About a month ago LO's (10 weeks now) poop was really green and sometimes mucousy for a period of about a week and a half. During that time I called the pediatrician and she wasn't really concerned about the color but said the mucous could be an issue and to try eliminating dairy from my diet. I had tried block feeding to see if it was foremilk hindmilk issue but it didn't seem to change anything. Within a week of eliminating the dairy her poop was pretty much back to normal but she still has a green one every once in a while. Obviously I won't know for sure until I try to add some dairy back in but I'm kind of skeptical that it really is an intolerance. She was never fussy, had no rashes, no blood in poop etc. I'm happy to eliminate dairy if it's better for her but I'm just interested in other mom's experiences. Also she doesn't react to soy, which I haven't eliminated.
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Hmmm...I am bumping so others can chime in.
My guess is that it is very mild? Sometimes towards the end of his intolerance stage (4m-ish), E could have a little bit of dairy, maybe if I mixed my dairy milk in with my non-dairy milk (pumped, was frozen), he would be OK. He just couldn't have a whole bottle of my full dairy milk. So, maybe she can handle it in small dosages (soy) but not 100% full on dairy? I'm sorry I couldn't be more of a help. -
For months, my LO's only symptoms of dairy intolerance was mucous in her poop. I didn't think anything of it since she was also drooling a lot and I read that drool can also cause this and she wasn't gassy or fussy.
It wasn't until there was a tiny spot of blood that we called the pedi who suggested that I cut out dairy. Within a few days, the mucous disappeared.
I've been near dairy-free since then and there has been no mucous. I say "near dairy-free" since I don't drink milk or eat cheese but I haven't cut out all of the hidden dairy like whey/butter/etc. I also did not cut out soy. I'm guessing my LO has a mild intolerance.
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It sure doesn't sound like what we experienced, but it's hard to know.
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When my LO had green poop I'm pretty sure it was a fore/hind milk issue. I also noticed it when I was eating to lean, not enough protein, healthy fat etc.
I have noticed a dairy intolerance in him though, he spits up more frequently, larger amounts, and is more gassy. I've cut out anything that's primarily dairy (mac &cheese, ice cream, yogurt etc)
I think the only way you'll know for sure is eating some and seeing how she reacts.
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Thanks! Yeah from what I've heard the symptoms are usually more severe. Hopefully that means her issue is only a slight intolerance if that. I'm a vegetarian so further elimination is tough. She's had a few weeks of normal poop so I might try and start with goat's milk and see if she has any reaction, then try a bit of cow's milk after that.
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@JerricaBenton: I would start with baked dairy, then cheese, then milk.
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@Mrs. Jacks: Thanks! I'll try that!
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@JerricaBenton: the proteins are most broken down in baked and least broken down in regular milk.
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We had green, very mucousy, bloody poop (brown mucousy flecks, not red blood) at around 6 weeks. We took him to the doctor and she wanted us to wait about a week on the suspicion it was just a virus. The color returned to normal within a few days, the mucous lessened but didn't disappear, and the blood was gone a week later when she tested it. The doctor said that if it was a dairy intolerance, it would have gotten worse, not better, so he probably just had a little stomach bug.
Since then his poop has always been a little mucousy, but it also coincided with when he started drooling more. We had a second bout of a couple of days of black bits in there (blood?) a couple of weeks ago. Then I realized that the first time, as well as the second time there was apparent blood, I had a milk blister that would bleed a bit when I cleared it out. Mystery solved -- it was just digested blood from me (yum!). Both times, his poop normalized within a couple of days.
Anyway, I know you're not experiencing that. Just wanted to share what happened with us. It's my understanding that dairy takes more than a week to leave your system, but I could be wrong.
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@Mrs. Jacks: Ok- thanks! I know I've definitely made some mistakes and eaten things with caseinate and I ate some tortilla chips that I realized later had powdered sour cream in them and she didn't have a reaction. Hopefully it's just mild and she'll be ok if I just stay away from major sources. So if I try a food with baked dairy, how long would it take for the protein to get into my milk and out in her poop? Is a day or two after with no reaction good or do you have to wait a week to know for sure?
@ladyfingers: Our pedi also brought up the possibility that it was a virus. LO had also started drooling bigtime around that time - so much so that I thought she might be teething, haha. I guess that's why I was asking, because her situation definitely doesn't sound like what I've read about when it comes to dairy intolerances/MSPI. I'm (admittedly selfishly!) hoping it's not because I love my dairy and as a vegetarian it's tough (and no fun) to try and get all my protein and calcium from other sources. It's also interesting because from what I've read, intolerances are actually pretty rare in babies but from reading HB and other baby boards it seems like so many babies have them! Our pedi was very 'meh' about the whole thing and was just like I'm sure it's no big deal, but try giving up dairy and see what happens. I'm pretty type A and like a 'plan,' especially when it comes to LO, so I'm wondering if maybe she was trying to placate me. I absolutely don't want to eat something that'll bother her but I also don't want to be eliminating stuff that helps me have a healthy diet if it isn't necessary. I'm going to start experimenting as @Mrs. Jacks suggested next week and see what happens.
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I was just looking through my posts and figured I'd update if anyone is in a similar situation. I tried baked dairy and she had no reaction, then I tried some cheese and no reaction! Still haven't tried milk or yogurt but I'm thinking she doesn't have a dairy intolerance. The only other thing I'll ask the pedi about is whether she could be bothered by large amounts of dairy and maybe that's why she didn't react to one small serving at a time. I did consume a lot of dairy before so I figure that could be a possibility. More likely though, she had a little virus at the time of the mucousy poops.
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