What causes mucus in baby stool

Suspecting Protein Intolerance
by Joanna (Chicago)

"Hello, we had the same problem, blood, and mucus in the stool, which started around two months (right after my son's first round of vaccines.)

Until then, he was in the 90 percentile with his weight, after he started dropping to 75.

The doctors suspect protein intolerance, so I avoid dairy, soy, and gluten.

I have another theory next to the one with the vaccines, and my question is, how many of the babies with this problem are C-section babies??

My son is c-section and vaccinated.

Stool with Blood and Mucus in Baby Poo
by Tina

"My baby had many stools with blood and mucus in them.

And he had horrible diarrhea; he passed stool about ten times a day.

I tried to cut off all dairy, nuts, eggs, and beef, but nothing worked.

He is a happy and healthy baby, so my doctor told me I should not worry about blood and mucus.

And he said it might go away when I start to feed him solids because it can help to slow down bowel movements.

He was right; after I started to feed him solids, he passed stool 1

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