mushy diarrhea

[Anonymous]

11 month old ds with mspi

He has been doing great on nutramagin until 2 weeks ago. He (we all) had an awful stomach/resp bug. He began to refuse formula and will only take his rice milk now. The rest of us are all fine now but him. Green foamy stools every morning 2-5 in a few hours then fine all day. He did have one green foamy blow out last night that is the first nighttime one in 10 days.

Could it still be the virus?? Could he be rice intolerant. I was adding Olive or Flaxeed oil til yesterday to make up the fat, but thought maybe it was that so I stopped. Any thought or suggestions and if it is the Rice what do I try next?

He is a really good eater he has been doing great with hidden dairy in small amounts, yogurt, cheese only. I have had him on probiotics casein free since he got sick. Really need some help.

[Anonymous]

I’ve been told by my doctor that toddlers (he’s almost a toddler) can have diarrhea for weeks after a bout with a stomach virus. They even call it “toddler diarrhea.” It can take that long for intestines recover. Also if you had a stomach/resp bug, it could have been Influenza A which can last two weeks in some people.

It is possible that the small amounts of dairy is the culprit. If I am remembering correctly, from what I’ve learned on this site, most kids will not outgrow MSPI by 12 months of age. Also, it can take weeks for the milk proteins to build up in the body and begin causing symptoms, so he may tolerate yogurt and cheese for a while and then begin reacting to them.

I would be concerned about his fat intake at this time. Until he’s 2 he really needs the fat content in whole milk or a toddler formula, so I’d definitely talk to his doctor if you are not going to go back to adding flax or olive oil.

Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful.

[Anonymous]

I would agree with Christine on this. It is either still the virus or something that he has been eating that is causing the problem. Green and foamy mean intolerance to me. I would try to get him back on the Nutramigen, maybe mix it with the rice milk for a day or so until he gets used to the taste again.

[Anonymous]

It could be too that since his digestive system still isn’t totally on track after the virus, that he is having trouble tolerating the foods that he is normally ok with. We had the stomach bug here too, and Ben still has some random diarrhea days.

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