Pat
Doesn't black strings or black tar in the stool mean bleeding high up in the
digestive tract? I wonder if this would be enough to convince the mother that
she has to drop the dairy.
BTW I saw this once in a baby who had an esophageal tear/errosion from
reflux. It healed with antacid treatment.
Marie Davis, RN, IBCLC
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