My ds (3 y.o.) had red beets for the first time yesterday, and today his potty was very colorful--both urine and bm. Is there something there that I need to be aware of? I know there have been conversations about beets as a sort of litmus test, but am not sure if those conversations apply to children, or what the general consensus is. I do know that ds has dairy and egg sensitivities, perhaps others, but we haven't been able to sort everything out yet.
Question the second; ds has an amazing ability to find splinters with his feet. Usually, they're small and shallow and easy to remove with tweezers. Yesterday, he stepped on a horse chestnut and ended up with half a dozen spines stuck in his foot. I was able to get them all out, I thought, but today he said his foot was still sore, and it looks like there is a spine that's still there pretty well under the skin. We soaked his foot in salt water (no epsom salts at the moment), and I don't see any signs of infection--is there something else we should be doing?
TIA!
Question the second; ds has an amazing ability to find splinters with his feet. Usually, they're small and shallow and easy to remove with tweezers. Yesterday, he stepped on a horse chestnut and ended up with half a dozen spines stuck in his foot. I was able to get them all out, I thought, but today he said his foot was still sore, and it looks like there is a spine that's still there pretty well under the skin. We soaked his foot in salt water (no epsom salts at the moment), and I don't see any signs of infection--is there something else we should be doing?
TIA!
