Toddler poo's - is this normal?

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My son is 2 and I am concerned about his poo's currently as they are never solid. Can't remember is last solid poo so I'm thinking at least several months ago now.
Sometimes there is undigested food (but I think this is sometimes normal? Mainly grapes/blueberries) but he also has really weird Sandy poo's. They're grainy and really hard to wipe off, this isn't every nappy but happens often enough.
Lots of nappies have mucous, and absolutely stink. Sometimes they're not wet but more of a paste. I'm just not sure if this is something I should get checked?

Doesn't sound normal to me- my two year old's poos are basically like normal adult ones.

I'd ask your GP if I were you.

My toddler DDs are like this OP. We saw a dietician who recommend less fructose . This has helped but she still doesn't have formed poos. As far as I can tell its one of those things and she'll grow out of it.

I'd check with your GP but this happened with my DS. The GP said it was 'toddler diarrhoea' which would resolve itself, and it did. I think some children take a bit longer to develop in that respect.

patient.info/childrens-health/acute-diarrhoea-in-children/toddlers-diarrhoea

Both of mine had this and had lactose intolerance, confirmed by the presence of something called reducing substances in stool samples. They grew out of it after a year or two of staying lactose free.

I had a dietician appointment about my son on Monday for the exact same thing. She recommended reducing fructose (so foods with lots of fibre if I understood correctly!) and recommended giving a high fat dessert after a meal (full fat yoghurt for example). She said that as long as my son is happy and growing normally and seems healthy and well in himself then it's likely to be normal. I just asked for a GP referral to the dietician so you could do that if you're worried.

My son would get sandy /grainy poos after eating sand at nursery. Could this be a possibility?
No advice on the loose poo though, sorry

I had this with my dd (now just turned 5). I’d forgotten about it until I read your post. I’d assumed it was because her digestive system was still immature and developing especially as she was absolutely fine in every other way. I think the turning point was as she entered her fourth year it was like her body got the hang of it, her poos are completely normal now. Obviously if you’re concerned contact your gp but ime it’s often normal.

My grandson had toddler diarrhoea - it used to make his bum really sore, almost like his poo was acid! Had him checked over many times and nothing was wrong - eventually he grew out of it, like the doctor said he would.

My son is the same so watching with interest! We have had a stool sample tested (he’s also a slow weight gainer) but nothing has really been flagged up. I do worry about it, I think the doctors are tired of me!

I spoke to a friend today whose daughter was like this- she said at her daughter's one year review that they'd said it might be lactose intolerance and that she's been fine since they cut out lactose.

Cutting out lactose helped my son too. He was also sensitive to wheat/gluten. I worked out by elimination what he was sensitive to but switching to lactose free milk was especially helpful - he used to get a distended stomach after cows milk.