breast fed newborn poo question

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This may belong in the health section but I though I may get a better response here.
DS is 5 weeks old and is suffering greatly from wind. The gp has said his syptoms are collic and just ride it out. However I am not convinced, after every feed he screams, kicks his legs grabs and scrams you and thrashes and throws himself about. You can feel and hear the wind going through his belly, he is v restless and will not be put down and only seems comfortable when being held.
This is my main worry- He passes wind from his bum constantly and it really smells (like sewage) surely this isnt normal in a bf baby and his poos were once a 'chicken korma' consistency but are now watery yellow, they are absorbed into the nappies. He is pooing about once every 2 days but not a great amount. He has been like this for the past 10 days.

I guess my questions are;
Should his fluffs be smelling quite so bad?
Is his poo normal?

TIA.

The smell of the wind certainly does not sound normal IMO
My ds had dreadful wind and he could not/would not burp so he farted a lot but it never smelt like anything other than breastfed baby poo

Have you eaten anything unusual maybe that has passed through to him? I know people say old wives tales. But with my ds
cabbage, grapes, alcohol, coffee and chocolate plus a few other things made his poo watery yellow and gave him a colicky tummy as you describe.

Plus avoid orange juice....

Onions can cause problems too.

There some really good stuff about foods on www.kellymom.com.

You can help the wind through his tummy by massaging in a clockwise direction or cycling his legs a bit.

Do you like your health visitor. She might be able to offer a different opinion.

gripe water worked for wind better than infacol ime. and it smells and tastes good. plus its dead cheap.

At 5 weeks I would think he should be pooing more than once every 2 days. A few times a day.

I was with a 6 week old the other day and he had 2 dirty nappies in 3 hours.

I don't remember the wind smelling bad with my 2 either. Can you get a second opinion? Try a different GP?

Ive not eaten anything from the possible offenders other than chocolate although maybe its something else im eating but my diet is quite varied and the smelly wind has been constant for the 10 days.
My hv just saw him crying and told me to take him to the gps for a 2nd opinion which I will do tomorrow, hopefully they wont put it down to colic again. I just wondered if the smell and poo were normal as I cant remember my DD being like this.

Oh dear yes, I once had a kitkat and ds farted for 4 hours till his next feed...poor thing. He would be fine one moment the next start screaming and move his head from side to side, and then fart loudly! I know strawberries had an effect with my sister and her ds.

You could try cutting out the chocolate and see if that makes any difference ( at idea of no chocolate for duration of breastfeeding). Agree that smelly farts don't sound right -- DS would fart extensively, and INCREDIBLY loudly, but never smelt of anything and bf poo didn't smell of much either.

hmm.. wonder how long I would have to give it up for before I could see if it was working. I mean how long does it take for chocolate to leave your body??

After 3 months ds was fine with me having chocholate, I tested it and found that if I have a tiny piece (one block) right after a feed he is fine with the next feed. It takes about 4 hours for anything you eat to get through to you milk.