Stools with mucus…

[Anonymous]

I’m just wondering if mucus in the stools ALWAYS means there is a milk protein intolerance?? Are there any other reasons for it? I’m pretty sure my son has had some mucus in his stools since almost the beginning. He had it when I was breastfeeding, and it has only gotten worse since formula. I tried Similac (the regular stuff) for a day and he seemed to be in so much pain. Today we tried Isomil (soy) and it seemed to be a little better, but still he seems to be in a lot of pain when he goes. How long before I know that Soy is good/bad for him? BTW – little Dallin is 4 weeks old and we are trying to find a doctor that will prescribe something other than a small dose of Zantac!!!

[hellbennt]

well, occasional anything is just that ‘occasional’- like mucous in the stool or green stools…if it’s occuring more often than not, then I would think it’s an indicator of something…

[Anonymous]

No, it’s not occasional, it’s all the time. Sometimes there is more mucus, sometimes a little less. It’s pretty green colored and smelly like diarrhea. How long should I stay on the soy to see if it doesn’t or does help.

[Anonymous]

If it is frequent, and foul-smelling that can be an indicator of MSPI (milk/soy protein intolerance). Chances are if he couldn’t do milk protein, there is a pretty high chance he won’t be able to digest soy protein either. There is usually always a “honeymoon” phase with formulas where a baby

will appear to do better at first. You could keep trying soy if you want, but most likely he’ll do better on a hypoallergenic or elemental formula. I know that probably isn’t what you wanted to hear!! (sorry!)

Have you taken a dirty diaper in to your pedi and had them test it for blood? Now that he’s on soy you could take on it. It takes them like 60 secs! Even blood you can’t see (occult blood) they can see and tell you if he’s MSPI! It might be worth doing just so you know.

Hang in there!!

[Anonymous]

Sounds like some type of intolerance. I would try Nutramigen or something similiar…transitioning slowly bc of the big taste difference.

Day 1: 1 oz of Nutramigen to 5 oz of old formula

Day 2: 2 oz of Nutramigen to 4 oz of old formula

And so on…

You should be able to tell within a few weeks…but it can take several weeks for all of those offending proteins to leave his system.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for all of your suggestions. We’re trying Nutramigen…and he “took” it just fine and ate 4 ounces…but he immediately spit up a bunch with a big burp and seemed extra fussy. We had to feed him .5oz of soy formula to get him more satisfied. Does this sound normal? If I add rice cereal to Nutramigen, how does that work with a Dr Brown’s bottle?

[hellbennt]

are you sure you want to add rice? just a thought…some have had great success w/ adding cereal…but also these little ones’ digestive systems are so sensitive to begin with…if you’re looking for extra calories, there are other ways to do this- ask your dr…if you’re doing this to keep the formula down, because baby is losing weight from so much spit up, then there are thickening agents like Simply Thick and Thick IT…if you’re doing it bcse you fear aspiration, then you can ask for a Swallow Study where your they look at HOW your baby is swallowing & then tell you exactly what consistancy your baby needs (you’re told in terms of Simply Thcik consistencies that are called ‘nectar’ & ‘honey’ – terms like that)… just thoughts…if you do thicken you might want to try oatmeal instead of rice, it can be less gassy for some babies & you also want to look at the ingredients of hte cereal bcse many brands have milk proteins and/or soy proteins- beechnut brand is ‘safe’

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