Guest guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 , I had a moment to peruse the internet and found this site interesting in regards to what different looking poops might mean: http://www.enzymestuff.com/rtstools.htm The stringyness is talked about under yeast. Also, there was a link to a "poop group" that may have more info for you. It seemed like the group was an autism/ADD/leaky gut group that covers GI issues and talks a lot about poop. I don't have time to look at the group now, but might later. It could be fun! All the best, Viadro wrote: The dieoff issue is an interesting topic. We've been on GAPS (no stages yet) for 6 weeks and I've definitely noticed more crankiness and irritability in myself and my older son. The latter has also been even more sensitive and fragile than usual, crying at just the slightest perceived hurt. He has also been constipated for the past week, which has never been an issue for him before. (However, I recently started giving him some clay every night to provide support for his weak teeth, and it's possible that the clay may be resulting in temporary constipation - ultimately it's supposed to help regulate stools.) And I have felt depressed more than in a while too, but it could be because, like , I'm exhausted from all the time focused on food prep! Both boys are still saying they're hungry constantly. Questions: What does it mean when someone has a major "crash" at mealtime? Both my husband and ds#1 eat dinner and then nearly fall asleep at the table, they sit there barely able to stay upright, looking practically comatose... It seems like a digestive issue but I don't know what to do beyond what we're doing. DS#1 takes digestive enzymes, though we may switch to the HCl soon... What does it mean when stools come out in lots of little stringy pieces (pardon the graphic description)? My younger son (age 4) has never had well formed stools, and frequently his stools are voluminous but made up of tons of small pieces, often looking kind of like a fat worm or something. He has had a tendency towards diarrhea in the past but hasn't had any lately. He has no other discernible GAPS symptoms that I can tell, except perhaps a tendency to get sick easily, which seems to be better since a homeopathic constitutional remedy. The poops worry me though. Does anyone know if that could be a sign of parasites? He did have pinworm a couple of years ago (I saw one crawling out of his rear!), which we ended up treating conventionally. suggested that the poops could be a sign of fecal compaction, but he doesn't ever have leakage or accidents, which is how I've heard fecal compaction described, and he has a BM at least once a day... Thanks for your collective wisdom, everyone. ----- Original Message ----- From: Schmid To: Sent: 2/11/2008 11:18:09 PM Subject: [ ] Die off symptoms What other symptoms are people experiencing themselves or with their children? Have you noticed any behavioral or personality changes (positive or negative), or any regressions of past behavior? For myself, I am cranky, negative, and exhausted from spending so much time preparing food, although I’ve finally figured out how to have enough for leftovers. I read somewhere the other day (can’t remember where, that’s another symptom!) that negativity is often a sign of imbalance in the gut flora. Right now I am the poster child for that one! .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 What supplements is he on? When I gave my son too much magnesium and/or vitamin C his stool became soft and really smelly. It could be due to food sensitivities. How old is your son and what's his diet like? My son's stool didn't form until he was eating solids (not pureed, etc) 100% of the time. I would talk to your dr about the thread-looking material. On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 6:18 AM, Donna Bowerman <donna12345au@...>wrote: > > Hi all, > Have had trouble with ds's poop for a while and it's getting to a point > where I'm stressing over it as he starts kinder soon. For a while now it has > been really soft and sticky, not formed, once every day/2nd day, > orangy-brown colour, sometimes with what look like dark coloured-old poop on > outside when turned around(he's still in nappies). The smell is horrible, > smells the house out, very sickly sweet smell...also have found what looks > like 5mm poop covered threads throughout but am certain these are not pin > worms. If only I could at least firm it up a bit, as I'm sure his aid will > have a hard time of it and teacher will most likely not be able to tolerate > the smell. > > Need help right now. > Donna. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 seems like yeast problem. Talk to his doctor and do a stool analysis, you would find out what's causing it. My son used to have dark sticky stool with overpowering smell..diagnosed to have candida infection, now under treatment, the smell is more normal now. Priscilla On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 10:10 PM, McCartney <katie.mccartney@...>wrote: > What supplements is he on? When I gave my son too much magnesium and/or > vitamin C his stool became soft and really smelly. > > It could be due to food sensitivities. > > How old is your son and what's his diet like? My son's stool didn't form > until he was eating solids (not pureed, etc) 100% of the time. > > I would talk to your dr about the thread-looking material. > > > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 6:18 AM, Donna Bowerman <donna12345au@...<donna12345au%40.au> > >wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > Have had trouble with ds's poop for a while and it's getting to a point > > where I'm stressing over it as he starts kinder soon. For a while now it > has > > been really soft and sticky, not formed, once every day/2nd day, > > orangy-brown colour, sometimes with what look like dark coloured-old poop > on > > outside when turned around(he's still in nappies). The smell is horrible, > > smells the house out, very sickly sweet smell...also have found what > looks > > like 5mm poop covered threads throughout but am certain these are not pin > > worms. If only I could at least firm it up a bit, as I'm sure his aid > will > > have a hard time of it and teacher will most likely not be able to > tolerate > > the smell. > > > > Need help right now. > > Donna. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 I would look into carrageenan/thickeners connections with these types of poop issue...wishing you the best, elizabeth > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > Have had trouble with ds's poop for a while and it's getting to a point > > > where I'm stressing over it as he starts kinder soon. For a while now it > > has > > > been really soft and sticky, not formed, once every day/2nd day, > > > orangy-brown colour, sometimes with what look like dark coloured-old poop > > on > > > outside when turned around(he's still in nappies). The smell is horrible, > > > smells the house out, very sickly sweet smell...also have found what > > looks > > > like 5mm poop covered threads throughout but am certain these are not pin > > > worms. If only I could at least firm it up a bit, as I'm sure his aid > > will > > > have a hard time of it and teacher will most likely not be able to > > tolerate > > > the smell. > > > > > > Need help right now. > > > Donna. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 > Have had trouble with ds's poop for a while and it's getting to a point where I'm stressing over it as he starts kinder soon. For a while now it has been really soft and sticky, not formed, once every day/2nd day, orangy-brown colour, At my house, this was caused by too much vitamin C, yeast die off, and also carotene conversion issues. Do you give him a lot of orange or green foods, or corn? >>also have found what looks like 5mm poop covered threads throughout but am certain these are not pin worms. When my son's bm looked like it contained strings of melted cheese, it meant he had a yeast overgrowth problem, or yeast was dying off. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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