The mucousy, bloody, foul-smelling stool is a tip off to the C. diff bacteria.  The mucus is quite noticeable in newborn's stool that have this problem.  I would describe the odor of the stool as very sharp or acrid- something like vinegar.  The NICU that I worked in many years ago had an outbreak.  These babies developed a pseudo-membranous colitis and needed treatment.  C. diff can also be a GI pathogen in adults. 

http://www.cps.ca/english/statements/ID/ID00-02.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/c-difficile/ds00736

 

Sincerely, Rachel Wahl RN IBCLC  
 
> Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2010 06:41:17 -0400
> From: Elizabeth Brooks <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: mucousy, green foul smelling stools
> 
> ...Green mucousy foul stools don't sound right to me either but if the
> bloodiness is now gone, my guess is that it was the dairy in Mom's diet ...
> and baby may need a few more weeks for the GI to completely heal.
> 
> Liz Brooks JD IBCLC FILCA
> Wyndmoor, PA, USA
 		 	   		  
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