blood in 4mth and half old baby poo

[samoa]

My dd is 4 mth and a half. Her poo this afternoon looked like a normal bf poo but then i noticed like a string of blood. Dd doesnt seem to have a fever. But she keeps on falling asleep when bf her. What could it be?
Thanks

[UnseenAcademicalMum]

It could just be a small scratch just inside her bottom, or have you considered cows milk allergy? Blood in poo is a symptom of that (as it causes damage to the GI tract), but you would normally expect other symptoms too (in a bf baby these might include eczema or really explosive stinky nappies). The sleepiness could be related if this were the case I think (or otherwise extreme irritability during feeds and popping on/off boob as though in pain).

[samoa]

Thanks UnseenAcademicalMum Cows milk could be a possibility. I am lactose intolerant but having been eating ice cream the last 2 weeks (I live in Rome and am finding it extremely difficulty to stay away from ice cream in this heat!). But wouldn't the blood have shown up earlier?

[UnseenAcademicalMum]

Not necessarily, my ds2 started getting blood in his poo at around 4 months-ish. If you don't usually have that much dairy in your diet, it could be a response to suddenly having more.

Some other symptoms are given here, if that is any help.

[thisisyesterday]

no, wouldn't necessarily show up earlier, could be that it's built up to an intolerable level in her

BUT, i would have thought you'd have seen other symptoms.... unsettled behaviour, crying more than usual, seeming uncomfy?

i would get her checked out tbh