Guest guest Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hi guys, My 3 years old son,, is on the diet for 21 days and we are on stage 3 of it. Reading the post of somebody else, i realize thta my son might be having contipation. His poop is solid, one side is smooth, the other has like like balls, it is round, mostly sized like golf ball. is this a sign of constipation? i was just happy that he didn't have diarrea anymore, i thouht we were doing great, but if this poop isn't good, i'd like some advice from you. i read the BTVC about constipation, should i do that prune juice and orange juice mix for him? we give him juices amde with juicer( raw fruits, no seeds, no peels)50% water, pan fried( chicken,lean pork, hamburger), he will only eat broccoli, but i mix other and veggies in his juice. what AM i doing wrong? thank you all ('s mom) SCD since 09/14/07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Hi, , It sounds like you're doing things very right, basically. It is great no longer has D. You'll want to improve the poop just a bit because from the ball shapes, we can see he's a bit constipated. You need to try various things to soften up the poop just a bit. If the constipation protocol softens it too much you can give less of the prune/oj or you can try one of these other ideas: --increase water intake --increase fruits and veggies; I would try cooked pears or pearsauce (baked pears are scrumtious) --add some beet to your juice --Elaine's electrolyte drink mom to -12 SCD 4/23/04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 hi julie (or anyone knowledgable about poop!), do you mind me asking what the ideal poo should actually be like - shape / colour / consistency??? do you have any links where i can read more about this? i know my daughters poos are much improved but i am sure they are not how they should be... they are sometimes a very light (kind of mustard color) and they seem either a little hard or too soft... but she is pooing once or twice everyday - most days it is as soon as she wakes up - so she is really regular unlike before scd! roweena x scd since june 2006 Re: describing hard poop Posted by: " julie46250 " julie46250@... julie46250 Fri Oct 5, 2007 2:15 am (PST) Hi, , It sounds like you're doing things very right, basically. It is great no longer has D. You'll want to improve the poop just a bit because from the ball shapes, we can see he's a bit constipated. You need to try various things to soften up the poop just a bit. If the constipation protocol softens it too much you can give less of the prune/oj or you can try one of these other ideas: --increase water intake --increase fruits and veggies; I would try cooked pears or pearsauce (baked pears are scrumtious) --add some beet to your juice --Elaine's electrolyte drink mom to -12 SCD 4/23/04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Hi , <<My 3 years old son,, is on the diet for 21 days and we are on > stage 3 of it. Reading the post of somebody else, i realize thta my > son might be having contipation. His poop is solid, one side is > smooth, the other has like like balls, it is round, mostly sized like > golf ball. is this a sign of constipation? i was just happy that he > didn't have diarrea anymore, i thouht we were doing great, but if this > poop isn't good,>> Does he have a bowel movement each day? How many bm's/day? Does he only pass a small amount ecah time? Is the stool very hard and dry? It sounds as if it might be pretty good and definitely an improvement over the diarrhea. <<i'd like some advice from you. i read the BTVC about > constipation, should i do that prune juice and orange juice mix for > him? we give him juices amde with juicer( raw fruits, no seeds, no > peels)50% water, pan fried( chicken,lean pork, hamburger), he will > only eat broccoli, but i mix other and veggies in his juice. what AM i > doing wrong?> > thank you all> > ('s mom) > SCD since 09/14/07>> You may not need the constipation protocol, but you could try the nut flours to see if he is ready for them. Start with a small amount the first time. It sounds as if you are on the right track Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs, PCOD 22yrs mom of and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Hi, Roweena, Here is a link that describes normal bms. http://ibdcrohns.about.com/od/dailylife/a/normalbm.htm In addition, I just want to say that although some people are worried about poop color (and sometimes they should be) I have read and observed that if one eats less red meat, the poops will be lighter. I see the lighter color in 's poops if we have chicken or lentil soup or an egg meal and a significantly darker brown color if we have beef. So I don't worry about the lighter color when I see it. mom to -12 SCD 4/23/04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Hi Sheila and , I'm sorry for this late message. I Just want to thank you two for your answers to my post. There is so much to learn about the SCD diet, so it is always good if we, newbies, can count on the support and experience of other parents like you. Thank you very, very much!!! 's mom SCD since 09/14/07 Sheila Trenholm wrote: Hi , <<My 3 years old son,, is on the diet for 21 days and we are on > stage 3 of it. Reading the post of somebody else, i realize thta my > son might be having contipation. His poop is solid, one side is > smooth, the other has like like balls, it is round, mostly sized like > golf ball. is this a sign of constipation? i was just happy that he > didn't have diarrea anymore, i thouht we were doing great, but if this > poop isn't good,>> Does he have a bowel movement each day? How many bm's/day? Does he only pass a small amount ecah time? Is the stool very hard and dry? It sounds as if it might be pretty good and definitely an improvement over the diarrhea. <<i'd like some advice from you. i read the BTVC about > constipation, should i do that prune juice and orange juice mix for > him? we give him juices amde with juicer( raw fruits, no seeds, no > peels)50% water, pan fried( chicken,lean pork, hamburger), he will > only eat broccoli, but i mix other and veggies in his juice. what AM i > doing wrong?> > thank you all> > ('s mom) > SCD since 09/14/07>> You may not need the constipation protocol, but you could try the nut flours to see if he is ready for them. Start with a small amount the first time. It sounds as if you are on the right track Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs, PCOD 22yrs mom of and --------------------------------- Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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