Posted by
gherron
20 yrs ago
Hi I started this thread cause my boys 2 and 8 months have never done a single solid looking poop in their lives, I use cloth diapers and am wondering if I should cut milk products out of their diet as I've heard it can cause intestinal problems. I don't know if runny poos is a symptom of this?
If I do what other alternatives are cheaply available. We have just moved and don't have much money cause we're saving to do missions work in mainland China.
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cd
20 yrs ago
Food intolerances (as opposed to real allergies) can cause sveral problems, including vomiting, diarrhoea, constipations, stomach cramps and chest infections.
Soya milk is readily available in HK, but I don't know if you should switch a baby under 1 without seeing a doctor.
Rice milk (which my sons drinks) is also more widely available now, also oat milk.
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crj
20 yrs ago
See a Doctor for accurate advice.
Your babies should be looked at by your pediatrician for a proper diagnosis.
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Okay I've read the site, and I agree with it a lot. I never drank much milk so have no personal longing for my children to drink it. But I tried my two year old with soy milk, he adores milk, but he spat it out. I think I will have to try and find goats milk and rice milk to try.
Or just switch him to ribena instead and forget about milk.........but then what about calcium, he hardly eats anything as it is!!
Is Cheese as bad? What about yoghurt?
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Can be a lack of fibre. Add fibre slowly to the diet as a sudden increase can cause bloating and diarrhoea.
Can also be an intolerance to MSG. So try to avoid that too.
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crj
20 yrs ago
Exyogi is NOT a doctor. He posts regularly about real milk and raw milk. It is his passion in life to spread the word about raw milk and real milk.
Please see your pediatrician to get an accurate diagnosis and suggested course of action, even see two doctors and get a second opinion if required.
While this forum can be very helpful, it does not replace a medical visit.
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Am planning on a visit next week with both boys for immunisations anyway so will ask then.
Thanks Crj.
Dudes if I could get my two year old to eat veges I'm sure he'd get more fibre. He drives me crazy cause he seems to live on nothing a the moment...except noodles!
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well that's strange then his poo should be more solid no?
it seems that my dd has kind of the same diet as your ds (except that she gets BF milk) and she got hard poo.. too hard :(
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hmmmm, yeah I thought fibre made them looser too, I know he's meant to be getting a whole ton of nutirents that he just doesn't cause he refuses to eat if he doesn't have what he wants. I'm hoping this is a phase that will change in the next year. And we're toilet training now too so hopefully at lease I don't have to clean up his messy diapers anymore!
It is strange but I wonder if it genetic cause I have a fast metabolism and have always been regular and never had very hard poo.
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There are two main types of fibre: soluble and insoluble.
All plants contain both types of fibre but can be higher in one type than the other.
Insoluble fibre passes through the body mostly unchanged but absorbs water and consequently swells, resulting in a bulkier stool. Wholegrain wheat and rye are rich in insoluble fibre.
Soluble fibre, however, is broken down once it reaches the large bowel. The natural gut bacteria feed and multiply on this broken down fibre resulting in softer, bulkier stools. Oats, barley and pulses are high in soluble fibre; fruit and vegetables are roughly an equal mixture of both.
As it increases the volume of stools, soluble fibre is recommended for people who suffer from diarrhoea, as well as people who suffer from constipation.
Your two are too little at the moment, but older kids can enjoy "Poo Corner", from Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.
http://www.childrenfirst.nhs.uk/kids/health/eat_smart/poo_corner/
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cd
20 yrs ago
To Gherron, don't switch to ribena, it is notoriously bad for kids teeth, there have been many recorded cases where drinking lots of ribena has turned kids teeth black and rotten.
Rice milk has a high calcium content, as do green leafy veg. could also give them cheese and yoghurt instead of milk.
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