<< I have a client whose baby is 7 months old.  He has had some challenges in
 stools, mainly some blood and diarrhea.  Elimination of dairy foods has
 resolved that, but Dad called today (They are Chinese and Dad does the
 calling because Mom is unsure about her English.  And I am *quite sure*
 about my Chinese.) to say that for about a week baby has had "black
 strings" in his stools. Most of the stool is good, yellow breastmilk stool,
 but these black strings, about 1 cm long are numerous in the stool.
  >>

Is this baby eating bananas?  My son had what sounds like very similar
"strings" in his stool at this same age after eating mashed bananas.  This
went on for another month or so until he was able to digest this fiber.  This
really looks like little dark strings; so much so that I thought for a brief
second that he had somehow gotten into my clippings from my embroidery!  His
sister had bananas at the same age and never had the "strings".

Ruth Scuderi

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