Poor Emma, it's no fun being sick, but it must be hard when you don't know what's going on.
Following her pediatrician visit we are trying to collect stool samples for testing. Her weight gain is okay (she is 19lbs 4oz) but diarrhea is not good for any period of time.
The most likely cause is C. Difficile, a bacteria that takes over when antibiotics clear out all the good bacteria in the gut. It doesn't affect normal people much, but Emma's bowels are not normal!
It can be treated with antibiotics but before that we are going to give her pectin. Its something you add to jelly and jam, but it is also food for good bacteria (found naturally in bananas and applesauce , hence the BRAT diet!)
Thankfully the nurse collected most of the samples overnight, so I just have a couple to get today!
Following her pediatrician visit we are trying to collect stool samples for testing. Her weight gain is okay (she is 19lbs 4oz) but diarrhea is not good for any period of time.
The most likely cause is C. Difficile, a bacteria that takes over when antibiotics clear out all the good bacteria in the gut. It doesn't affect normal people much, but Emma's bowels are not normal!
It can be treated with antibiotics but before that we are going to give her pectin. Its something you add to jelly and jam, but it is also food for good bacteria (found naturally in bananas and applesauce , hence the BRAT diet!)
Thankfully the nurse collected most of the samples overnight, so I just have a couple to get today!
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