Does your 5 year old fart more than you

[Imstickingwiththisone]

Ok odd question. I feel there is a long standing issue with my 5yos digestion and need to see what's normal and what's not.

She farts a lot. Some evenings before bed it's like every movement makes her fart she says she doesn't do it at school but I don't see how. She's quite a sensitive kid and doesn't like to be laughed at so I'm pretty sure I would know if flatulence was a problem at school.

Do all 5yos fart a huge amount?? I'm not a poo/fart troll,I just have no 5yos to compare with and it's not a school gate type of conversation

[Childrenofthesun]

My 5yo DD farts a LOT! If I think back, my older DC used to be quite windy at the same age but is less so as she has got older.

[MilesHuntsWig]

Mine did and still does fwiw. She’s very trumpy.

[Imstickingwiththisone]

Looks like I can disregard it and focus on the other problems then. Glad to know it's not something that might become an embarrassing issue for her that I've ignored.

Pretty sure she can do it on command as she never fails to fart when being told off which spoils the effect of being stern and serious while stifling a grin!

[Oxfordblue]

My kids rarely fart. Unlike me

[Oxfordblue]

Pressed too soon!

What I wanted to add, is make a diary of what she eats day to day & see if there is a pattern. Could be wheat, could be milk.

If she's farting a lot, it's likely to be uncomfortable for her & like you say, embarrassing.

[Imstickingwiththisone]

I've started food diaries but never stuck to it as the problem seems to disappear once I do. I think things go to pot with her when she's a bit run down or something as it can get particularly bad and then go back to normal again without any changes to diet. She gets stomach cramps though bless her and has become so used to it she doesn't always tell me :( I've told her to always tell me so I can see if there's a food that makes her tummy poorly and she has started to tell me when it happens at school which is good.

Might book an appointment for 3 weeks time with gp and try to commit to a food diary between now and then. She has milk and wheat every day so not sure how I would be able to check which (if either) is a problem. Shame there isn't a magical test that could figure it out for us!

[Oxfordblue]

The best test is removing wheat & milk from her diet. And if she had timmy ache it's really not fair on her.

There are so many diary free options available. You could just change to lactofree free milk & gluten free cereal & look at different bread options.

If the lactofree doesn't make a difference then try completely dairy free.

You see if may just be an intolerance which won't show up in a blood test. But if it resolves the problem, then you're sorted.

Good luck to your DD, miserable feeling unwell.

[minipie]

Mine farts loads. And sometimes get a bit constipated and gets trapped wind. I try to limit bread as that bungs her up and also encourage her to spend longer on the loo (she finds it boring waiting for a poo!)

[Imstickingwiththisone]

Thanks for the tips. We had a spell of lactofree milk when she was much younger as she would get temporary lactose intolerance after a virus. It was very obvious that milk was the cause back then and it did always resolve itself...or possibly the symptoms lessened to a point I didn't recognise it was a problem anymore and its continued all his time

DP thinks I'm a bit obsessed with it as most of the time she's happy as Larry and the times she's not are just normal mishaps and belly aches. But it occurs extremely more frequently than it does to either of us as adults so I think it needs investigating.

I can start with lactofree milk now and look into gluten free cereal and bread (she's fussy so this will take more care to get right!)