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What Causes White Beads In Baby S Stools?
My 15 month old has tiny white/off-white beads in his stool. Lots of them, and in every stool for the past couple days (5-6 bowel movements). I ve noticed them before, off and on, too. He isn t on any medications, eats a mostly-whole-foods diet (he does eat some processed snacks like grahams). I can t think of anything he s recently started eating that would look like this? I just don t know if I should be concerned. Thanks for your time!
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history about your 15 month old, who has been passing tiny white/off white beads in stool for the last couple of days, passing 5-6 bowel movements per day, nothing of such foods that can cause thing.
Wants to know what this can be.
This is something that bothers every parent, hence the best ways is to check for stool examination for three consecutive days so that the proper diagnosis is made.
If this finds the cause, it is easy to treat.
The possibility is that there may be some indigestible foods that have remained in this format.
Once the reports are available, your stress will get reduced.
Till then continue with normal foods made at home.
Also observe for any particular food or additives that cause such a problem and you have to stop these.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history about your 15 month old, who has been passing tiny white/off white beads in stool for the last couple of days, passing 5-6 bowel movements per day, nothing of such foods that can cause thing.
Wants to know what this can be.
This is something that bothers every parent, hence the best ways is to check for stool examination for three consecutive days so that the proper diagnosis is made.
If this finds the cause, it is easy to treat.
The possibility is that there may be some indigestible foods that have remained in this format.
Once the reports are available, your stress will get reduced.
Till then continue with normal foods made at home.
Also observe for any particular food or additives that cause such a problem and you have to stop these.
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