[adoremybabe]

DD will be 2 in June. SHe just weaned from the breast about 2 weeks ago. She is a small girl at only 22 lbs. I think that in her lifetime, she has only had about 3 BM's that were formed. Otherwise they are very loose.

She doesn't eat a lot. I also have Candida issues that I am currently not working on.

Can I pass those onto her? How does that happen?

I am just wondering if they may be some underlying reason as to why her BM's are so loose.

 

[adoremybabe]

Does anyone have any ideas?

 

[tanyalynn]

If our kids are born vaginally, their guts will be colonized with a bacterial mix similar to mom's, and if they're born by C-section, all bets are off on what bacteria they get, but it's mostly not the best mix.

For my daughter, unformed poop was a sign of her gluten intolerance, and after that I could see that she still tends toward a bad mix of bacteria, it looks like candida to me. So I make a lot of kimchee and pickles (we're also dairy-free) and that's quite helpful for us.

Some kids with food intolerances (none of ours are traditional allergies) grow slowly, but mine did not. And a lot of kids with celiac grow slowly, it seems, until gluten is taken out (but certainly not 100%).

The Healing the Gut sticky will have lots, and lots and lots of useful links. Two of them that have helped me see what's going on, poop-wise, are:
http://www.enzymestuff.com/rtstools.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Stool_Scale

 

[MacroMama]

She might need some strengthening foods. What are you feeding her? Be careful about giving her too much sugar, desserts, fruit, fruit juices, raw veggies, soda and processed foods.

Some toasted nori (a seaweed used in sushi) would be beneficial for her and kids love it. Be careful not to give her too much though. My DS loves it with brown rice.

Good luck!