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Does this count as mucous in poop? (Please say no.)  

post #1 of 7
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We've been at baseline for quite some time. DD has normal, solid big kid poop ever since she started solids a few months ago. They are usually nice and soft and normal but she sometimes gets constipated for a few days and then her poop is kind of a big mash of various little harder poops all stuck together. Lovely I know. Ever since I started giving her flax everyday the constipation has gone way down. Anyhow, often when there are little bits of harder poop all smashed together it appears that there are the teeniest, tiniest little bits of mucous in between. When the poop is soft and normal I never see any of this and if I smash the hard poop all together (one of my new hobbies ) the "mucous" becomes invisible and I can't find any of it. This has been happening for a while - it's not brand new - and it has not gotten worse or different. I am wondering if it's possible for this tiniest bit of mucous to generate when there is irritation in her colon due to the constipation or what, since it doesn't happen with the soft poops. Now that I've said the word "poop" about 8,000 times I think I'll stop. Thanks for any input.
post #2 of 7
Personally, I wouldn't stress unless it gets worse.

(I managed to reply without saying it once!)
post #3 of 7
imho, it is normal for the intestines to contain mucous. it is supposed to help lube stuff. so if harder poop comes along, it will scrape some off on it's way to the pooper.

poop poop poop poop
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Thanks you two!
post #5 of 7
Yep- totally normal with constipation. Body's adding some extra grease to get things to slide out easier.
post #6 of 7
Wow. That brought a lot of vivd images into my mind.

I hope yor not smashing that poop with your bare hands...How are you smashing that poop?
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Originally Posted by matey View Post
Wow. That brought a lot of vivd images into my mind.

I hope yor not smashing that poop with your bare hands...How are you smashing that poop?
I use a wipe kind of like a glove (Don't worry, I wash my hands after ). I'm sure it's quite a sight!
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