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Does teething cause loose stools?

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user242526 · 27/09/2024 18:43

Hello,

My DD (10M) has had 3 loose stools today. She's showing signs of teething (drooling, irritable, wants to put everything in her mouth etc).

Are the loose stools a part of teething or are they separate to that?

The internet gives mixed information so I want to ask all the mums out there that may (or may not) have gone through this!

Thanks

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user242526 · 30/09/2024 22:24

Can someone please help me by telling me approximately how long the loose stools last for during a teething episode? My DD is still doing loose stools (explosive - every single time she does one it results in poop everywhere) and I'm just wondering is it normal for this to happen for days?

Thanks

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Tagyoureit · 28/09/2024 13:52

Research apparently say no, all us mummies say yes!

Tiredofthewhirring · 28/09/2024 13:33

The vinegar smell of them is the giveaway....

Tiredofthewhirring · 28/09/2024 13:32

Yes. Teething nappies are vile. It's all the extra acid as teeth try and break through the gums though, not the drool!

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 28/09/2024 11:19

Yes, and green too. Acid.

MissSkegness1951 · 28/09/2024 10:59

Buy some Ashton & Powders teething powders.

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user242526 · 28/09/2024 09:06

@ohfook that was going to be my next question - what will nursery make of this? I didn't think they'd let her stay and would say she needs to go home too.

Based on this thread I'd say there's a link between teething and stools being looser would be much easier if healthcare professionals accepted that although there isn't enough research, it can and does happen!

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ohfook · 28/09/2024 08:45

In my experience definitely, but I don't think there's any actual evidence to support it.

Nursery send home with 3 loose nappies and have never accepted 'but he's teething' as a reason which frustrates me no end. Just because there currently is no evidence for something doesn't make it incorrect.

Didimum · 27/09/2024 23:17

There’s no hard evidence for this. It’s really anecdotal

Noseybookworm · 27/09/2024 23:03

moonshinepoursthroughmywindow · 27/09/2024 20:30

Every health visitor will tell you that it doesn't.

About 75% of parents of babies and toddlers I've known will tell you that it does.

All I can tell you for sure is that I never noticed a correlation in my two children - but that's two out of billions of children.

My health visitor was fab - she said we're supposed to tell you that teething doesn't cause horrible nappies but it does 😂 mine used to get crusty ears like eczema too when they were cutting a tooth! I swore by those Ashton & Parsons powders, no idea what's in them but they work!

TheHateIsNotGood · 27/09/2024 21:19

Yes it can

Krupkrups · 27/09/2024 21:14

Yes in my experience DC suffered terribly

pointythings · 27/09/2024 21:13

Definitely, mine had both the horrible nappies and the slight temp. If your baby is otherwise well in themselves, still eatin etc. they're fine. If it lasts more than a few days, get it checked out.

110APiccadilly · 27/09/2024 21:10

I'm my experience, definitely. Also keep a close eye for nappy rash as again in my experience this is linked. I believe it's something to do with a change in their saliva?

AgileGreenSeal · 27/09/2024 21:07

yes, they definitely are.

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user242526 · 27/09/2024 21:04

She's had three loose stools today - hopefully that number is still normal for teething

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moonshinepoursthroughmywindow · 27/09/2024 20:30

Every health visitor will tell you that it doesn't.

About 75% of parents of babies and toddlers I've known will tell you that it does.

All I can tell you for sure is that I never noticed a correlation in my two children - but that's two out of billions of children.

justmyluck1234 · 27/09/2024 19:08

My little one has experienced looser stalls when teething so I would say yes.

GingerScallop · 27/09/2024 19:07

user242526 · 27/09/2024 18:43

Hello,

My DD (10M) has had 3 loose stools today. She's showing signs of teething (drooling, irritable, wants to put everything in her mouth etc).

Are the loose stools a part of teething or are they separate to that?

The internet gives mixed information so I want to ask all the mums out there that may (or may not) have gone through this!

Thanks

Yes

Cartwrightandson · 27/09/2024 19:04

Yes,.runny poops

Crabwoman · 27/09/2024 19:03

user242526 · 27/09/2024 18:58

Thanks everyone and is it normal for baby to wake more at night and be warmer to touch (37.1 degrees)?

The issue I'm having is that she has been poorly with a virus (Bronchiolitis) recently and now the teething symptoms + loose stools I'm trying to work out if they're connected or if two different things are happening at the same time? She didn't feel warmer to touch when she was in the thick of it with Bronchiolitis but since the loose stools today and being fussy at night the last two nights she's felt warmer than she usually does today.

Yes to both. Teething can be painful for them and cause a slightly raised temperature.

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user242526 · 27/09/2024 18:58

Thanks everyone and is it normal for baby to wake more at night and be warmer to touch (37.1 degrees)?

The issue I'm having is that she has been poorly with a virus (Bronchiolitis) recently and now the teething symptoms + loose stools I'm trying to work out if they're connected or if two different things are happening at the same time? She didn't feel warmer to touch when she was in the thick of it with Bronchiolitis but since the loose stools today and being fussy at night the last two nights she's felt warmer than she usually does today.

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Woodworm2020 · 27/09/2024 18:51

Yes it did for my DC too - sympathies, I remember it being a challenging time!

MinervaMcGonagallsCat · 27/09/2024 18:48

Dodgy bottoms with every single new tooth.