Okay, so my daughter, 12 yrs. old, sinus probs, pneumonia, asthma(?), tons of resp. infections, reflux, etc.. had sweat test of 31. Last week had a bron-scope & cultures and an esopho-scope with biopsy. No results yet. Pushing for genetic tests now. We just hear, "sweat test is gold standard", "if it's cf, it's just a mild case", etc. Blah, blah. Eleven years of fighting with docs. Anyway, some of you may remember my story and everyone has been soooo helpful.
Well, I had a baby boy in march. The last two months I was pregnant I had to have a sonogram and 3 non-stress tests every week because they were concerned about his size. They said he was too small. He was born healthy. Had jaundice and needed phototherapy, but healthy. He was a little small. 6 lbs and 1 oz., but is growing very well. He's made it from the 5th percentile at birth, to the 50th percentile at 7 months. He's 18 pounds now. Obviously no failure to thrive! Here's my concern:
His poo smells unlike anything I've ever smelled in my life! It stinks up my whole house! He's my third baby and I have nieces and nephews and I can't remember any of them having poo like this. It is not poo texture. I know you all are familiar with gross details, so here goes... It is loose, always coming out the back and side. I have to change his clothes after every poo. It 's not like diarhea, but it's moist and kind of greasy. And, the thing that weirds me out, is there are light yellow/ white stringy things all through it. Not just a couple. They're there in every poo. Quite a lot of it. My husband calls them "fibers". I don't think they look like mucus. Just medium-thick stringy things. Weird. Anyone have any ideas? Anyone ever seen this before? My doctor ran a stool test to look for parasites and it was normal. She did not look at it herself, so I saved his last diaper and will call again today.
I feel like our ped thinks I'm nuts and overreacting, but the way we were put off so long with my daughter, I'm learning to be more persistent and if something doesn't feel right, it may not be! Sorry so long. Any input would be appreciated! Thanks
Well, I had a baby boy in march. The last two months I was pregnant I had to have a sonogram and 3 non-stress tests every week because they were concerned about his size. They said he was too small. He was born healthy. Had jaundice and needed phototherapy, but healthy. He was a little small. 6 lbs and 1 oz., but is growing very well. He's made it from the 5th percentile at birth, to the 50th percentile at 7 months. He's 18 pounds now. Obviously no failure to thrive! Here's my concern:
His poo smells unlike anything I've ever smelled in my life! It stinks up my whole house! He's my third baby and I have nieces and nephews and I can't remember any of them having poo like this. It is not poo texture. I know you all are familiar with gross details, so here goes... It is loose, always coming out the back and side. I have to change his clothes after every poo. It 's not like diarhea, but it's moist and kind of greasy. And, the thing that weirds me out, is there are light yellow/ white stringy things all through it. Not just a couple. They're there in every poo. Quite a lot of it. My husband calls them "fibers". I don't think they look like mucus. Just medium-thick stringy things. Weird. Anyone have any ideas? Anyone ever seen this before? My doctor ran a stool test to look for parasites and it was normal. She did not look at it herself, so I saved his last diaper and will call again today.
I feel like our ped thinks I'm nuts and overreacting, but the way we were put off so long with my daughter, I'm learning to be more persistent and if something doesn't feel right, it may not be! Sorry so long. Any input would be appreciated! Thanks