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The mucous in his stool is what I would be concerned with now. There is probably something in his diet (or yours if you are breastfeeding) that is bothering him. If you are breastfeeding, I would eliminate all dairy (even hidden dairy…read labels because dairy seems to be hidden everywhere!). And, if he is on a milk or soy based formula, I would consider switching him to Nutramigen or something similiar. But be aware that it can take several week for the offending protein to leave the body causing symptoms long after it is removed from his diet. If you have any questions, please feel free to message me. I was on a very strict diet while breastfeeding my daughter. Oh, also, I would stop eating out for awhile…dairy is in almost every fast food or restaurant menu item…french fries, chicken, burgers, etc.

My doctor prescribed Reglan and Zantac for my daughter and they seemed to work really well together. I also use Little Tummy’s for gas relief.mommyof2childre2008-03-07 15:12:22

I agree with Tracy and Leo, and suspect something in his diet (whether from formula or breast feeding) is causing some problems. My daughter Paige had (and still has) a TERRIBLE time processing anything with milk proteins, or even partial milk proteins. There were times that she would have BMs that were almost entirely mucus. This stopped when we got all forms of milk protein out of her diet.

I would try eliminating all milk & soy fron your diet, even hidden milk & soy proteins (you ned to really look at ingredients)- try this for 3 weeks & see if there’s improvement…

My son also had mucous and blood in his stool. I was breastfeeding at the time and my doctor suggested I go on a non-dairy diet. Believe it or not, there is dairy in almost everything besides fruits and veggies. My son is now solely on Nutramigen because I could not maintain the diet. He has been much happier ever since. I was very sad to stop breatfeeding because I did it with my daughter until she was 10 months old. But my son’s stools immediately cleared up and he isn’t cranky anymore.