Seeking More Info on Toddler Diahrea

Hi A.,

I can't guarantee this is the solution, but my daughter had loose stools all the time too too. It was the juice...all juice did it to her...apple, grape, orange...didn't matter, they all caused it.

My ped told me to not bother giving her juice at any time. All kids need is water and milk if they are eating fruits. I stopped the juice and her stools firmed up within a couple days.

Good luck!!!

M.

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i have 2 boys that did the same thing, i was worried too. i figured it out for myself i limit the juice intake and do half water and half juice. it helped my kids from what you are exp. what kind of juice is she drinking? i really think it the juice doing it. i had the same thing dont to me with my kids. i hope this helps. good luck

Another one who agrees that juice may be causing the watery stools. And I also agree that anytime she is sick you can definately do the pedialite. I used to have a recipe for a home made solution of pedialite.....but I'm not sure if I have it anymore. You may be able to look online. If I find it I will email you. I used this and then just added a little bit of sugar just to add some sweetness to it. Not too much. My daughter is 3 1/2 and we have diluted her juices since she started to drink them. She doesn't know the difference. 1/2 water 1/2 juice. Are you giving her a certain kind? Maybe she's allergic or it just doesn't sit well w/ her stomach. I think it's worth a shot to try and cut back on her juices.

As long as you're having blood work done, I would check for celiac disease. It's an intolerance to gluten-rye, wheat, barley, and oats. It's a blood test, you can get it done at your ped. office.

If you would like more info, please let me know. This disease runs in my family--the main symptom is diarrhea. I'm sure it's probably not it, but you might want to do it just to be safe.

Best of luck--

L.

I had his issue with my son and we found he has Froctose Malabsorption, and can have no fruit or sugary substances. I might get her tested for this as well.

Have you tried switching to Propel water instead of juice. Niether of my kids will touch Pedialite(sp?) and I am not big on juice because of the suger so this was a great alternative. It is basically fortified flavored water. The Berry flavor is my son's favorite. If he see's a bottle in the store he will screem for it. He is also 18 months old. After 48 hours without dairy and on the propel, my son was back to normal. Good luck.

A.-

You could always give your daughter soy milk. It has a lot more vitamins and a lot less sugar than juice. Also, try adding bananas to her diet to solidify her stool. Lastly, if your daughter is lactose intolerant and not allergic to dairy, try Lactaid Milk. Lactaid milk gives all of the vitamins, minerals, etc., but none of the milk sugar that people can not digest. Also, cow's milk helps with the consistency of the stool.

Good luck,

M.

Hi A.,

I had a simular situation with my daughter, and I did not giver her as much fruit, and switched her from apple juice to grape. Still dilited with water. My Pediatrician suggested yogurt when any child get diarrea. Its stops it up, literally.

Good luck!
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I would give her pedialite until her diarreah goes away. Anything else could just irritate your daughters stomach even more.

We went thru the same thing with our 1st child. He went on for months and months test after test showed nothing and they finally said.. it's toddler diahrrea. I had never heard of it. I did add yogurt to his diet and after a couple of weeks that seemed to help. There are some yummy Dannon Yogurt drinks that both my boys love, I would just encourage her to drink those or eat yogurt and when giving her juice, water it down so it's not a strong. It does end.. I promise! Good Luck!

My ped just told me my son has it as well. I am no expert..it seems to come and go...bad days and good days. Probably a food diary may help you figure out what helps and hurts. My ped basically said no diet has been proven to help but fiber usually helps a little. She said my son will straighten himself out by age 2 or so. The doc also did an allergy workup to make sure it wasn't allergies at work (it wasn't). Good luck.

I was going to also recommend taking the juice away. She should do fine with just water.

We went through the same thing with my son. After six months and loads of tests, we finally found an allergist who recommended Florastor Probiotic. It adds good bacteria to your digestive system. There is a kid version that's powdered and fruity-tasting. We just mixed it in with his apple sauce or juice. Within a week of using it, he finally had normal looking stools.
Good luck!