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Loose BMs

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amother

Sun, Sep 25 2005, 2:05 pm

my son has very loose bowel movements. he has never been constipated in his life. and always seems to have diarrhea, sometimes more watery than others. rarely does he have a formed stool.
is this normal? I never thought twice about it till now, I was just grateful not to have any trouble with constipation. now I'm wondering if there is a food that causes this.
any advice?

Tefila

Sun, Sep 25 2005, 2:07 pm

How old is he b/c my daughter had it too for awhile u think it could be the milk Confused

amother

Sun, Sep 25 2005, 2:20 pm

almost 2, and he's like this since he started eating solids.

shira

Sun, Sep 25 2005, 4:22 pm

my 16 month old is the same way. I'm also finding it a bit strange........ I'll be interested to hear the responses that you get here.

motheroftwo

Sun, Sep 25 2005, 8:24 pm

does he drink alot of juice?

Rivk

Sun, Sep 25 2005, 9:04 pm

My 1 year old is the same way! And no - no juice.

BrachaVHatzlocha

Sun, Sep 25 2005, 9:13 pm

I would ask the dr on the next "well baby/child" visit.

Btw, when I was teaching 2 year olds, we were told that if a child has 2 loose bowel movements in a row to consider it diarrea and call the parents to pick him up. I guess it's within a short timeframe, though.

Tovah

Mon, Sep 26 2005, 4:55 pm

my daughter has loose when has sugar, ie; apple juice ive cream-only in pitza shop.

Expecting

Tue, Sep 27 2005, 4:19 am

maybe go to an allergist, my son had it and is allergic to milk

elisecohen

Tue, Sep 27 2005, 7:26 am

Actually watery and explosive, or just quite loose? The latter may just be his normal mode of operation. The former could be allergic, could be a mild infectious condition, or could be "toddler tummy" which is an actual medical diagnosis, not considered serious--just a way of saying there's nothing seriously wrong but some toddlers just do have continuous diarrhea for a few years then it clears up and the doctors have no idea why.

amother

Tue, Sep 27 2005, 10:44 am

side note: I read that the best food for loose stomach is chicken soup with rice in it. somehow, the chemical makeup, and the absorbabant rice works well together

timeout

Tue, Sep 27 2005, 3:09 pm

I have the same problem with my 17 month old daughter and asked the Dr. so far he has said just to make sure she drinks enough.

That's not exactly the answer I'm looking for! Rolling Eyes

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