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Prolonged loose poops - possibly from dairy? Barley??

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A few months ago, I stopped giving DS yogurt and cheese because I thought it was making him gassy and irritable.  I don't remember if I noticed any diarrhea.  I started it up again a few weeks ago and he seemed fine at first.  Then he just kept pooping and it was pretty loose.  He seemed like he was getting irritable again, too.  I stopped dairy foods again maybe almost a week ago and I think his irritability stopped pretty quickly, but he is still a pooping machine.  I noticed it got a little better after a few days (less pooping, but still loose).  I'm wondering if it is some sort of dairy allergy or intolerance, would it take this long to get back to normal?  I've been worried that it's connected to wheat products (gluten intolerance runs in DH's family), but he had Cheerios, Puffs, and oatmeal and rice cereals for a while before I introduced him to pasta, whole wheat bread, and barley.  He also hasn't been complaining too much (that I can tell).  Is it common for kids to have an issue with Barley, but not oatmeal?
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Re: Prolonged loose poops - possibly from dairy? Barley??

  • candyliescandylies
    DS had loose poops for awhile and was going up to 8 times a day. I realized it was oatmeal. He's been fine since I stopped giving him oatmeal. He was never really irritable though.
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  • autumnlalaautumnlala
    If it's diarrhea (watery, not just loose), then I would recommend having a stool sample checked -- just take a dirty diaper to your pedi.  We had this with one of my sons and it was a bacterial infection that took two rounds of antibiotics to clear up, meanwhile I was trying to figure out what food caused it.
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