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What color is your poop
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RebekahsMom
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I had to laugh when I saw this topic. I thought I was the only mom who checked a cf child's poop! My daughter usually has formed, light brown stools. If we eat a greasy food, there is grease (looks like taco grease) floating in the water. She will also sometimes have really mushy looking stools with mucus floating from it.
RebekahsMom
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I had to laugh when I saw this topic. I thought I was the only mom who checked a cf child's poop! My daughter usually has formed, light brown stools. If we eat a greasy food, there is grease (looks like taco grease) floating in the water. She will also sometimes have really mushy looking stools with mucus floating from it.
RebekahsMom
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I had to laugh when I saw this topic. I thought I was the only mom who checked a cf child's poop! My daughter usually has formed, light brown stools. If we eat a greasy food, there is grease (looks like taco grease) floating in the water. She will also sometimes have really mushy looking stools with mucus floating from it.
RebekahsMom
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I had to laugh when I saw this topic. I thought I was the only mom who checked a cf child's poop! My daughter usually has formed, light brown stools. If we eat a greasy food, there is grease (looks like taco grease) floating in the water. She will also sometimes have really mushy looking stools with mucus floating from it.
RebekahsMom
New member
I had to laugh when I saw this topic. I thought I was the only mom who checked a cf child's poop! My daughter usually has formed, light brown stools. If we eat a greasy food, there is grease (looks like taco grease) floating in the water. She will also sometimes have really mushy looking stools with mucus floating from it.
So we've been home for a week and a half. DS' eating has increased and we're not dealing with the presurgery vomiting episodes that he had in the past when he'd eat really well.
We have increased his enzymes and noticed for the first time ever -- in the 6 years of being on them -- that he has normal looking poop. Brownish, sometimes orange tinged, which I assume is from his vitamins. But normal. Methinks there should be descriptions and photos of poop for parents of newly diagnosed people wcf. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
From day one I was always asking about enzymes, if we were giving him enough, what normal poop looked like and we were given a mysterious response of "you'll know". err, no, we don't, no we didn't. And really, other than the color issue, DS' stools were rarely greasy, oily or excessively stinky. And they sunk to the bottom of the bowl, rarely floated. But they WERE yellowish/greenish with dark green flecks.
We have increased his enzymes and noticed for the first time ever -- in the 6 years of being on them -- that he has normal looking poop. Brownish, sometimes orange tinged, which I assume is from his vitamins. But normal. Methinks there should be descriptions and photos of poop for parents of newly diagnosed people wcf. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
From day one I was always asking about enzymes, if we were giving him enough, what normal poop looked like and we were given a mysterious response of "you'll know". err, no, we don't, no we didn't. And really, other than the color issue, DS' stools were rarely greasy, oily or excessively stinky. And they sunk to the bottom of the bowl, rarely floated. But they WERE yellowish/greenish with dark green flecks.
So we've been home for a week and a half. DS' eating has increased and we're not dealing with the presurgery vomiting episodes that he had in the past when he'd eat really well.
We have increased his enzymes and noticed for the first time ever -- in the 6 years of being on them -- that he has normal looking poop. Brownish, sometimes orange tinged, which I assume is from his vitamins. But normal. Methinks there should be descriptions and photos of poop for parents of newly diagnosed people wcf. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
From day one I was always asking about enzymes, if we were giving him enough, what normal poop looked like and we were given a mysterious response of "you'll know". err, no, we don't, no we didn't. And really, other than the color issue, DS' stools were rarely greasy, oily or excessively stinky. And they sunk to the bottom of the bowl, rarely floated. But they WERE yellowish/greenish with dark green flecks.
We have increased his enzymes and noticed for the first time ever -- in the 6 years of being on them -- that he has normal looking poop. Brownish, sometimes orange tinged, which I assume is from his vitamins. But normal. Methinks there should be descriptions and photos of poop for parents of newly diagnosed people wcf. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
From day one I was always asking about enzymes, if we were giving him enough, what normal poop looked like and we were given a mysterious response of "you'll know". err, no, we don't, no we didn't. And really, other than the color issue, DS' stools were rarely greasy, oily or excessively stinky. And they sunk to the bottom of the bowl, rarely floated. But they WERE yellowish/greenish with dark green flecks.
So we've been home for a week and a half. DS' eating has increased and we're not dealing with the presurgery vomiting episodes that he had in the past when he'd eat really well.
We have increased his enzymes and noticed for the first time ever -- in the 6 years of being on them -- that he has normal looking poop. Brownish, sometimes orange tinged, which I assume is from his vitamins. But normal. Methinks there should be descriptions and photos of poop for parents of newly diagnosed people wcf. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
From day one I was always asking about enzymes, if we were giving him enough, what normal poop looked like and we were given a mysterious response of "you'll know". err, no, we don't, no we didn't. And really, other than the color issue, DS' stools were rarely greasy, oily or excessively stinky. And they sunk to the bottom of the bowl, rarely floated. But they WERE yellowish/greenish with dark green flecks.
We have increased his enzymes and noticed for the first time ever -- in the 6 years of being on them -- that he has normal looking poop. Brownish, sometimes orange tinged, which I assume is from his vitamins. But normal. Methinks there should be descriptions and photos of poop for parents of newly diagnosed people wcf. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
From day one I was always asking about enzymes, if we were giving him enough, what normal poop looked like and we were given a mysterious response of "you'll know". err, no, we don't, no we didn't. And really, other than the color issue, DS' stools were rarely greasy, oily or excessively stinky. And they sunk to the bottom of the bowl, rarely floated. But they WERE yellowish/greenish with dark green flecks.
So we've been home for a week and a half. DS' eating has increased and we're not dealing with the presurgery vomiting episodes that he had in the past when he'd eat really well.
We have increased his enzymes and noticed for the first time ever -- in the 6 years of being on them -- that he has normal looking poop. Brownish, sometimes orange tinged, which I assume is from his vitamins. But normal. Methinks there should be descriptions and photos of poop for parents of newly diagnosed people wcf. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
From day one I was always asking about enzymes, if we were giving him enough, what normal poop looked like and we were given a mysterious response of "you'll know". err, no, we don't, no we didn't. And really, other than the color issue, DS' stools were rarely greasy, oily or excessively stinky. And they sunk to the bottom of the bowl, rarely floated. But they WERE yellowish/greenish with dark green flecks.
We have increased his enzymes and noticed for the first time ever -- in the 6 years of being on them -- that he has normal looking poop. Brownish, sometimes orange tinged, which I assume is from his vitamins. But normal. Methinks there should be descriptions and photos of poop for parents of newly diagnosed people wcf. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
From day one I was always asking about enzymes, if we were giving him enough, what normal poop looked like and we were given a mysterious response of "you'll know". err, no, we don't, no we didn't. And really, other than the color issue, DS' stools were rarely greasy, oily or excessively stinky. And they sunk to the bottom of the bowl, rarely floated. But they WERE yellowish/greenish with dark green flecks.
So we've been home for a week and a half. DS' eating has increased and we're not dealing with the presurgery vomiting episodes that he had in the past when he'd eat really well.
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<br />We have increased his enzymes and noticed for the first time ever -- in the 6 years of being on them -- that he has normal looking poop. Brownish, sometimes orange tinged, which I assume is from his vitamins. But normal. Methinks there should be descriptions and photos of poop for parents of newly diagnosed people wcf. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
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<br />From day one I was always asking about enzymes, if we were giving him enough, what normal poop looked like and we were given a mysterious response of "you'll know". err, no, we don't, no we didn't. And really, other than the color issue, DS' stools were rarely greasy, oily or excessively stinky. And they sunk to the bottom of the bowl, rarely floated. But they WERE yellowish/greenish with dark green flecks.
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<br />We have increased his enzymes and noticed for the first time ever -- in the 6 years of being on them -- that he has normal looking poop. Brownish, sometimes orange tinged, which I assume is from his vitamins. But normal. Methinks there should be descriptions and photos of poop for parents of newly diagnosed people wcf. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
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<br />From day one I was always asking about enzymes, if we were giving him enough, what normal poop looked like and we were given a mysterious response of "you'll know". err, no, we don't, no we didn't. And really, other than the color issue, DS' stools were rarely greasy, oily or excessively stinky. And they sunk to the bottom of the bowl, rarely floated. But they WERE yellowish/greenish with dark green flecks.
Oh how frustrating Liza... 'Oh you'll know'- yeah, right!!! This shouldn't have even been a consideration for them, but Max was your first baby, so you didn't even have the frame of reference of a prior non-CF baby's poop to compare his too either. 'You'll know.' What a load of... crap! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif" border="0">
How amazing that you've seen such a change in Max's poop already. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0"> The fact that he's not vomiting anymore is just as significant, I think.
Considering how many of us note that orange tint, I also think that might be a 'CF thing.'
We saw a quick change with Emily, too, upon reaching a good enzyme dose. She went from stools that appeared to be formed but shortly after hitting the water would fall apart into what looked like, for lack of a better description, floating, shredded cotton candy to what we see now- soft but formed, orange/light brown. The darker it is, the more likely it is to sink. A set of pics showing the change in her stools before and after enzymes might have been a good idea! Even when she has loose stools now from too much fat, I don't see that nasty pre-enzyme stuff in the bowl anymore.
How amazing that you've seen such a change in Max's poop already. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0"> The fact that he's not vomiting anymore is just as significant, I think.
Considering how many of us note that orange tint, I also think that might be a 'CF thing.'
We saw a quick change with Emily, too, upon reaching a good enzyme dose. She went from stools that appeared to be formed but shortly after hitting the water would fall apart into what looked like, for lack of a better description, floating, shredded cotton candy to what we see now- soft but formed, orange/light brown. The darker it is, the more likely it is to sink. A set of pics showing the change in her stools before and after enzymes might have been a good idea! Even when she has loose stools now from too much fat, I don't see that nasty pre-enzyme stuff in the bowl anymore.
Oh how frustrating Liza... 'Oh you'll know'- yeah, right!!! This shouldn't have even been a consideration for them, but Max was your first baby, so you didn't even have the frame of reference of a prior non-CF baby's poop to compare his too either. 'You'll know.' What a load of... crap! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif" border="0">
How amazing that you've seen such a change in Max's poop already. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0"> The fact that he's not vomiting anymore is just as significant, I think.
Considering how many of us note that orange tint, I also think that might be a 'CF thing.'
We saw a quick change with Emily, too, upon reaching a good enzyme dose. She went from stools that appeared to be formed but shortly after hitting the water would fall apart into what looked like, for lack of a better description, floating, shredded cotton candy to what we see now- soft but formed, orange/light brown. The darker it is, the more likely it is to sink. A set of pics showing the change in her stools before and after enzymes might have been a good idea! Even when she has loose stools now from too much fat, I don't see that nasty pre-enzyme stuff in the bowl anymore.
How amazing that you've seen such a change in Max's poop already. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0"> The fact that he's not vomiting anymore is just as significant, I think.
Considering how many of us note that orange tint, I also think that might be a 'CF thing.'
We saw a quick change with Emily, too, upon reaching a good enzyme dose. She went from stools that appeared to be formed but shortly after hitting the water would fall apart into what looked like, for lack of a better description, floating, shredded cotton candy to what we see now- soft but formed, orange/light brown. The darker it is, the more likely it is to sink. A set of pics showing the change in her stools before and after enzymes might have been a good idea! Even when she has loose stools now from too much fat, I don't see that nasty pre-enzyme stuff in the bowl anymore.
Oh how frustrating Liza... 'Oh you'll know'- yeah, right!!! This shouldn't have even been a consideration for them, but Max was your first baby, so you didn't even have the frame of reference of a prior non-CF baby's poop to compare his too either. 'You'll know.' What a load of... crap! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif" border="0">
How amazing that you've seen such a change in Max's poop already. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0"> The fact that he's not vomiting anymore is just as significant, I think.
Considering how many of us note that orange tint, I also think that might be a 'CF thing.'
We saw a quick change with Emily, too, upon reaching a good enzyme dose. She went from stools that appeared to be formed but shortly after hitting the water would fall apart into what looked like, for lack of a better description, floating, shredded cotton candy to what we see now- soft but formed, orange/light brown. The darker it is, the more likely it is to sink. A set of pics showing the change in her stools before and after enzymes might have been a good idea! Even when she has loose stools now from too much fat, I don't see that nasty pre-enzyme stuff in the bowl anymore.
How amazing that you've seen such a change in Max's poop already. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0"> The fact that he's not vomiting anymore is just as significant, I think.
Considering how many of us note that orange tint, I also think that might be a 'CF thing.'
We saw a quick change with Emily, too, upon reaching a good enzyme dose. She went from stools that appeared to be formed but shortly after hitting the water would fall apart into what looked like, for lack of a better description, floating, shredded cotton candy to what we see now- soft but formed, orange/light brown. The darker it is, the more likely it is to sink. A set of pics showing the change in her stools before and after enzymes might have been a good idea! Even when she has loose stools now from too much fat, I don't see that nasty pre-enzyme stuff in the bowl anymore.
Oh how frustrating Liza... 'Oh you'll know'- yeah, right!!! This shouldn't have even been a consideration for them, but Max was your first baby, so you didn't even have the frame of reference of a prior non-CF baby's poop to compare his too either. 'You'll know.' What a load of... crap! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif" border="0">
How amazing that you've seen such a change in Max's poop already. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0"> The fact that he's not vomiting anymore is just as significant, I think.
Considering how many of us note that orange tint, I also think that might be a 'CF thing.'
We saw a quick change with Emily, too, upon reaching a good enzyme dose. She went from stools that appeared to be formed but shortly after hitting the water would fall apart into what looked like, for lack of a better description, floating, shredded cotton candy to what we see now- soft but formed, orange/light brown. The darker it is, the more likely it is to sink. A set of pics showing the change in her stools before and after enzymes might have been a good idea! Even when she has loose stools now from too much fat, I don't see that nasty pre-enzyme stuff in the bowl anymore.
How amazing that you've seen such a change in Max's poop already. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0"> The fact that he's not vomiting anymore is just as significant, I think.
Considering how many of us note that orange tint, I also think that might be a 'CF thing.'
We saw a quick change with Emily, too, upon reaching a good enzyme dose. She went from stools that appeared to be formed but shortly after hitting the water would fall apart into what looked like, for lack of a better description, floating, shredded cotton candy to what we see now- soft but formed, orange/light brown. The darker it is, the more likely it is to sink. A set of pics showing the change in her stools before and after enzymes might have been a good idea! Even when she has loose stools now from too much fat, I don't see that nasty pre-enzyme stuff in the bowl anymore.
Oh how frustrating Liza... 'Oh you'll know'- yeah, right!!! This shouldn't have even been a consideration for them, but Max was your first baby, so you didn't even have the frame of reference of a prior non-CF baby's poop to compare his too either. 'You'll know.' What a load of... crap! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif" border="0">
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<br />How amazing that you've seen such a change in Max's poop already. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0"> The fact that he's not vomiting anymore is just as significant, I think.
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<br />Considering how many of us note that orange tint, I also think that might be a 'CF thing.'
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<br />We saw a quick change with Emily, too, upon reaching a good enzyme dose. She went from stools that appeared to be formed but shortly after hitting the water would fall apart into what looked like, for lack of a better description, floating, shredded cotton candy to what we see now- soft but formed, orange/light brown. The darker it is, the more likely it is to sink. A set of pics showing the change in her stools before and after enzymes might have been a good idea! Even when she has loose stools now from too much fat, I don't see that nasty pre-enzyme stuff in the bowl anymore.
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<br />How amazing that you've seen such a change in Max's poop already. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0"> The fact that he's not vomiting anymore is just as significant, I think.
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<br />Considering how many of us note that orange tint, I also think that might be a 'CF thing.'
<br />
<br />We saw a quick change with Emily, too, upon reaching a good enzyme dose. She went from stools that appeared to be formed but shortly after hitting the water would fall apart into what looked like, for lack of a better description, floating, shredded cotton candy to what we see now- soft but formed, orange/light brown. The darker it is, the more likely it is to sink. A set of pics showing the change in her stools before and after enzymes might have been a good idea! Even when she has loose stools now from too much fat, I don't see that nasty pre-enzyme stuff in the bowl anymore.