Question: Hi, (from Australia), I was reluctant to vaccinate our young boy initially but after a bad case of salmonella and then lactose intolerance last year he is having all his needles, albeit slightly delayed. On Feb 6th, at 15 months, he was vaccinated for Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Meningococcal C and Influenza B . . He has had a medium level reaction beginning about 5 days after the needles, including temperature, going off food and formula, irritability etc and developed a measles type rash for a few days on Friday and through this weekend.
As his appetite has picked up though mild diarrhoea has increased, to about 7 nappies worth today.
He was breastfed until 13 months, I was four months pregnant again by then and my supply dwindled. Once he was put on formula (lactose free on doctor's advice) stools changed to more watery, usually greyish or sometimes greenish coloured.
The diarrhoea is greyish sometimes yellowish and is fast but not explosive as such - I didnt know he had done a couple of them today for a little while.
HIs history includes bad silent reflux leading to GORD, until eating more solids at about 7-8 months and unexplained bowel pain particularly at night, which later improved when I undertook a dairy free diet,\ although tests for dairy and other allergies came up negative.
Is there anything I can use to help minimise these bowel symptoms now....?