DD2 any ideas.

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Since you have all helped me so much with dd1 I thought I would see if anyone has any more ideas re dd2 (not nearly as bad).
She is 2 in a couple of weeks and has had diarehha since she was born, she is lactose intolerant, gets severe nappy rash and as a newborn failed to gain weight when I had dairy. She is dairy free and over the last couple of weeks has also been gluten free, more for convienince than anything else but I thought it might be worth a try and doc agreed. Anyway still got the runs.
Do any other intolerances that I have not thought of have the same effects? Do some toddlers just have diarehha (I know I can't spell)?
I am hoping to potty train soon but a bit nervous as I don't really want to be cleaning that of the carpet.
Anyway any ideas ratefully recieved.
Oh and have I said thanks for all the help with dd1 you have no idea how grateful I am.

My son is coeliac and allergic (carries epipen) to gluten and milk. He cannot tolerate egg or ham (unless it is dry cured). Does DD1 eat a lot of fruit and veg - she maybe is eating too much of something which may be giving her too much fibre. We always think of fibre as good but some people have a low tolerance to it. Some children cannot tolerate a lot of fat, either. It could be anything doing it - you could try to keep a food diary and see if the worst days are related to any particular pattern of eating. It's tricking finding the culprit sometimes - good luck!

try probiotics, good for many digestive problems. You may fin dairy free ones in larger health food stores but you can get them on several internet sites. Yes some children do get "toddler diarrhoea" but I've always wondered if that was undiagnosed lactose intolerance.

infacol started doing a prodiotic drop which really helped with ds when he was very young.

and agree with poster who suggested a low tolerance to fibre - a friend of mine's dd when weaned suffered very badly until she cut out whole fibre ingredients. worth keeping a food diary to see if there are any other triggers that might be slipping under the radar?

HTH

She does eat absolutly tons of fruit tbh. Is going through that I am nearly 2 picky phase so difficult to get the balance right.
Doesn't actually seem to be suffering in any other way though, definatley absorbing food as bags of energy.
Couldn't be fat as being dairy free means most of her diet is low fat.
Food diary def a good idea and may try probiatics.
TBH I use real nappies and am fed up of sticking my hand down the bloody toilet, i also want to find out what if any is the problem so she does ever get to the state big sis was in.

I swear by probiotics, do give them a try.

I believe I have read on here before that many toddlers do get what's called 'toddler diarrhoea' and it's just something they grow out of.

I think if this was me I'd put potty training off till the last possible moment. As you say, not fun if there are accidents! Would your principles allow you to go over to disposables just for the next say six months so it's much easier for you to put up with nappies for a bit longer?

Someone who eats tons of fruit is very likely to have this sort of issue with their poo I think! Maybe you could cut her fruit up into tiny chunks so it takes longer for her to eat and seems like she is having loads, whereas in fact it could be only a couple of pieces a day or so?

I think wholemeal can be too much for very young digestion; do you have white bread and white flour, etc? Might be worth going over to that if not.

I always recommend 'Yummy' by Jane Clarke who's a nutritionist. It tells you loads about what kids need, I found it really useful

Could it be one of the fruits she is eating? Has gp not sent her for allergy testing? I'd ask to be referred asap

My DTs suffered from toddler diarrhoea. Like your DD2 they eat loads of fruit and drink (v. well diluted) fruit juice. After reading something on here, I stopped giving them wholemeal bread and high fibre cereals for breakfast and it has helped a bit. I was also dreading potty training but it almost seemed to improve the situation - what looked horrid in a nappy wasn't quite so bad in the toilet! And even with a bout of proper upset tummy diarrhoea in the past week, we've only had one messy pair of knickers - they've made it to the loo every other time. I did have my DTs tested for coeliac because of DD1, but they were negative.

I would be inclined to keep her on the GF diet for now. Given your DD1's diagnosis, she might have a similar problem, but it might just be taking longer to work through her system for some reason. Also, lactose intolerance can be a side-effect of undiagnosed coeliac disease.