DDs poo, please help!

[ForgetBarbie]

Again, I purposely haven’t name changed so hopefully people don’t think I’m some sort of weird poo troll.

I posted about this a couple weeks ago and received two comments suggesting my 1 and a half year old may have a cow’s allergy. I changed her milk to oat’s milk but we’re still having the same problem. Without going into too much detail, DDs poos are never solid. They’re an awful texture along with an awful smell.

At this point I don’t know if it’s related to her diet and if we should be concerned? She eats a lot of bread, garlic bread, breadsticks etc but hardly eats much protein as she’s quite a picky eater. Could this be why? Do I need to get in touch with the GP? She’s my oldest and I have no clue what I’m doing, I just think something’s wrong here as surely she should be doing solid poo’s at this age?

Coeliac maybe? Please ask GP. No one here can diagnose!

I’ve never actually heard of Coeliac so that’s something I’ll look into. I wasn’t sure if I was overreacting that’s why I haven’t contacted the GP however I’ll do so tomorrow morning as I have no clue what’s going on. Thank you

Good luck. It's awful worrying about children's health. Hope you get it sorted quickly. 🙂

It’s a long time since my two were that age OP but I’m sure at one and a half they were eating tender meat, chicken, eggs, veg, cheese etc. In fact more or less what we were eating as long as not salty or spicey.
What foods exactly have you tried her with as I’m no expert but milk and bread is not a balanced diet.
It might be an idea to see your GP and ask to be referred to a dietitian who may be able to help.
As I said, I’m no expert and hopefully others will be along with advice soon.

Coeliac - my DS had the most sickley smelling soft poos until we got the diagnosis - are you keeping a food diary to share with the professionals.

If you suspect coeliac disease, you mustn’t stop giving her gluten until you’ve had her tested, though. The test result can prove inconclusive if you’ve cut gluten out and your gut has started to heal.

is she growing healthily/thriving?

@GenerallyGreenerGrass oh no sorry she eats way more than just milk and bread😂 but she likes bread a lot so I was thinking maybe that has something to do with it. She has fruits, veg, eggs and cheese. She can be picky with meat but usually likes lamb, chicken and mince.

@notapizzaeater that sounds exactly like my DD. It’s genuinely awful and I don’t think it’s normal. I haven’t started a food diary as I hadn’t even thought of that. I’ll contact the GP tomorrow and see where we can go from there. Thank you for your comment

I’ve actually just read that on the NHS page so that’s good to know. I won’t do anything different. She seems to be growing well but saying that she hasn’t put on much weight in a while. She seems to be growing in height but that’s about it. Nothing noticeable to be concerned about though

If you think something is wrong and it’s gone on for a bit please contact your gp.

This. Please don't start making changes to your child's diet without professional advice.

I’m usually the first person to contact the GP when something’s wrong with my kids but I assumed I was overreacting. Thanks for your comment and I’ll certainly give them a call tomorrow

Where did I say I was going to make changes to my child’s diet? I said I’ve never heard of Coeliac and I’ll look into it as well as calling the GP tomorrow morning

I think that’s for the best. Always go with your instincts and hey if you’re wrong and everything is ok then that’ll be great too. Good luck!

Good luck! I hope the doctor takes you seriously and books some tests.

as an aside, my dd was checked at about 18 months/2 and was not diagnosed coeliac but with “toddler diarrhoea” which was exacerbated by apple juice! 🤦🏻‍♀️

My DS had infantile gluten intolerance for his first few years and his nappies were just like cottage cheese in curry sauce, in case that sounds familiar.

Thank you guys! Really appreciate the encouragement, sometimes you can overthink these things.

@BrutusMcDogface haha, no way! Really glad to hear you found a solution. How is she now?

@3beesinmybonnet that certainly sounds familiar. How is your DS now? Does he have a gluten intolerance as he’s gotten older or is it something they can grow out of?

@ForgetBarbie - you said you'd changed her milk to oat milk. Most non-dairy 'milks' aren't generally recommended for children under 5 unless under medical guidance (oat milk is low in fat and protein - toddlers need high amounts of both).

She started off on soya milk then moved to cows milk and now she’s on oat milk. The soya and oat milk are both Alpro growing up milk which have vitamins, protein and calcium

@ForgetBarbie
He completely grew out of it by the age of 4. Until then we got gluten free bread on prescription and avoided any products containing gluten. No sign of coeliac disease and ate like a horse as a child. There was only ever a problem if someone managed to feed him something containing gluten.

I would take her to the GP, maybe with a photo of the poo (lucky GP!)

@3beesinmybonnet aw that’s so good to hear he grew out of it. Makes his life a little bit easier when it comes to the food that he can eat! It’s definitely a good idea to take a picture as the GP usually asks for pictures of the issue before coming into the surgery. Thank you:)