For the past month my 3yr has struggled to poop (still working on potty training for poos. She refuses to go on the toilet and will only go in a nappy, and has only done a poo in the potty once). She keeps saying she wants to do a big poo and struggles to get one out. But she is not constipated. Her poo's are soft, mushy and kind of sticky (she drinks loads of water), but they are also really grainy. Like she's eaten a pile of sand (she definitely hasn't - and they're like this every day!) They're very hard to clean and wipe away. I need to use 6-7 wipes at least to get all the dry sandy grains away. The smell is also horrific, like a musty putrid smell. Not like a normal poo. Her poo's used to be a normal toddler log style, but for the past month they've been how I've described above.
Her typical diet is whole meal toast with jam for breakfast, and kid friendly food like fish fingers, chicken nuggets, pasta etc. She loves crackers as a snack.
After some Googling the most likely cause appears to be dietary. Potentially coeliac disease. She's already on a dairy free diet, so before I try and switch her to a gluten free diet as well, I wanted to check if anyone had any experience with something like what I've described above. Obviously I will contact my Dr, and I do actually have an allergy appointment for her next month, but am looking for potential help and answers now.