Author Topic: WDYT mucus in poop milk free already ... (Read 4959 times)

ZacsMumme · « **on:** November 20, 2012, 00:19:15 am »

I have been milk protein free for 5 days, or maybe even 6 $:-\$ now and noticed a huge improvement in Ts skin

he is also less uncomfortable and gassy.
Early am he did a few whopper poops, 3.. All looked good, he did typical straining to pass but no pain in lead up etc.
he was a bit unsettled after his am nap, then just before lunchtime he did a mucusy poop

Could this be normal? Left overs from my milk proteins before ED

Or sign of another intolerance?
Or too much fore milk.... Pla lol three/any of the above

Tia

ZacsMumme · « **Reply #1 on:** November 20, 2012, 01:49:47 am »

Ok, could it have been the probiotics I put in a bottle of EBM yesterday am? - I just realised they are not dairy free!

ENMS · « **Reply #2 on:** November 20, 2012, 01:53:14 am »

Hmmm M gets horrible diarrhea from some probiotics Sara. Even those that are dairy free. I think probiotics can go either way - they can help your LO, or make them worse, kwim?

I'd maybe stop it if it's not dairy free, wait a bit to see if it gets better, and then try to introduce one that is dairy-free.

ZacsMumme · « **Reply #3 on:** November 20, 2012, 02:41:34 am »

Ok just checked them and they are dairy free... He's only had 1 lot in the bottle ever. Maybe it wasn't that?
Does mucus in poop always = something bad? - ie if not frequent..

Hedgehog17 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 20, 2012, 09:20:47 am »

Hmmm, I'd say let his gut heal before introducing probiotics, as it's likely too irritable still to be able to tolerate them just yet!

So that's calculating it from you being totally dairy free for 2 weeks and him for at least a further week, preferably 2.

I know you want to do everything you can to help him

ENMS · « **Reply #5 on:** November 20, 2012, 12:03:20 pm »

Sara I think mucus in poop can be caused by a cold, or teething, but other than that it usually means that digestion is difficult or that the intestine is irritated.

I'd also be tempted to wait a bit before reintroducing the probiotic.

ZacsMumme · « **Reply #6 on:** November 20, 2012, 19:36:21 pm »

Okay ladies thanks.
He has I ly had one probiotic dose so ill hold off on any more.
HH I'm only 1 wk into the diet.

Q - is whey protein ok to have ie in bread

Buntybear · « **Reply #7 on:** November 20, 2012, 19:58:28 pm »

i *think* it would be odd for him to start with mucus poos after you eliminatd milk for a week. Not 100% though.

Olly couldn't tolerate probiotics either

If whey is a kind of milk protein then yes I would avoid it. Just to be sure, there is NOTHING wores then having to second guess all the time.

becj86 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 20, 2012, 20:03:42 pm »

Still yellow and seedy otherwise, Sara? If greenish or stringy - possibly foremilk overload.

ZacsMumme · « **Reply #9 on:** November 21, 2012, 00:01:49 am »

That one was a touch green $:-\$ MW said could be bit of bug ie what we had...or intolerance. Ill plod on, and see what the next ones like.

thanks so much.

Ill avoid whey ...

becj86 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 21, 2012, 02:13:36 am »

Quote from: ZacsMumme on November 21, 2012, 00:01:49 am

MW said could be bit of bug ie what we had...or intolerance.

This is true too, but foremilk overload can't be discounted just yet. Logan's got darker green and more like long wet grass in texture when he was really suffering with the foremilk overload.

How's the block feeding going? Another thing you can do to release more fat earlier into the feed is to massage your breast near the chest wall before a feed to get the fat to let go of the walls of the milk ducts.

Hugs xx

ZacsMumme · « **Reply #11 on:** November 21, 2012, 03:06:39 am »

Poops nothing like grass, more like clear thick slime $:-\$

No more poop since then but skin Going bad again so either I ate something with milk by accident? Or something else. He's been really unsettled since that poop though.
Block feeding going well. 4hrs on 1 side only, sometimes a bit longer. Weight gain better too ie not ridiculous 1/2 kg a week!

I still have a s$it load of milk. I can pump a full infant bottle 125mls in a few mins.

becj86 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 21, 2012, 04:00:52 am »

Quote from: ZacsMumme on November 21, 2012, 03:06:39 am

Poops nothing like grass, more like clear thick slime

We had greenish clear thick slime, then it became more and more grassy...

Maybe the probiotics... maybe some dairy...

ZacsMumme · « **Reply #13 on:** November 21, 2012, 05:38:57 am »

Ugh I don't know grrrr. Ill wait for the next and post with an update!
He's very unsettled now especially after feeding.

Swollen red eyes starting during feed... Allergy reaction isn't it?

ENMS · « **Reply #14 on:** November 21, 2012, 13:24:10 pm »

M has swollen red eyes a lot too, for him it was reflux-related because it kept happening of haf as well.

ZacsMumme · « **Reply #15 on:** November 21, 2012, 17:30:04 pm »

Oh ok thanks Elise....why are my two boys so DIFFERENT! Z never got swollen red eyes, or skin issues, or searched for the breast all.the.time...though he screeched a lot more than T

ENMS · « **Reply #16 on:** November 21, 2012, 18:44:33 pm »

Of course Sara it could be allergies for T... just saying it could be both ways. M also does get red-rimmed eyes very easily though.

ZacsMumme · « **Reply #17 on:** November 21, 2012, 21:47:30 pm »

long nap this am and wait for it....last night after scream a thon we had 8.30-5am! Then I woke to feed him so I could get him back down before DH got up and would disturb him....then 5.30-7.45! Yippppeeee

I think I may have had some whey protein and it stuffed him up a little $:-\$
Still waiting on that poop

becj86 · « **Reply #18 on:** November 22, 2012, 00:58:26 am »

Bet you feel better after that sleep! That's an awesome night

Seems like you'll have to be really careful re: hidden dairy for a while. At least you know

ZacsMumme · « **Reply #19 on:** November 22, 2012, 01:23:01 am »

Yeah. I mean I can't be sure, but I feel like I have a lot less milk ATM. Let down isn't so intense either. So hoping the Bf side of things is going well. ... This food intol thing is all so new to me

becj86 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 22, 2012, 01:58:12 am »

Are you keeping up your intake of fats, calcium and calories in general? Drinking plenty of water?

Maybe your supply is just settling down now...

ZacsMumme · « **Reply #21 on:** November 23, 2012, 01:10:26 am »

I'm trying to eat...but so stressed sometimes I forget...
Taking multi vit and drinking.
I def think my supply has settled

does that mean I go back to feeding 1 side per feed, or stay in 4 hr blocks. (For the times T feeds more frequently)

becj86 · « **Reply #22 on:** November 23, 2012, 03:15:20 am »

I'd stay in 4hr blocks as a maintenance thing... except in a GS if he needs more.

ZacsMumme · « **Reply #23 on:** November 26, 2012, 01:46:09 am »

Honestly, today is going really well

finally had a poop!! And it's a good one...no mucus, no nothing bad and smelt fine.
Sticking with dairy free for now I think! X

Buntybear · « **Reply #24 on:** November 26, 2012, 07:45:45 am »

Great news!

Hedgehog17 · « **Reply #25 on:** November 26, 2012, 09:27:27 am »

Well done Sara

Really glad he's come right

becj86 · « **Reply #26 on:** November 26, 2012, 10:10:38 am »

vanessa c · « **Reply #27 on:** November 28, 2012, 11:03:47 am »

FWIW, I have to be on a dairy free diet also and my doctor informed me it can take anywhere from 2-6 weeks for the milk protein to completely leave your system and in turn take yor LO the same amount of time, so getting mucusy poop sometimes is likely to happen. It was not until 4 weeks after my diet started that the trace blood was not detected in his poop. She also said it was ok to ave wheat bread and cracker that contain milk and it is more important to avoid actual milk, soft cheeses, ice cream, yogurt, etc. they say it is more about the amount of dairy being consumed and as he gets older you can start to reintroduce it slowly as their tummys get stronger...just wanted to let you know what I have learned!

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