My Daughter and Diareha

Keep a food diary and see if there's a certain food she has when she has the diarrhea. It could be the amount of something she has on those days also like juise or dairy. My daughter was allergic to milk and anytime she had any amount of dairy she would have terrible stomach cramps and diarrhea. There is a difference between lactose intolerence and allergic. If your daughter is lactose intolerence she may be able to handle some dairy just not alot.

A.,

so much can cause diarrhea. Like the other mom suggested... keep a food diary.

too many fruits or juice can certainly do it.

allergies to milk (even a sensitivity can do it). She may be lactose intolerant like most of my house... try Lactaid - it's regular milk that's been treated to break down the lactose and there's not a single difference in taste (though I can't say the same for price).

She could require more fiber in her diet. If she's not getting enough from whole grains (frankly I think everybody has to work at this... I don't naturally choose whole grain and it's an effort to reach for it instead of white bread, flour tortillas, plain bagels, etc) you could try adding Benefiber to her foods.

I would also recommend increasing the yogurt in her diet, or adding acidophilus. This will put good beneficial bacteria in her digestive tract - even if it doesn't cure the diarrhea, it's a good thing to have in her diet. My kids take a chewable one every day with breakfast. My 4 mo old had persistant diarrhea as a newborn... i busted open a capsule and put the powder in her bottles and it helped her tremendously to kick the runs, which in turn let me cure the diaper rash - oy!

my mom would feed me Barley, Rice and Apples when I was a kid with diarrhea. her variation on the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, apples and toast) for diarrhea.

It would't be a terrible idea for her to see a specialist if the diet changes don't work. It's possible she has colitis or Crohn's - not extremely likely... but persistent diarrhea (i've read) can lead to malnutrition because the food moves thru the system too quickly to be properly absorbed.

Good luck!

Hi A.!
My son wenty through this around 20 months old and we did the same test, but I had a feeling it was a dairy allergy and I was right. He got the diarrhea when he had too much milk. We had his tested from an allergist and he's allergic to milk, eggs, peanuts and a bunch of other stuff. Once we eliminated the milk he's been fine!

Just an idea!
L.

Has the doctor checked for rotovirus? It is a virus that causes frequent diarehea and from what I understand it is contagious and young children can easily catch it.

Is she drinking a lot of juice or has she had any problems with milk products in the past? I hope all comes out well.

S.

Try the BRAT diet.
B=Bread
R=Rice
A=Apples
T=Tea
These all help their stool get harder. No butter on the bread or rice. Also plain pasta helps.

My son gets this every once in a while, and I'm convinced it's when he eats too much sweet stuff and/or he still puts his finger and toes in his mouth -- he's a little over 3 years old.

So it's either your child's diet or they are getting some kind of bacteria in their system to make their stool be that way.

Try the BRAT for a few days...should clear it up. If not, I would go back to the doctor or another doctor for a second opinion.

Even if it's the rotovirus (when you touch poop somehow and get it inside you)...the BRAT diet will help this too.

Good luck.