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how can I firm up my 18mo dd's poos?

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titferbrains · 10/03/2010 15:22

Her poos are v runny with easily identifiable bits in them. can i give her any foods to firm them up? Have cut out fruit except bananas and the odd fresh tomato, having trouble avoiding tomatoey sauces tho. have been like this for aweeks but it's not actually diarrhoea as it's not green.
I put it down to having a cold before but it's draggging on. Is this the dreaded toddler diarrhoea??

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Kathyjelly · 10/03/2010 20:44

Well, the things that will work in the other direction are starch and eggs, so I guess pasta, pastry, biscuits, eggs in every form, beans.

Does diarrhoea have to be green?

As long as she's drinking plenty of fluids and is otherwise healthy, I'd maybe query it with the HV but otherwise not worry.

JollyPirate · 10/03/2010 20:48

Okay titferbrains (fab name btw). I don't know if this works but an elderly HV colleague of mine (71) swears by stewed apple (no sugar) for loose poo.

One of my younger colleagues (20 month old with loose poo) tried it and said it worked,

Let me know if it does the same for you.

Have done quite a bit of reading with regard to childhood constipation and many of the American books say to avoid apples which makes me think they may play a part in binding up the poo. Worth a try anyway.

JollyPirate · 10/03/2010 20:50

Okay titferbrains (fab name btw). I don't know if this works but an elderly HV colleague of mine (71) swears by stewed apple (no sugar) for loose poo.

One of my younger colleagues ( who has a 20 month old with loose poo) tried it and said it worked,

Let me know if it does the same for you.

notnowbernard · 10/03/2010 20:52

I don't think dd2 produced a solidified poo until she was about 2.5 (when she was TT incidentally)

I believe there is a thing called 'toddler diarrhoea' ??

Hers were bloody awful. FIlled every nappy to capacity. Was never anything wrong with her, though

HappySeven · 10/03/2010 21:43

Probably not much comfort but my son didn't have a solid poo until he potty trained (at nearly 3). I really didn't want to train him as I was scared of the accidents I assumed would happen but it was fine. He's a tall lad and eats well and I didn't change his diet. He'd have up to 5 loose motions a day and is fine now.

Mouseface · 10/03/2010 22:12

Codine works wonders! But seriously, check the diet for fibre. It's a huge no no and not needed until we are eating cr@p that bungs us up! Bananas have fibre!

Just see how it goes. Sloppy is better than runny and fowl smelling....... speak to your doc or HV if you are worried, especially if weight loss is a factor too........

Good luck.

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titferbrains · 10/03/2010 23:33

Am a bit confused re the fibre thing. She has that half white half brown bread, but everything else is white - rice, pasta etc.

However she has eaten TONS of fruit and veg since starting on solids, and that is surely what most kids have a lot of - and there is a lot of fibre in all that fruit and veg. I'm not going to start cutting out veg!

SHe did have a bit of a thing for fresh cherry tomatoes and had them pretty much everyday for a few months. Have stopped this now but I wonder if her gut has just had enough. Just would like to "build it up" again. I guess just lay on the stodge...

Am a bit bored of doctors being unable to help... everytime I go she either gets anti-bs or else the doc says just keep an eye on her...

It seems one is much better served speaking to mums with lots of experience rather than doctors who just whatever illness down to being a baby etc.

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verybusyspider · 10/03/2010 23:49

I've been to a homeopath re poo for my older 2, one with runny poo one with consipation, both had same diet, she gave a bunch of remedies and now they are doing what I would class as 'normal' poos, might be an option?

My HV did say that one potion of fruit or veg is only what can fit in their hand so most toddlers over eat on fruit and veg so maybe if you did cut it down you could still make sure she had enough and see if it had an affect after a couple of weeks.

I've heard the apple thing too - I've always been advised to give it after stomach bug, something to do with pectin in apples, cloudy fresh apple juice has same affect apparently.

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titferbrains · 11/03/2010 15:34

I read that the sorbitol in apple juice makes the runny poo worse???

But cooked apples will have opposite effect??

I guess I just have to try it.

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Mouseface · 11/03/2010 16:54

I think fruit is worse than veg re the natural sugars that act as a laxative, or am I making that up? Most likely, knowing me! As VBS says, maybe reduce the fruit/veg a little? See if it is that? Even just for a couple of days

SuperAmoo · 11/03/2010 20:29

hello, I was told my DD1 had toddlers diarrohea. But one day I got fed up and cut dairy and gluten out of her diet and then her poos went totally normal. She's mostly grown out of this now. I did hear once that after a stomach bug some children can become, temporarily, quite severely lactose intolerance and cutting out dairy helps their digestive system recover. I wouldn't drive yourself nuts trying to eliminate the fruits and veg personally.

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