Re: - Black stools-Blood in stool???

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It would be nice if it were only Neocate caused. The only thing with that

is that she was doing this BEFORE the Neocate as well. I will definitely

talk with the GI and ask if tests have been run looking for blood in the BM.

Thanks for the help. (TO EVERYONE!)

Darla: mommy to:

Asenath (4) Mito, CNS Vasculitis, strokes, migraines, seizures, G-tube,

hypotonicity, disautonomy,SID, dev. delays, asthma

Zipporrah (10 mon.) Mito, strokes, SID, G-tube, asthma, trach issues,

disautonomy, hypo & hypertonicity, migraines

>From: albregra@...

>Reply-To: Mito

>To: Mito

>Subject: Re: Black stools-Blood in stool???

>Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 22:27:00 EDT

>

>Darla,

>Have they ever did a test to see if there was blood in her stool? Usually

>they just rub a little of the " poo " on a slide and have a chemical that

>can

>tell them right there if there is blood in the stool. Every GI office I

>have

>ever been to has these slides right on the counter, because they are used

>all

>the time. I would be surprised if you GI has not run this test. I am

>sure

>you can do this at your normal pediatrician if they have not done it.

>Literally it is a 5 second test.

>

>Also, Grace had the exact same stools as you described for Zipporah. She

>also very commonly did have pussy BM's too. They never did figure out

>what

>caused it, but by the time she started eating other foods with her Neocate

>they

>slowly got better. Her GI did say some of it was due to the Neocate, as

>it

>can cause some funky BM's. If she is taking any sort of multivitamin with

>iron in it, or an actual iron supplement this can cause a harmless

>greenish or

>black stool.

>

>I would make sure you do get ahold of your GI as soon as you can. It is

>probably nothing too serious, but you need to make sure. They should have

>told

>you, at least, that Neocate can cause some very interesting BM's. We were

>so

>relieved to end the " Neocate Poo " as it was called in our house. I guess

>it

>was worth it, in the end. It was the only thing she could handle.

>

>Best wishes, try to stay calm until you can get answers from the GI.

>