Is it normals for my 12 month old's stool to look different after starting whole milk?

Question

Since my son started drinking whole milk his stool changed from a more solid dark brown color to a loose yellowish color. Is this normal?

Answer 1

It's not abnormal. However, if the stools continue to be loose, he could become dehydrated. Then I'd ask the pediatrician about an allergy to milk.

Have you tried soy milk?

Answer 2

Our daughter had a similar subject, a yellow runny diahrea that replace into grainy. We switched her to soy milk and all replace into greater efficient. At some million a million/2 we switched her back to take advantage of which she did effective with until some 3 hundred and sixty 5 days in the past at age 5. She is now formally Lactose Intollerant. She makes use of soy milk returned and her tummy is plenty happier.

Answer 3

Yes, and it smells so much more than when not on milk! Eventually it becomes just like an adults stool.

Answer 4

It is very normal for a childs stool to change whenever they start something new. As long as the child has no blood or runny stools or are becoming more harder to pass, then i wouldn't worry.

Answer 5

Yes it can be.His system is adjusting to the milk. It should change back in time. Don't worry everything will work out.Good luck...I will tell u this.Fomula is better then cows milk.Cows milk have alot of stairoids in it.....Try soy milk.If he likes it then you've got it made.It's alot healthier.

Answer 6

Yes it is, my daughter did the same thing, my mom told me if i put a little karo syrup in her bottle it would make her go to the bathroom more easy when she did cause whole milk doesnt have enough iron and sometimes it hurts their stomach when trying to go to the bathroom. If you want to get any, just look where the pancake syrup is. Its more purple then anything thats the kind i get! If you need more help just email me [e-mail]

Answer 7

That sounds like the milk is irritating his intestines. Did you know that many doctors now say you should keep kids on formula until 18 months or longer?

http://askdrsears.com/html/0/T000100.asp#T031014
SWITCHING TO MILK

I've been feeding my baby iron-fortified formula. When is it okay to switch to whole cow's milk? Research comparing cow's milk and formula-fed infants during the first year of life has shown that cow's milk is irritating to the intestines of a tiny infant, causing infants to lose a tiny bit of blood in their stools, contributing to iron deficiency anemia. There is very little iron in cow's milk anyway, and the iron that is there is poorly absorbed. Concern about iron-deficiency anemia has led the American Academy of Pediatrics, backed by solid research, to discourage the use of cow's milk in children under one year of age. One of America's top pediatric hematologists (blood specialist), the late Dr. Frank Oski , Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkin University (and co-author of a book entitled: Don't Drink Your Milk) advised parents to be cautious and not rush into the use of cow's milk, even during the second year of life. At present it would seem prudent to continue giving your baby iron-fortified formula during the second year of life and very gradually wean him to dairy products, beginning with yogurt. If your toddler generally has a balanced diet and routine hemoglobin tests show that he is not even close to being anemic, then switch from formula to whole milk sometime during the second year, but don't be in a hurry.

Answer 8

Yes, that's normal. And in my daughter's case it made her urine smell awful, but she got used to milk and everything went back to normal.

Answer 9

Normal, Yes. If he seems to be uncomfortable,gas, crampy mention this to his pediatrician.