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What Causes Loose And Sticky Stools?

My baby is 13 months his stools are loose sticky and he is going quite a bit. Now his bottem is irritated which im treating with calmoseptine cream from from work. Im a cma for a colorectal surgeon so i see weird poop everyday so this alarms me. Why is it sticky and loose?
Mon, 1 Dec 2014
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Hi...this could be a mild viral associated diarrhoea. Unless the kid's having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry. Being sticky and loose doesn't mean any serious bacterial infection.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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What Causes Loose And Sticky Stools?

Hi...this could be a mild viral associated diarrhoea. Unless the kid s having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry. Being sticky and loose doesn t mean any serious bacterial infection. Regards - Dr. Sumanth