later) thing like biscuits, cake, and some breads all have milk solids in them. You may only need to remove the main dairy, we had to remove it all and are possibly having to remove wheat products as well.

[Trillian]

My youngest would have bouts of really foul smelling poos that would burn his little bum red raw and he was tested for Giardia bacteria, coeliacs, and intolerances to dairy and soy and all were negative. His Paed diagnosed him with Toddler Diarrhea which is quite common and in hindsight, DD2 had it as well, only she was toilet trained early so I didn't notice it so much. Excluding things from her diet without reason to probably isn't a great idea. If it continues, I would get her tested to see if there is a problem otherwise you are removing vital nutrients from her diet without good reason to do so. I just have to make sure that he does not eat a lot of fruit in a single day and don't let him have juice and his stools are fine.

[studymum]

She may have just had a tummy bug that has upset her system a bit. Often they get temporary lactose intolerance from gastro or tummy bugs. I wouldn't be removing dairy from her diet permanently, but trialling her without it in her diet for a couple of weeks is a good start. Or you can try lactose free products first or go straight to no dairy. Often TLI will pass within a few weeks and they can happily go back to having dairy. If in a few you weeks you try dairy again and the same problem occurs, then its time to visit a gp for some testing. You don't really want to make it a permanent diet change without any confirmation that's its the cause of them problem. Also if you find dairy doesn't solve it at all, then you can try other common sources like fruit.

[Early Kids]

She may have just had a tummy bug that has upset her system a bit. Often they get temporary lactose intolerance from gastro or tummy bugs. I wouldn't be removing dairy from her diet permanently, but trialling her without it in her diet for a couple of weeks is a good start. Or you can try lactose free products first or go straight to no dairy. Often TLI will pass within a few weeks and they can happily go back to having dairy. If in a few you weeks you try dairy again and the same problem occurs, then its time to visit a gp for some testing. You don't really want to make it a permanent diet change without any confirmation that's its the cause of them problem. Also if you find dairy doesn't solve it at all, then you can try other common sources like fruit.

Thanks for that, I was having trouble finding my words yesterday! This is what I meant to do... I wouldn't remove it without consulting a dietician, GP or CHN first though. My boys have been under a dietician since Brendan was 9 months old.