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We refer to that as "fruit poop" in our house! Definitely check her out, but keep an eye on her intake of apples, blueberries, grapes, juice, etc. My kid is a blueberry addict, and you can tell when she's gotten too many!

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If she is just recently starting to eat "real" foods then definitely look into a possible food allergy. Something new in her diet?

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Dear C., You didn't say whether you have been giving your daughter milk to drink. Talk to your doctor and see if she could be lactose intolerant. Also add some yogurt to her diet as that will replace the acid bacillus in her bowel and may help some. N.

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It's been awhile since mine were that little but I seem to remember too much whole grain such as in cherrios can cause gritty poop. The Brats diet did help but it takes awhile.
Best of luck.
Peggy, Mom of 3, two boys 13& 10 and one girl 7

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Hi there, I see you got a lot of good feedback already but I have just another thought. My daughter went thru the same thing and it was just before and during she got her 2 year molars. I can't explain why but my pediatrician said it just happens with some kids. Another reason might be the heat, It makes it a bit more like for stomach bugs to go around and of course it effects her intake of fluids. If its higher than normal like more juice, will affect her stool. Hope this helps. L.

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One additional thought -- no juice. Milk or water only. When my daughter stopped drinking juice, that problem was gone.

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Hi C.,
I'd take a close look at her diet. I know my son has a difficult time processing wheat, though he's not celiac. There's so much processed junk in our food these days. Maybe her little digestive system is having a difficult time. I hope that helps.
blessings,
J.

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I had the same problem as a young child and it was due to food allergies. I was allergic to wheat flour. If that is your daughter's case then the toast would be aggravating her intestines. Just an idea, you might want to take her to an allergist and have it checked. Good luck!!

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My daughter went through this when she turned two. She had the gritty poop also. I took a stool and urine sample to the doctor (thankfully I was able to get her to pee in a cup) and everything was fine. It finally stopped one it's own. Sorry I can't tell you more but hopefully it will just run it's course with your daughter also.

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When my son was 2 years old he got runny stools that wouldn't go away, they were cultured and showed nothing, so what finally helped was buying organic yogurt that had the most cultures I could find (it was at Trader Joe's), to restore what's supposed to be in your intestines. I gave him vanilla flavor, to make it easy.

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I battled loose stool for 4 months, I tried limiting diet (fruits, juices, etc.) but to no avail. I finally realized that it was the mucous, my daughter had been sick (colds, etc.) off and on for those 4 months. Sooo, if you're daughter is producing a lot of mucous due to teething or has had a lot of colds recently, that could be the culprit.

It could also be a food allergy. If you suspect the allergy, just introduce 1 new food at a time so you can monitor it better.

I feel your pain, I was very tired of changing icky diapers by the end of it.

btw, frequency of the loose stools needs to be monitored so that she doesn't get dehydrated. More than 2 a day and you'll want to consult your ped. again.

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I know with both my kids (2 and 5) that if they have a lot of fruit, especially apples, grapes, blueberries, or straight juice, that they will have stools like what you describe. Definately water down juice and try to limit fruits, but she may have some kind of allergy to certain foods. I would definately not let the doc. say it is not a big deal and make sure she is chekced out. It may be something simple that she will grow out of. Good luck!

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there is no need to worry. sometimes these stomache bugs can last awhile- the first day more then 4 times of loose stool you need to do the brat diet after 2 days the diarhea tends to taper off but can still happen- several times for up to 2 weeks. the main thing is just make sure she is getting enough liquids and is urinating. Good Luck!

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I hate to say it, but it really sounds like C-DIF (short for C-Difficile). It is a bug that gets into the belly (passed fecal/orally) and causes major cramps and diarrhea (my 3 year old had it for over 3 months). It is usually a problem in hospitals and nursing homes, but can also be a problem if your little one has been on antibiotics lately. My daughter was on antibiotics for one thing or another this past winter for 3 weeks, which apparently broke down the natural (good) bacteria in the bowel, which let the C-Dif take over. It is horrible, stinky (literally) stuff, and needs medical attention ASAP. My daughter was finally helped after using a probiotic perscribed just for this. Good luck, and feel free to e-mail if you need more info. ____@____.com Make sure to mention it to your dr. He'll need a stool sample to test for it. S. PS...I hope it's just something else....

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Hi, just wanted to let you know that my son started having the same issue since he turned two right after a stomach virus, We started the BRAT diet and Florastor Kids - Probiotic to help with the loose stool issues. He became serverly lactose intolerant and still to this day at 2 3/4 yr old can not have any milk protien. We did go through the food allergy testing because of the serverity and length of time that he has had this sandy loose stool. We were told that it is a servere lactose intolerant issue probably caused by the virus and that maybe sameday he will get over it. The only thing we can do is limit his diet and hope for the best. Good Luck. I know how hard it is.

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I will agree with Amanda, when my kids were little and they ate too much fruit, most particularly blueberries, they had that gritty loose poo. Also, what a lot of people don't realize is that most fruits that begin with a P--prunes, plums, pears, peaches act as a "laxative" of sorts. So if your little one has been going overboard on the P fruits that could be the cause. (There was another letter too but it's been too long and I can't remember what the pedi said.)

Good luck and I hope it's just an overabundance of fruit in her diet.

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