Hi all,

I have been following the thread about blood in stools very closely.  We
have a mom coming to LLL that has been trying to figure out what is causing
the blood in her not quite 2 month child's stools.  Recently the baby also
has had the orange crystals in the diaper.  This mom has seen specialists
and tried many things (i.e. some food elimination and blood tests for
disease), and the next step recommended by the docs, is to give formula.

My question is:

If you were seeing a baby with blood in stool and uric acid crystals, what
list of things would you be checking for and in what order?  Mom and I are a
little concerned that people are hyper-focusing on breastfeeding and might
be missing the real problem.  MUCH focus has been on mom's diet.

Mom is coming over to my house tomorrow (Saturday) to hang out.  So speedy
replies are great, but I can always call her later if anyone gets this
message after the weekend.  In the interest of protecting her privacy, I
have purposely kept this brief.  Tomorrow I think she will probably give me
permission to post her story.  My request is mainly so I can continue to
have an intelligent conversation with her. :-)

Thanks for your time,
Nikki Simmons
LLL of Jefferson City, Missouri USA
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