"Normal" poos for a 15 months old?

Not quite sure how to phrase this... LOL

My 15 month old DS does poos that are very runny. He's on a normal full diet
of solids with three milk feeds a day. I've heard that once kids are on a
"normal" diet their stools should be more solid rather than runny like those
of a smaller baby.

Are the runny poos normal or should I be looking for older kid type poos,
that are more solid, snake-like, sort of similar to adult stools?

His usual food intake is something like this:

7am - breakfast of Weet Bix mixed with milk and a bit of fruit like a banana
or pureed apple or pear.
9am - 200 mL of milk
lunch of either a sandwich with Vegemite or ham or a slice of cheese or a
soup I've cooked (the soup is based on a broth made of meat and vegetables
and he eats the meat and veges, plus sometimes pasta if there's no potato in
the soup)
2pm-3pm - 200 mL of milk
5:50 - 6pm dinner of whatever we're having or something I've cooked for him
if our dinner isn't particularly kid-friendly
7:30 pm - 200 mL of milk
He gets snacks of crackers or fruit/veges between meals and drinks water, no
juice or other sugary drinks.

My concern is that maybe, like me, he's allergic to milk proteins (but not
lactose intolerant) and hence the runny poos. In me, excessive milk intake
leads to diarrhoea, which is why I think that milk may be the culprit here.
As he's still kind of young it's not recommended that he be denied the milk
in his diet unless under the supervision of a doctor, so it's not like I can
just cut it out. He's allergic to eggs and I'm very careful not to include

Irrational Number...

This is not correct. He does not NEED milk. As
long as he gets a well-balanced diet, he does not
need milk. You can try soy milk or rice milk and
see if that cuts down on the runniness. If it does,
try taking out the cheese and other dairy products.

any ingredients with egg in them in what I cook for him.

So what do people think? Are the runny stools normal in a 15 month old or
should I get him on an elimination diet under the supervision of an
paediatric immunologist and dietician? We saw a dermatologist about his
eczema last week and she suggested adding probiotics to his diet to aid his

Irrational Number...

Oh, he has eczema, too? Pillbug has been sensitve
to dairy since birth. He used to get eczema when
I drank milk and was breastfeeding. Now he is on
Bright Beginnings, a soy-based pediatric drink (like
Pediasure). Not eating dairy has really helped cut
down his eczema.

digestion and limit the absorption of stuff that may be triggering allergic
reactions in him. Does anyone have any experience with using probiotics with

Nikki...

I'm not sure what normal is. At that age my kids had peanut butter poos as
a rule. As babies it was more like pudding.
When they were done nursing it would often be a bit firmer still. I think
there is a lot of variation in this department, even in adults.

With the allergies and eczema I would also suspect diet as a culprit. I
have no experience with probiotics. I wouldn't think a 1-2 week dairy
elimination trial would need a doctors supervision but I really don't
know??!!

young children?

I know that's a lot of questions, but that's pretty much what's smimming
around in my head right now! LOL Any help would be most appreciated.

Engram

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