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Blood in poo!
My ds is 6 weeks and for the last week has been getting bright red blood and pinky blood in his poo. It's not every poo or every day but it started off pink and the last twice it's been bright red! I spoke to doc last Wednesday and she said not to worry, but it's happened a few times since then and it was only pink at that point but is now red. I'm taking him to docs later but wondered if you ladies had any idea what it might be?
He doesn't seem in any pain or discomfort but I'm getting worried. I initially thought it could be a milk allergy but surely the blood would be in every poo?
Sam, Harrison & Daniel
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He doesn't seem in any pain or discomfort but I'm getting worried. I initially thought it could be a milk allergy but surely the blood would be in every poo?
Sam, Harrison & Daniel
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How did you get on at the doctors?
I had to take my LO in a few months back as she had fresh blood in her nappy, I took a photo of the first one and then took the next nappy with me to the doctors (felt like a crazy lady carrying a pooey nappy around!).
They were worried about my daughter as I listed some other symptoms that can indicate a serious problem (vomiting, cryng in pain in the night and unusually very hard to settle) so we had to go up the hospital. Turns out the other things were coincidental as it never came to anything. And the doctor said it was likely a little cut that can be caused by passing more solid poo. I was surprised as hers were quite loose at the time (we'd only just started weaning) and she never had a problem going so not sure how it had happened. But that must have been what it was as it stopped after that day. I was told to put vaseline on her at nappy changes as the cut was just on the inside.
Hope the doctor was helpful and if they said it was a little cut then might be worth trying the vaseline on it?
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