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Strange Poo Consistency (Warning - Pic Included!)

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Lw56992 · 07/06/2022 23:34

Hi all,

My five week old son has a perianal abscess which he is currently taking amoxicillin for - he’s had five doses so far. We’re at hospital tomorrow to see if it needs surgery.

He’s done two poos in the past few hours which have been a strange consistency. When we pulled the poo apart (gross, I know - the joys of parenthood!) it was almost like the texture of paper or toilet roll…

Does anyone know what this might be a sign of? Could it be a side effect of the antibiotics?

On top of this, we are finding it really hard to settle him. He’s only sleeping for ten minutes at a time. He’s eating as normal (maybe a little hungrier than usual) and has been giving us the normal amount of wet nappies. He is formula fed if that helps…

Thanks in advance!

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