Originally Posted by
momofnerds
why is this child on forumula. Because the parents want him to be on it at the advice of their dr to keep him on till he is 2 years old because he has a dairy intolerance
also if he is at your house why are you giving him so much formula, does he not eat. As stated in previous posts, I have cut out 50% of his milk intake and yes he does eat, no problems in that department although his diet is dairy free.
why can't you give him water I do give him water, but as you say further down about keeping my personal beliefs out of it, I give him his milk because his parents tell me to, if it were up to me or I was acting on my belief systems, I would give him ZERO!
also is he having loose or diarrhea. There is a difference.I am well aware of the difference between the two given my history working in healthcare. This child since cutting back on the quantity of formula and cutting out dairy has only loose movements, when his parents gave dairy it was diarrhea, the kind that is liquid, when they reintroduced it in small quantities it was also dhiarrhea. His movements now have no solidity to them except undigested food but have the colouring of poop, versus liquid which is more yellow in colour with dhiarrea. They are not smooth and pasty or even clumpy but very sloppy and he has to have a change of clothing nearly everyday and sometimes twice.
also, how do you not know that its not milk its acually fruit. i have had kids who eat alot of fruit and end up with loose stools all day long.Or juice, he could be getting juice at home too. This answers a question further down too. I am big into observation and recording so about 4 months ago I started a journal that mom and I pass back and forth. This was prior to eliminating the dairy as I wanted her to see exactly what he was eating and I also wanted to see how much and how frequent certain foods were being ingested. When his dhiarrhea returned about 6 weeks ago I spoke to his mum about cutting out fruit as this can commonly cause loose movements as the food journal showed that he was eating a large quantity. I said that I would no longer serve him fruit unless it was bananas as they have a tendency to bung children up and so he was still getting lots of nutrients I would serve him raw veggies for snacks as a replacement. This didn't make any difference and it was only after 3 continuous days of 3-4 dhiarrhea apisodes that mum fessed up that they had given him these small servings of dairy and she eliminated it again and within 4 days the stool changed to loose and generally only 1-3 a day.
also, yogurt does help the digestive system, and if he does have some tummy problems then yogurt may help If a child is given probiotic yogurt it can help digestive issues, but if it is any other yogurt then the sugars, even the artificial sweeteners dominate and these types of yogurts do very little if anything to help an unhealthy gut. That being said this child has a DAIRY INTOLERANCE which I stated in the original post so I can not give him yogurt of any kind.
also, did you know that tylenol or advil also will give kids loose stools. I've been down this road too.He isn't regularly medicated to my knowledge and I doubt very much this would explain a 7 month period of absolutely no solid bowel movements
you have 2 choices, either term them or deal with it. Ya it stinks, but this is what I would do. I would start sending the poopy diapers home so they can see what is going on. I wasn't under the impression I said I wasn't going to deal with it. This post was simply asking others of their experiences and a place to express my concerns and opinions and to have the support of my online professional peers. I also made it clear that I wasn't terming but to me the actual "dealing with it" is to do everything I can to help this child, obviously within the confines of my role. That doesn't mean that I just deal with it by doing nothing.
has he ever done a stool sample, because the child could have worms too. To my knowledge no. The child was at the dr's as recently as Wednesday where the dr dismissed it as even being an issue to have this many loose bowel movements over such an extended period.
you also have to remember to not mix your beliefs with theirs either. As I wrote in my original post, I have not done this at any point and have given the family every opportunity to tell me no thank you. Also, maybe a food journal would be the best for you and your family this way you will have an idea what he has eaten or drank.
