Confused About Strange BM's

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Hi,

We decided to try a dairy-free week or two before trying enzymes, to

test our son's reaction to it when it is reintroduced (without

enzymes). Then, we were planning to start the enzymes if they

seemed necessary.

For one week, my son has been completely dairy-free, and our results

are mixed:

(1.) For six of the seven days, he had one BM instead of his usual

two. (He's very regular.) (Today, he hasn't even had one yet, and

it's 3:45pm!)

(2.) However, the quality of the BM's hasn't changed a bit. They

are still VERY mushy, smelly, and of varying colors.

(3.) He was excellent at OT on fine motor (something he usually

fights), but his balance was off on the gross motor.

(4.) He's more chatty than usual, but we'd been having progress in

this area before the dairy-free week as well. Can't say dairy had a

definite impact.

My main question is this: since the quality of his BM's hasn't

changed at all, does this indicate that dairy intolerance isn't our

problem? Or do we need to give his body more time to adjust? What

other physical signs should I be looking for? Is this going to be

too hard to figure out without a doc?

FYI -- he's been eating more of most non-dairy things in his diet

this week, including eggs, meat, fruit, and juice. We've tried not

to give too much juice, as we know that can cause soft BM's, and the

fruits include bananas, which should be firming things up!

Overall, I am very disappointed. I had high hopes for dairy being

our culprit.

in NJ

(mom to , 3-1/2 years old, oral and verbal apraxia, mild

hypotonia resulting in balance and coordination issues and fine

motor difficulties)