Hi all, Recently I have noticed streaks of blood in my baby(5months) stool. PD has checked and the report came back normal. I'm a totally breastfeed mom. Should I be worried ??

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I read that, occasionally a breastfed baby will have little streaks of blood in his or her poop which is often caused by a tiny tear in the inside skin of the anus, which is called an anal fissure. Nothing to be too worried about I reckon, especially if doctor said it's okay. Just keep monitoring baby and see if the condition improves and see if baby is in any major discomfort.

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Blood in stool could be a sign of food intolerance from something in your diet, usually dairy. Try to eliminate dairy for 30 days to see if it improves. I had a Friend who had to eliminate Kiwi from her diet as it was causing her baby to have blood in stool too

Same here. My girl had blood in poop and pd made me stop eating dairy, eggs,shellfish,wheat/oats