What is normal stool?

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The good news is that my son's voracious appetite seems to have

mellowed and he's not constantly demanding food.

I know this sounds like a really stupid question, but what exaclty

is " normal " stool? I know it's only been a day and half of doing

the intro diet properly, but I am starting to wonder if I am way off

base. My son's stools are neither mushy nor hard. They seem normal

to me. So far, the diet has not impacted them. It was only when he

was eating all that dried fruit that we had any kind of issue and

that was quite minor. I didn't initially think that he had any GI

problems because he's never suffered from diarrhea or constipation.

But someone told me they could still have issues even if they are

not obvious. The only thing that may be abnormal is that he poops

frequently - as in, 2 or 3 times a day and sometimes more than that

and often I notice undigested foods in there, but I attributed that

to him just swallowing without chewing. His frequent poop does seem

small-ish to me, though I don't know what a proper amount would be,

but I wonder if that is an indication that he's not emptying his

bowels.

Anyway, I am feeling discouraged even though it's so early in,

because when I read about SCD I felt such a ray of hope for his PDD

and now I'm wondering if his PDD has absolutely nothing to do with

his bowels at all and I'm on the completely wrong track. Has anyone

had a child with normal-ish stools on this diet? Or am I wrong and

his stool isn't normal after all?

Thanks so much for any advice!