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Title: Poop again!!
Post by: rooby-rooby-roo on December 01, 2005, 23:58:06 pm

Hello again,

I just have a query regarding Reds poop! He is exclusively breastfed, with one bottle one formula most days due to low supply in the evenings. His poop is now consistently mucousy and foul smelling, it has big globs of mucous in it a lot of the time. I thought the smell maybe due to the reflux and acid travelling through his system?? These poops do not seem to bother him, so should i be bothered?? I do happen to think it has a link with my dairy intake - do you think that i should cut it out? I actually have a mild intolerance to dairy and shouldn't be eating them in the amounts that i am at the moment so it wouldn't be a bad thing!!!

So i guess what i'm asking is: If they are mucousy why is it, and if they don't bother him should i worry??

Title: Poop again!!
Post by: stressybessy on December 02, 2005, 00:11:30 am

Hi clair,
My baby also had a couple of days like this. His poop was mucousy and green, just as I started to worry it cleared up. I didnt eat anything out of the ordinary and he too is breast fed... Not sure what is was in the end! Let me know how he goes X

Title: Poop again!!
Post by: Mum to Ella Rose on December 02, 2005, 00:32:58 am

Hi Clair,

I haven't dealt with this myself but I always remember being told mucousy poops are a good indicator of a food intolerance, so maybe it is the milk? Our paed. also told us reflux shouldn't make a difference in their poop and we have never had an issue with Ella who has bad reflux... I hope you get it sorted and at least it's not bothering the mite!

Sharon

Title: Poop again!!
Post by: Kayna on December 02, 2005, 02:17:31 am

Hi Clair, Avery is allergic to dairy and her first signs were mucousy poops. Avery was diagnosed at 2 months so I'm surprised it hasn't shown up sooner in Red but the ped. did say that it can take a while to build up in their little systems before signs really occur.

For me, I cut out dairy and within 24 hours her poops were extremely less mucousy. I would give it a try and see what happens. HTH.  :lol:

Title: Poop again!!
Post by: GraceKellysmom on December 02, 2005, 02:55:32 am

I also read that your baby may not be intolerant, it could be your immune system reaction that he is reacting to. Does that make sense?

Mucus is usually a sign of a food intolerance. Some babies aren't bothered by it. From what I understand from my previous ped, it is the gut's first reaction - pre bleeding. We tested mucus diapers and found trace blood.

Title: Poop again!!
Post by: Livvismum on December 02, 2005, 07:46:29 am

Hi Clair

Exactly what hapenned to us - muscous and then trace blood with more over time. I understand what Stacy is saying - as you are reacting to the dairy you're body is sending out increased amounts of antibody to adjust to the histamine and therefore your lo's system could actually be responding to this rather than his own allergy/intolerance.

I would say cut back and see how you go. Does he have any other signs of allergy/intolerance? Gas, eczema etc I believe that sometime reflux can be linked to allergy/intolerance.

hth
Sara