The poo saga
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Topic: The poo saga
Posted By: FionaS
Subject: The poo saga
Date Posted: 28 February 2008 at 11:43am
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Firstly let me say how excellent I have found medlab to be in the past. Staff are friendly and efficient.
However, this morning was a different story. ...Elle is awake half the night (as was I), then sleeps in until 9 (as do I) panic ensues as by 9am I am supposed to be out the door for work. Get Elle up and for the 7mth morning in a row there is poo everywhere…all over her clothes, her legs, her feet…everywhere. Green/yellow revolting stuff. I get it all over myself and the bathroom as she screams while I clean her up before having the gentle wake up and cuddle time she seems to require. Finally after much cleaning and collecting we get out the door, Elle goes to her Nana’s and I head to Medlab…poo in hand. I wait….and wait….and wait. Finally I see someone and ask for a container…that is all I need. Rudely the lady says no, you have to get to the back of the line and she promptly turns on her heels and walks out. By this time I’ve already been waiting 45mins..poo sample warming nicely. I had to get to work as I was already over 1 hour late. As there were still 7 people waiting for blood tests in the line in front of me I figured I’d be there for a long time. So GAH! How on earth do you get a poo sample in on time? I will go to my GP later and get a container and try again tomorrow morning but in the mean time my child may have some really serious condition (probably not) and as my GP pointed out, it could be listeria (probably not) which could cause me to miscarry (probably not). But still! But GAH! I can now only work half my normal hours as I started late and have to leave early to get my Mum to the airport. Streeeeeeeeeeeeess. Vent over. Anyone else had copious amounts of yellow and green mucousy poos lately?? ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 28 February 2008 at 11:51am
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Oh woah, what a biarch!! Seriously, how hard is it to get a container??
Poor you Fiona. You should have called in sick today 
Sorry no practical help but I feel for ya! |
Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 28 February 2008 at 12:07pm
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What a cow!!
Ashleigh had campylobactor last year and it was horrible  I went to the lab and was given everything needed for collecting the sample (I advise you do this when you have the time to wait!!) then when she poo'd I took the sample and just dropped it into the lab. When you pick up the container ask them where you can leave the sample when you drop it back in so you shouldn't need to see anyone  Hope she gets better soon, Ashleigh poo'd for 9 days if I remember correctly  ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 28 February 2008 at 12:15pm
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Wow that is shocking!
I had campylobactor a couple of weeks ago. The med lab at BHB were very lovely! Maybe the site of me was enough to make them nice. |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 28 February 2008 at 12:16pm
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I guess on the up side they very rarely give any treatment for bugs, other than stuff for rehydration which we don't need so it's not like she is missing out on treatment.
I should've got some gloves for myself I guess...just didn't even think of it. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 28 February 2008 at 12:43pm
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Awwww poor little girl. But come on how hard is it to get a container to put it in??? ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 28 February 2008 at 12:51pm
Argh now I've got myself worried that it might be something nasty that I may have contracted (as let's face it you get covered in it during the clean-up process) that may affect the pregnancy e.g. listeria. They say if a pregnant woman gets listeria the only symptom is usually flu like symptoms and I feel like I'm getting a cold 
Argh! I wish I'd managed to get the sample in today
Now I have to wait until tomorrow which means no results back until Tues Scary stuff!!!!!!! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 28 February 2008 at 4:57pm
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oh dear fiona!!!!! what a stressful day for you!
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 8:53pm
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STIIIIIIIIIIILL got bad nappies here :( It's been 9 days now so I guess that means bacterial. They are not green anymore though!
I got a sample in on Fri but she woke up with it so I hope it was less than 4 hours old (that is when you're supposed to get them in). Hoping like made they find the bacteria so she can get treated. She was happy through it but she has been sooo miserable for the last 2 days and hates having her nappy changed. I hope it isn't something I can/have caught ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 9:00pm
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Listeria would be the only one to worry about, the placenta can protect bub from most other bugs, and unless Elle has been eating high risk listeria foods it's unlikely she has it. Even if you eat something contaminated there's only a 20-30% of you contracting listeriosis from it.
The gremlins had rotavirus when I was first preg and bub and I were fine. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 9:04pm
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Yeah hopefully it isn't listeria. I freaked out when I realised that some people can have listeria without any symptoms! I figured you'd get very sick.
It's probably camphilobactor (argh..can never spell that!!) from eating the cat biscuits (I blame dh) ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 9:06pm
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She wouldn't get campylobacter from the cat food tho, it's quite a specific bacteria. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 9:10pm
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Good spelling!
I read it could be contracted from domestic pets...mmm, bad old google. We get the results on Monday so hopefully something shows up and can be treated. Someone said it could be her gut adjusting and healing now we've cut wheat out but I doubt it. Poor poppet. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 9:13pm
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That's toxoplasmosis. Campylobacter is from contaminated chicken, faeces etc. so she'd only get it from the cat if the cat had eaten something dodgy and then she touched it's faeces.
Good luck for Mon! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 9:17pm
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Yeah they seem to say that about 4 of the common bacterial things can be contracted from food or from domestic pets and some from soil.
Roll on Monday! Get HCG back then too. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 9:20pm
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Yay! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 9:21pm
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Good Luck for Monday Fiona, fingers crossed its good news all around. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 9:50pm
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Ewww we have green poos here too but I think its Alize poo causing the trouble! Best of luck for Monday hun and let us know how all the test results went.. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 03 March 2008 at 5:11pm
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The stool sample tests came back all clear! No bateria or virus. Argh. She is still have 2 explosive motions per day. A big shock for us as she was previously constipated constantly from 4 months old. Mmmmm. I wonder if it is related to the wheat free diet???
I was hoping something would show up on the test so we would know what was going on! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 03 March 2008 at 7:25pm
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Bugger. Still, at least you know that you don't have to worry about her making you sick. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 03 March 2008 at 8:34pm
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ella has a tummy bug - in nelson the doc suggested giardia but we havent been anywhere...except nelson LOL!!! there is a nasty bug going round DC and OMG the explosions we are havvng are horrid - from Ella AND BSDH! I wanna leave home......
Hope gabrielle comes right soon |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 03 March 2008 at 9:48pm
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My doc was talking Giardia too.
I thought viral tummy upsets only last 48hours to 7 days max??? My doc suggested cutting out lactose (which I've been trying to do) as apparently kids commonly develop short-term lactose intolerance for 3 weeks or so after a tummy bug. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Bayley
Date Posted: 03 March 2008 at 11:04pm
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Hey Fiona,
It sounds as though my son has the same thing as Elle does. This is now day 14, although its only been REALLY bad for the past 9 days. My dr said that he had viral gastro-enteritis and that it could last up to 3 weeks!!! I am so over it, and pray that I don't wake up to everything covered in it again tomorrow morning! Hope Elle is feeling better soon ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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