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March 30, 2008 at 12:38 am #49600
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InactiveSo, at first my month old baby had mucusy stools. We changed to soy. Quickly after I thought it was getting better, then it turned into green diarrhea. Full on water (no chunks of any kind) diarrhea. It gave him the worst rash, and we can’t get rid of it. His little bum is raw. We have tried Balmex, powder, Boudreaux’s Butt Paste, and Desitin. (All at separate times of course.) He also has tons of gas, awful acid reflux of course, and a LOT of grunting and pain in his stomach.
So, if he has had diarrhea for this long (3 days)…
1. Do I need to worry about him getting dehydrated? (He still has wet diapers, although I haven’t been counting.)
2. Can I conclude that he definitely has a problem with the milk and soy?? Or are there any other reasons for diarrhea? (A week ago my 3 year old threw up a few times, but didn’t get diarrhea at all. So I guess she had a little virus. I still don’t think he has that virus though.) My doctor did a stool test for blood by trying to find some stool up inside of him. He was pretty sure he found some, and it came back negative.
3. How soon do I notice a difference if I switch formulas?
THANK YOU! I am so very glad I found this site!
March 30, 2008 at 9:35 am #49611hellbennt
Keymaster2 weeks for any change seems to be the rule of thumb…
maybe try nutrimigen or alimentum for 2 weeks and see if there’s any difference, then you go on to neocate. OR, just go straight to neocate…March 30, 2008 at 1:57 pm #49620InactiveI agree with Laura. We went from breastfeeding to soy and then 4 wks later had to go to Nutramigen until 10.5 months old. We never had diarrhea but he was as miserable as he had been when he was nursing. I would give it a good 2-3 weeks on Nutramigen/aliementum and see what happens.
March 30, 2008 at 8:33 pm #49627InactiveI’m not a doc, but I am the mom of 3 kids all who have milk /soy protein issues. I have been to several Pediatric Gastroenterologists for the exact same issues that you explained, all of which started at 3 weeks to a month old. It is possible your son had a bug, but I really doubt it. Here is the problem…the only real way for a doc to diagnose this type of protein issue is to test for blood in the stool or to do an elimination diet. According to my PGI doc the blood in the stool can take up to 4 months to show up in the test and going through all the formulas can take a while too. I agree with the other ladies, I would try Nutramigen and if that doesn’t work, then go for the neocate. I wouldn’t even bother with the soy.
I’m sorry that you are going through this… it sucks. My baby (number 3) is also a month old and is going through the same exact stuff, rashes, mucousy stools or diarrhea, reflux, gas pains, the whole bit. My first did really well on Nutramigen, the second was a Neocate baby. Both were miserable until we found the right formula, then they were happy campers. We just started the Neocate with the new one and are hoping for some great results.
March 30, 2008 at 11:31 pm #49637InactiveI agree with the others, and think it is time to ditch the soy. I would change to either Nutramigen or Alimentum, and if you do not see improvement in symptoms in 2 weeks then switch to Neocate or Elecare.
It might be a good idea to start your little one on a probiotic – make sure to look for one that states it is dairy/casein free. This will help to rebalance the good bacteria in the gut, since he’s had such BM problems (first with mucus, now with ongoing diarrhea). Your local health food store may have a good one, or you could try your pharmacy.
For diaper rash, if the typical diaper rash creams aren’t doing the trick then it is likely because the rash is being caused by yeast issues (common when the GI tract is out of balance) and may continue to be a problem until you address the yeast. I would recommend an antifungal cream like clotrimazole (I think in the US the brand is Lotrimin, here in Canada it is called Canesten). It is commonly used for athlete’s foot, or other fungal infections, but is very good at helping heal diaper rashes due to yeast/fungal infection. You would apply it to the rash after a diaper change 3 times a day.
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