sandy stools | Autism PDD

Thanks, I wasn't thinking you were implying that. I just answered that way so it wouldn't be questioned again, trying to rule out all possibilities type of thing.

Thanks for trying to help!

It sounds like an invasive procedure, and one that the expert didn't feel was necessary, so I think you made the natural decision.

Kids with autism are often sensory-seeking in the weirdest ways. Could your son be sneaking odd food items, maybe even pet food? Does your son do a lot of mouthing of objects or seek oral stimulation in other ways?

Hope you get to the bottom of this (no pun intended....)

Also I wanted to ask if he gets probiotics. If he does not ask you childs Dr. about them.

Just wanted to say that I wasn't implying that your son wasn't adequately supervised.

Since you connect it with the episode with diarrhea, it sounds likely that whatever bug that caused it messed with his intestinal bacteria. Antibiotics also mess with intestinal bacteria.

You didn't say how old he is. When my son was a toddler, his digestive system seemed immature for his age, and food would go through without being properly broken down.

I hope your topic ends up getting noticed by someone who can figure this out for you.

It may just be gritter indigestible fiber from diet. Like, grain.My son doesn't get any food that could hurt him. We only keep fruit on the kitchen table, everything else is in a locked pantry.
He used to take probiotics, but we have not given them for the last several months. It was hard to find one that was gfcf and we moved, so we have not looked for it. Maybe I should look into that.

I was hoping someone else might know what this could be.

(hoping didn't help me at the dentist yesterday though, maybe I should take a clue!)

sam eats wall plater all the time he has lumps of plaster in his poo

the doctor said it was not toxic and would do him no harm anyway

has he been eating sand or chewing up plaster

I would check out autismweb.com on the diet section and ask the people there. Biomedical folks are usually more into that aspect of autism and I have found the board members there to be very very helpful.

aloha, Renee

My kids stools have come in many different shades. I probably got the rep at the dr.s office as the poop watcher because I would always call and ask about the color. My daughter's used to be green. (No food dye involved) The dr. said it was the speed it was moving through her system.

If anyone had told me I would have done such a thing before I had kids I would have had a very good laugh.

Thanks, Norway mom.. I saw that in my google search. Also, we do not have a sandbox.

My son has seen a gastro. He said it didn't concern him, but that he would do an endoscopy and stomach biopsy if it would make me feel better. I don't know if I should have, but I declined.

I didn't want to label the subject of a new thread "Let's talk about poop"

So, anyways, my son has had sandy stools since he started having really bad diarreah last fall. The diarrea was like water, poor baby. Usually resulted in 8 clothing changes a day! He improved about 95% when we took all wheat and gluten out of his diet.
He still has sandy stools though. I have always wondered if it "meant anything"

On a visit with one of the children were adopting, I had to change her diaper and her bm was very sandy and gritty also. JUST like his. It took about 20 wipes just to get it off her skin.

Does anyone know anything about this?

I have changed LOTS of diapers and have never seen this before.

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This has happened to my son twice. Once when he was eating a ton of cheerios and the other was when he became impacted. When the laxative started working the stools were very gritty.

Does he see a pediatric gastro?

My kids have had gritty stools on occasion, but never day after day. I did a little googling and found that pears are associated with sandy stools.

I also googled this. It's from "Ask Dr. Warren."

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Dear KB: If the stools are really sandy, you do have to consider the possibility that your daughter has been eating sand or soil. Some children will do that. What you are noticing is probably just a change in the consistency of the stool to a drier stool. This may happen if a child has less fluids, less fiber, less fruit, or more processed starches. Sometimes the consistency of the stool may change for no obvious reason.

If your daughter's appetite is okay and she does not appear to be having any abdominal pain or vomiting, you don't need to run to the doctor, but she should have regular checkups where issues like these can be addressed. If your daughter seems to be ill or in pain, then she should be checked by her doctor.

Source: http://www.askdrwarren.com/qa000731.htm#q3