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Sorry, another poo question - pale poo after tummy bug?

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beesonmummyshead · 16/04/2010 18:18

dd has had a bad bout of gastroentiritis last in almost 2 weeks. She has just returned from a 2 day hospital stint following bowel problems, with the thought that she might be suffering from bowel obstruction.

All is fine, and dd is weak, but back to normal. The paediatrician told us that we can come straight back into hospital if we are at all worried in the next 3 days.

dd has just had her first, relatively solid poo, but it was a very pale beige colour.

Googling this indicates that this might be a problem with the liver? But I do seem to remember her having pale stools before when she was unwell as a tiny baby and the doc seemed unconcerned.

Is pale stools always a sign that something is wrong?

Should I contact or go back to the hospital over this (dd is otherwise recovering well)?

If one pale stool is nothing to worry about, at what stage should I worry? After 3 days of pale poos? 3 weeks?

Am reluctant to phone to hospital so soon after our discharge unless necessary. We were given comprehensive information about dd's health and what to look out for. It didn't include the colour of her poo

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suiledonne · 16/04/2010 18:21

Not a medical person but my 3 year old dd and my sister's 3 year old both had a few pale poos after a recent tummy bug and then back to normal.

HTH

forkhandles · 16/04/2010 18:23

DD2 had a 5 day tummy bug so not as bad as your DD but her first poo was just the same. Once my DD2 started to eat a bit more normally it all went back to normal, probably took one or two days. HTH

tasmaniandevilchaser · 16/04/2010 18:28

yes, same here, pale poo after stomach bug happens quite often with dd. She's 13 mths, had a few bugs in the last few months, always seems to happen when she's getting better.

poppy34 · 16/04/2010 18:31

Dd has also had this after stomach bugs- usually clears itself up after a day

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