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Baby diarrhoea no explanation, surely GP can’t be right? PLEASE can anyone help?

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Baby3022 · 28/09/2023 17:12

This has gone on now for around five weeks. It’s explosive, it’s ruined clothes, bedding etc. The smell is horrendous. There are some days where it’s fine but they are few and far between. The weird thing is that there is no correlation with any food. She also seems absolutely fine in herself, eats and drinks as usual, perfectly happy, has her snacks. It’s so bad that she immediately gets a rash even if I change the nappy that second. The GP has done tests, not sure exactly what they were but they didn’t find anything. GP isn’t concerned as no temperature and not loosing weight. These are not normal nappies!! She’s almost 1. Anyone got any ideas? I have to bath her after every poo nappy and I am so exhausted with it.

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Onceuponaheartache · 28/09/2023 21:09

Was there any illness in the 2 weeks before the diarrhoea at all? Snotty nose, sickness anything?

Formula absolutely does contain dairy, but even the CMP free milk like Peptil contains lactose.

I am lactose intolerant. Came on with no warning when I was 12. Used to eat gallons of cheese etc as a kid and then one day had full fat milk in a cup of tea and spent the next 3 hours with guts like water. Never been able to tolerate milk since. I get the most awful smell with it too. Especially of its a particularly bad flare. It is like passing pure stomach acid and honestly it is awful!!!!!

There is clearly an issue so I would demand a second opinion and a referral to peads.

JustAMinutePleass · 28/09/2023 21:13

Formula fed babies often develop lactose intolerance as they get older. Go back to the GP and be tough with them - don’t leave until they give you a pediatrician consultation

vintagechristmas · 28/09/2023 21:31

It sounds like my daughters CMPA, and if she has any kind of allergy poo. The explosion, the smell, the burning was all the same. She was never too bothered by it though. She has an IGE milk allergy which is proving a pain in the arse to grow out of.

Does your little one have or ever had eczema? Rashes?

Londontown12 · 28/09/2023 21:34

Cut down on fruit and acidic veg ! Let her have more bulky less acidic foods ! I’m sure u will notice a difference if she is well happy peeing and no weight loss or blood in stools I’d say she is fine it’s what she’s eating x

bodypumper · 28/09/2023 21:39

My boy is 11 now but had same thing. Admitted to hospital put on lactose free milk stools revealed he had caught gastroenteritis and it had made him temp intolerant. He remained on the milk until six months and we gradually introduced dairy. No issue since. But exactly the same

bodypumper · 28/09/2023 21:39

Sorry I should add he was only a few weeks old

Iloveshoes123 · 28/09/2023 21:43

Baby3022 · 28/09/2023 17:12

This has gone on now for around five weeks. It’s explosive, it’s ruined clothes, bedding etc. The smell is horrendous. There are some days where it’s fine but they are few and far between. The weird thing is that there is no correlation with any food. She also seems absolutely fine in herself, eats and drinks as usual, perfectly happy, has her snacks. It’s so bad that she immediately gets a rash even if I change the nappy that second. The GP has done tests, not sure exactly what they were but they didn’t find anything. GP isn’t concerned as no temperature and not loosing weight. These are not normal nappies!! She’s almost 1. Anyone got any ideas? I have to bath her after every poo nappy and I am so exhausted with it.

Sorry OP no help on your general query but for the nappy rash use metanium cream if you aren't already - it's brilliant.

pantypant · 29/09/2023 12:29

Candyflosscrochet · 28/09/2023 19:26

As a PP said, it's wheat, barley and rye. Oats only if they are gluten free (often cross contaminated in the factories).
I won't lie, it's in an awful lot of things, even cereals that are not made directly from wheat contain it (such as rice crispies and cornflakes).
Buy its totally doable to remove it from your diet once you get used to reading labels and finding substitutes. UK law states all allergens must be in bold on the label, so you can easily scan it, and nowadays, apart from the bread, I've found the gluten free alternatives pretty good (I now make my own GF flat breads and bake my own cakes). There is loads of info online and recipes etc, and there are of course a lot of food naturally GF!
But if you are going to have her tested, she needs to be eating 2 meals a day with gluten in it for the tests for at least a month to register any antibodies.
When I got tested, I made sure I did this and actually made myself very unwell because I was have such a reaction. Necessary to make sure you get an accurate diagnosis.
Definitely speak to your GP again.

May coeliacs can't tolerate even gluten free oats

Mistandmellowfruitfullness · 29/09/2023 12:57

Could be teething poo? It stinks and gives a horrible rash

Glittertwins · 29/09/2023 13:38

What sort of fruit does she eat? Strawberries are particularly good at causing this and we had to cut right down on on DC eating so many of them. Other fruits also ferment in the stomach which causes the diarrhoea but I can't remember now what we had to cut down on.

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