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Apologies in advance - this is a total poop post: so after my son had a day of D I figured out that the only possible culprit was cross contamination from the pasta he ate that I made the night before - I made some artichoke fettucine for myself (which I'm pretty sure was wheat-based - and I was even thinking that I should have been eating the rice spaghetti I had, but the artichoke sounded so good for whatever reason) and I drained it first in the colander that I then used to drain his corn/quinoa rotellis - DUH. Anyway, since then his poop has thickened up but is still really yellow color - like mustard. I'm wondering if this is something else, or if this is leftover from the accidental glutening? I've been over it in my head trying to figure out why it should be such a color and I'm drawing blanks...I've been giving him the usual mix of rice, fruit, gluten-free snacks, veggies, etc. - nothing that I can figure would account for the yucky light yellow color. Not that it's anything critical at this point - I mean, as long as it's solid, this mommy's happy - but any ideas? Thanks! ...sorry to be so poop-focused!

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penguin Community Regular
penguin
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Sounds like cc to me! Pale poops are a symptom of celiac...something about not absorbing.

Esther Sparhawk Contributor
Esther Sparhawk
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Here are some boo-boos I've made with my 3 and a half year old: :(

Play Dough

Toothpaste

Vitamins

Shampoo (when she chews on her hair)

Chapstick

Lotion (I don't know if sunscreen contains gluten, but it's that time of year, so I guess I better check)

There's also friends and family who can give your child a treat when you're not looking. I'm told the reaction can happen long after ingestion sometimes.

Good luck to you.

dhramos2003 Rookie
dhramos2003
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i never knew that light colored poop was a sign of celiacs my son 2 has been blood tested and it keeps coming back negitive but hes had diarea since before i moved back in november and we changed dr's but everyone keeps telling me that i'm looking in to it to much reading these posts deffinatly make me think he has it too since i have it

GFBetsy Rookie
GFBetsy
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my son 2 has been blood tested and it keeps coming back negitive but hes had diarea since before i moved back in november and we changed dr's but everyone keeps telling me that i'm looking in to it to much

Testing done on children is notoriously unreliable. If you are worried, try him on your gluten-free diet. If he gets better, I'd say just keep him gluten-free.

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imsohungry
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Mechelle,

Thank you for that info. Now that I have a son, it is important for me to know childhood sources of hidden gluten (i.e. playdoe)

Izac's mom,

No need to apologize for a poop post! ;) Everytime I open my son's diaper, his poop is a different color. Tonight (we switched formulas again)...it was green! :huh:

Hope your boy is feeling better soon! :)

-Julie

Izak's Mom Apprentice
Izak's Mom
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Here are some boo-boos I've made with my 3 and a half year old: :(

Play Dough

Toothpaste

Vitamins

Shampoo (when she chews on her hair)

Chapstick

Lotion (I don't know if sunscreen contains gluten, but it's that time of year, so I guess I better check)

!!!! TOOTHPASTE!! Man, I learn something new every day here! I had no idea...and here for the past couple days I've been trying to be good about his new teeth & brushing them - hmmm, but I just got the tube and looking at it, I don't seen anything immediately offensive? It's the Doctor Burt's Children's Toothpaste. The ingredients are: Purified water, vegetable glycerin, calcium carbonate (chalk), bentonite (clay), orange oil, sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), yucca schidigera extract, beta carotene, xanthan gum. ?

He gets sunscreened when he's in daycare, but I don't think that has an effect since his poop has been OK up until now. I'll check about the playdough, but I'm pretty sure he doesn't use it at daycare.

Thanks for the advice, though. Chapstick - who knew?

-E

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Esther Sparhawk Contributor
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Thanks for the advice, though. Chapstick - who knew?

-E

Yeah, there's been a lot of controversy on this web site regarding the gluten-free status of Chapstick. From what I've gathered, there have been celiacs who reacted poorly to it, as well as Lipsmackers brand. I'd rather not take risks with my child.

Burt's Bees is said to have a gluten-free lip balm product. We might be safer with that.

An additional boo-boo: just today I was visiting with my husband and realized that we glutened Annie with our Dutch oven when we went camping two weeks ago. Cast iron is porous, so any gluten-containing bacon grease we've used to "season" it in the past is trapped in its pores. I'm still learning! :(

Nic Collaborator
Nic
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My son went through periods of time when his poop was bright green. I called the GI and he said the color is not a concern just the consistancy. I don't know if that is accurate but that is what he said. I also know that the color has changed for my children when they have had a stomach virus. Any chance of that?

Nicole

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Izak's Mom
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An additional boo-boo: just today I was visiting with my husband and realized that we glutened Annie with our Dutch oven when we went camping two weeks ago. Cast iron is porous, so any gluten-containing bacon grease we've used to "season" it in the past is trapped in its pores. I'm still learning! :(

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o !!!!!!!!!! :blink: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, what would I do without this board????!?!??!

I've been killing myself trying to figure out what could be bothering him, cause it's been kind of on and off the past week or so, and here I am cooking his meals in a cast iron pan that I more often than not simply wipe out instead of washing. And I cook plenty of gluten stuff in there. OY!

I don't know why I never thought about it before, because I've read on here plenty of times about people having separate dishes, etc. Man oh man, THANK YOU SO MUCH MECHELLE! I feel like such a dope for not realizing what I was doing, but I guess like you said, some of us are still learning!

-E

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My son went through periods of time when his poop was bright green. I called the GI and he said the color is not a concern just the consistancy. I don't know if that is accurate but that is what he said. I also know that the color has changed for my children when they have had a stomach virus. Any chance of that?

Nicole

That is so "funny" that you would say that...that is what I was told by 2 different GI doc...but I actually would like them to come hang out here with us for a few weeks and then see what they think about that...IMHO that is just one more thing that they are"off a little on" when it comes to celiac!! ;)

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