I’m new my son is now 5 months old. He is exclusively on a breastfed diet. Has been since birth. He is milk protein intolerant and soy intolerant. I have celiac disease. I am very good with my diet and do not consume any gluten milk proteins or soy. He also has GERD with sandifers syndrome which is now under control with previcid. From birth (july) till the end of oct. he would always have anywhere from 5-8 bms about the size of a dollar nice and runny like breastfed baby poop should look like and the yellowish color. Than in nov. it went from 7 one day to nothing for 7 days. when he did go it was very think like peanut butter and dark brown and very stinky. the doctor rec. giving prune juice 2ml BID which we have been doing till today. with that there was still nothing till 5 days later when I called the doctor because he wasnt eating as well and very gassy and crying when he had gas and pulling legs up to chest. she started him on lactulose and sure enough the next day he had a bm it was thick again and same color and sent. when on the lactulose if he gets 2.5ml BID than it will be about 4-6 days before a bm and he’s still acting in discomfort by day 4 and not eating as much. If we increase to 5ml BID than he get very frequent runny stools that are only like dime size. so yesterday the dr. rec. that I bring him in to have tested for celiac and his thyroid. and to call a pred. GI dr to set up appt. she said to say the diagnosis is constipation and GERD. I dont mind seeing a pred gi dr. for the GERD but is this really constipation I think not because its not rock hard. and as far as testing for celiac, will it not just come back neg since I am on a strict GF diet.
I understand BF babies can go for a while b4 having a bm but to suddenly change and have discomfort is that normal? anyone else have these issues? advice greatly appreciated I have blood test apt tomorrow not sure when yet for the GI DR
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