Liza,
you make an interesting point. Maggie had a similar problem when she was 5 1/2 months old. She had had bowel surgery at 5 days old; was doing fine so I thought. Then at 5 1/2 months old she had another bowel obstruction due to adhesions from the previous surgery. Her symptoms for the second sugery were vomiting , keeping nothing down and lethargy...It was quite obvious there was something terrible going on. However, her poops a few days prior looked like they had spinach in them when prior to that they looked like soft, mushy baby poop. I remember thinking her poops looked wierd for a breastfed baby when it looked like spinach...maybe that was bile? I have not seen spinach in her poop since that time...But even at 6 1/2 years old I still check her poop before she flushes. I know eventually she will not let me but I am trying to teach her what a good poop is. The other day she yelled from the bathroom"Mom, it sunk, it's a good one!" Yes, I am the bowel obsessed CF mom.
you make an interesting point. Maggie had a similar problem when she was 5 1/2 months old. She had had bowel surgery at 5 days old; was doing fine so I thought. Then at 5 1/2 months old she had another bowel obstruction due to adhesions from the previous surgery. Her symptoms for the second sugery were vomiting , keeping nothing down and lethargy...It was quite obvious there was something terrible going on. However, her poops a few days prior looked like they had spinach in them when prior to that they looked like soft, mushy baby poop. I remember thinking her poops looked wierd for a breastfed baby when it looked like spinach...maybe that was bile? I have not seen spinach in her poop since that time...But even at 6 1/2 years old I still check her poop before she flushes. I know eventually she will not let me but I am trying to teach her what a good poop is. The other day she yelled from the bathroom"Mom, it sunk, it's a good one!" Yes, I am the bowel obsessed CF mom.