OK! The Mag. Citrate has kicked in, and we had more white poop-that progressed into pale yellow, then like a tan poop.
I know- Im grossing you out. But I can’t help but share my finding.
I know you most likely can’t imagine why Im sitting here typing this but I can’t help but share the good, bad and all the in between.
I ended up calling the doctor back to make sure that pale yellowish tan was an OK sign and its a YES! We still have to be wary of any fever though. So lets keep up faith that we are good to go. No fever and more normal poop is a very good thing. She looks good. No real appetite-not shocking.
So its possible her 2 week bug really slowed stuff down in an already slow system. Making her gall bladder a bit lazy and uninspired to do its job. Looks like its back to work for the gallbladder. I would say if this happens to you or your child to still call your doctor immediately because none of this is really normal and can be dangerous if you wait or ignore it.
We aren’t out of the woods yet, but this is very hopeful. Time will tell. That and of course MORE poop. The kid has only gone once! Yeah-I know! I told you she holds it all in pretty well. She is a pro.
I packed stuff up for tomorrow-with 2 changes of clothes for Alexa-JUST IN CASE :C Im hoping if anything she just gets up in the middle of the night and gets it out of her system.
If there is anything I can say for my life it is always FAR from boring. ALWAYS.
Maybe some day this will all be funny-but Im thinking not. Im not gray yet, but am sure Alexa has aged me a good decade or two since birth.
Here to faith for a good night. All I know is tomorrow I am going to need a feeding tube of coffee to keep me going! LOL!
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good to hear! still praying!
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regina
I (along with the rest of my family) am so glad to hear that Alexa had colored poop! I will still be thinking of you guys! -Molly B
Lots of prayers and good thoughts for your family and most especially Alexa!
Hugs,
Debbie
such good news Lauren!! Still sending prayers that it stays that way too!!! Hang in there!
-Jen
Yeah! 🙂 Poop doesn’t gross me out anymore. After being a nurse for 10 yrs… this is like dinner conversation to me. Anywhoo…. it sounds really good. Looks like her body is cranking out the bile again! I hope you guys have an ok day tomorrow!
So glad to hear good news! We’ll keep praying. And expecting MORE good news! 🙂 Good night!
Oh, YAY! I’m doin’ the happy dance for “tan poop”!!! Still praying, too!
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Let’s just think that someday when Alexa is older, she’s going to be so embarrassed that her Mom talked about her poop to the whole world (or at least 1/2 of it!) LOL!
This is GREAT news! Hope she keeps on going and you can make the farm in the a.m.
Oh, Praise the Lord! I’m so happy about the tan poop – and no, you’re not grossing me out. Hey, we have children, right? Heck, I’d rather just say instead of trying to find out the proper word (poop=stool, boogers=nasal discharge).
I’m so relieve that it’s a start in the right direction. I’ve been worried sick since I read your post this afternoon.
Continued prayers and we’ll check in with you in the morning. {{{HUGS}}}
Love ya,
Renee
So glad to hear that a corner has been turned! and hopefully some poop has come out!!!!! good to be able to laugh about it a little….. hope you can finally get some sleep Lauren!
Have a good, successful night and sleep! The prayers are still going your way!
Hugs!
Sara
Hope you both have a restful night & that all goes well tomorrow with lots of fun for both of you! God bless!!!
Great to hear that Alexa is doing better. I can say get a good nights rest but as a mom myself I know (it will be restless). You’re in my thoughts and prayers.
Take care.
I am so relieved that things are “moving” along. I know we don’t know each other but I have been thinking about you and your little one all day and am sending you my good thoughts and prayers.
Yay! I am so glad the poop is tan!! Hope all continues to go smoothly 🙂
good luck good luck good luck!!!!!!
Hip, hip, hooray for colored poop! What would we do without a sense of humor? You are correct, Lauren…from the time they are born, poop is a very discussed subject. Wishing you a “colorful” night and a fun field trip tomorrow…all of you totally deserve it! Prayers will continue until the final all-clear.
Oh wow! Scary times! So glad she’s doing better and I pray she continues to get better. Also praying yuor field trip is FUN and uneventful!! Hugs…
Thank goodness for colored poop! Ken has been praying all day, and I said a quick one before heading out to work this morning and getting sidetracked all day. Now, we just need to pray for Alexa’s bowels to get moving, literally, and quickly too. Plus, for you to have a fun filled day tommorrow on the field trip. Oh and an IV infusion of coffee with a double shot of caffiene.
OMG…That would have scared me too!!
Glad to hear..things are seeming to get better.
Big HUGS for Alexa!!
All of you.. Are in my thoughts and prayers!!
*Hoping for a FUN field trip 🙂
Dee
Well, here we are cheering for poop!!
yea!!
glad things are looking better!
take care.
Sweetheart, after all you have been through, you could talk about poop all day and probably not offend anyone. God Bless you and your daughter, and although sleep is a good thing, I hope she is up all night with nice colorful poop!!
OH, Lauren! Bless you and Alexa too! I’ll be praying for you all, sweetie!
I have you all in my thoughts and prayers. Good luck tomorrow.
Oh, that is so awesome to hear. I am so glad for you all. Good luck on the field trip tomorrow. Hope all goes well and everyone has fun.
With a speical needs son, poop is a common topic in our family.
It is good to read that Alexa’s system is kicking in and working. Hopefully, the outing to the farm will rev Alexa’s system so she has a BM.
Can Alexa be bribed? A disposable camera could be an incentive.
I like how you made the card layering the black inside the light c.s. The light center of the card looked like it was floating.
I am glad you did sit down and type it! I have been checking back all day to get updates. I am so thankful that things are looking better! I used to work at a pharmacy and whenever anyone came to pick up their Mag. Citrate, the pharmacist would always say ” Hope everything comes out all right”. : )
YAY! No worries, we’re moms. We do poop.
Yay!!! That’s good news so far!
Hi – you don’t know me I don’t know you but I wanted you to know that I have been thinking of you from way across the other side of the world and your little girl ever since I read your post -I’m so relived to hear some good news. Take care.
Lauren, you are one of the strongest women I have ever known. You and your family have been through so much and I am so grateful for your honest and heartfelt postings. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Lauren, I hope you have a restful night and a fun day on the field trip. No, it is NOT too much to ask that your family can have a few breaks….heavens know you have been through enough! My prayer is that Alexa can get through this one and back on the road to recovery for the LAST time.
You are an amazing woman. Truly inspiring. Alexa could not have gotten a mommy who loves her more in the whole world!!
Oh, thank goodness and God for this progress!!! I am happy to hear we are not “all white” now…how scary. I hope she has a good night, and I do hope you get to go on the trip tomorrow. I’ll be thinking of you all, and hoping for the best. More prayers will go up, too! {{{{HUGS}}}}
I finally got caught up here, and I am glad to hear Alexa is doing better!! I will say prayers that she will continue to improve. Sending cyber hugs!!
I just finished reading eveything and I’m glad that Alexa is doing better. Some of the best converstions I’ve had were about poop, our kids, theirr kids……it’s really fascinating sometimes.
I really hope that Alexa feels well very soon so you can start to rest and feel well. Prayers are going out for you and your sweet family lauren.
I hope you can all have a restful night and a better morning!
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I hope you guys enjoy the field trip!
I will keep praying that all continues to go well. Hang in there!
Praying that you had a colorful night~Nothing is more scary than issues with your child….let us know how it all goes/went.
Still praying for you and Alexa!
Good Morning –
I had to check first thing and see if there were any changes. I do hope that you were able to get a better night’s sleep. You must be exhausted – physically and mentally.
I’m still saying my prayers for you and Alexa! I wish I lived closer to help you out and to give you a big ‘ole hug.
Hugs and love,
Renee
Lauren, I woke up this morning just knowing that Alexa is going to be alright. I came to my computer and your blog to see if there was anymore news and was so glad to hear about the poop! LOL!
I just scheduled my first colonoscopy and I’ve been dreading it and whining about it, and after reading about what Alexa has been through I feel rather foolish. Wishing you all the best field trip ever!
Hang in there sweetie. Your faith keeps you strong, but don’t forget to lean on HIM too! It is going to be OK.
Yeah….tan poop !! I’m praying for brown and I’m praying that you’ll still be able to go on the field trip. I’m praying that Alexa’s system will continue to respond to the drink and that life will soon return to “normal” for you all !!!
Big hugs and prayers and thanks for keeping us all posted on how Alexa and you are doing.
Corinne
So glad to hear it seems to be ok. Prayers still coming. Hopefully you guys will be able to have that field trip and a nice day.
So glad to hear about tan poop! I’m praying for Alexa and your family. Please keep us updated. That is one strong beautiful little girl you have been blessed with. I hope that you’re able to have a good day today. HUGS Dottie K. 🙂
OH I am soo happy OH goodness I am praying the night went well the first thing this AM was come here to check on you guys.. Praise God!
(((HUGS))
Wonderful! Glad to hear things are looking better!
I will continue to pray for you both. Thank you for sharing so much of yourself with us – your talent and your life. Look forward to checking in with you each day and send lots of hugs to you all.
YEAH!!!!!!!!!! I’m so glad that the Mag. Citrate started to kick in! I’m sure that it was a condsiderable measure of relief for you! Hopefully everything will go well on Amber’s field trip to the fram. Good luck, and hopefully you’ll be able to relax – even if just a teeny tiny bit!
Take care!
I have NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY to hear about poop in my whole life! I’m tellin’ you – the PSF’s have been working overtime sending up prayers for brown poop. I will continue with the prayers and I hope you can keep those eyes open today. Love to you and Miss Alexa (and all the family).
Hooray for poop! Never thought I’d say that! I wanted to let you know she’ll be in my prayers. Be safe!
Bobbie *Ü*
No gross out here… as a paramedic for 15 years, I have seen my share… ate breakfast while I caught up on your posts! Glad that it sounds like it is coming out the right colour now, and all the best going on your field trip… If posting to us helps than for everything else you do to inspire us, than that is the least we can do!
Good luck,
Diane Cooper
Hope you made it through the night okay and she was able to get more if not MOST of it out of her!! I don’t see anything wrong with sharing the good the bad and the ugly…lol….we…your loyal readers know you and know that you always share 😉 Hope today is a good day for you all!
Thanks for sharing…we care! Have a fun day and lets hope you’re near a bathroom if the poop lets loose! NEVER a Dull moment!
YEA for the yellowish/tan poop!!! And you are not grossing me out!!! I am just so relieved and happy the she is going for you!!!
Hope you can still manage the firld trip and that Alexa does not need the extra clothes!!!
I was laying in bed this morning, fighting getting up, then I thought to myself, “Oh! I have to go check and see how Alexa is doing!” : ) So glad you are all going to get to go on the field trip. Can’t wait to see the pics and hear that her poop is back to normal color! And poop talk is a constant around these parts — no worries about TMI! And actually, I’d never heard of white poop — now I know! So in addition to getting it out of your system (there’s something about writing it down for others to understand that is so helpful in figuring things out for ourselves), you also educated the rest of us. Keep us posted!
So happy to hear that things are going better! Keeping my fingers crossed that the field trip goes off without a hitch and that Alexa was able to get some more out last night. 🙂
Lauren,
I sure hope everything is even better this morning.
Hugs & Prayers!
I think you are one of the healthiest moms I have ever encountered in a blog! You need to talk about this stuff. I am so glad it looks more and more like a fluke and less and less like the scarier alternatives. Praying this is so.
We’ll keep praying. I’m hoping you are on your field trip having a good time.
HOORAY for tan poop! Poor Alexa! I was gonna say, if the mag citrate doesn’t make her go, then she does have bowels of steel! I can imagine how scared you were, Lauren! Being a nurse makes you think the worse case scenario when something freaky happens (like white poop)! I am so glad that this issue is resolving! PHEW! Hugs and prayers to you and Alexa!
Yippee!!!! Let’s hear it for tan poop!!!! Keep it coming Alexa and to you Lauren it’s better out than in….vent all you like. Big hugs. xx
Hee hee Woo hoo for colored poop! Keep it up girl! This is fantastic news. I hope she is done with the white stuff forever. (((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))))))
Who would have ever thought that we (all of us) would get so excited about poop?!? I’m so relieved for you and for Alexa. I’m praying for your family always. You are truly an inspiration to all of us, Lauren. God bless…
I’m so glad to hear that your evening was better than your morning.
I know- when my son was first born we stressed so much about the kind of poop and I always felt weird talking about it. By the time my daughter came along, poop is a totally normal and common Mommy topic! We all get it. Which is still a little odd… haha…!
Good luck on the field trip and I hope you all get to enjoy some fun times together. You need it!
Still praying for y’all! Sounds like things are looking up.
I just read your last few entries. Poor little Alexa. I will praying for her and for you. God bless you.
Hoping for good colored poop!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also hope you and your family get to enjoy the holiday weekend. My daughter is constipated right now, and miserable. I’m waiting for her softner to kick in!!!!!!!! Still thinking of you.
Donna :]
Lauren,
I hope you are on the right track with the treatment and will enjoy your trip. Alexa is such a trooper!! Stay stong..
Hugs,
Irina
Never thought I’d be glad for colored poop, but YEAH!!! Let’s keep it coming and get it all out! Prayers and hugs and good, healing thoughts coming your way.
I am so glad there is progress…and after reading your concerns, my daughter needs to get back to the doctor. She also has had constipation problems for over a year, and every weekend we are cleaning her out. The doctor gave us the magnisium too, but it did not work…so we went the supository route. She mentioned white poop too…I will have to check this out..
Such great news!! We’ll kee hoping for some BROWN POOP!! Give everyone a hug. Hope you enjoy yourselves tomorrow!!
Hi Lauren
I am so relieved to hear that things are moving towards a new normal. As a young mom I was always aware of all bodily functions as my daughter was plagued with kidney and bladder infections as a young lass, and it was imperative that we keep track of her “ins” and “outs”. She would get to the point where she would create stories about the shapes of her poops to amuse herself on the toilet until I could come and do the “check”. I wrote a lot of them down in a notebook and I love to read them now that she is a full grown woman. You can get through this – you seem to be surrounded by cloud of love and support. Blessings on your daughter, on you and the remainder of your family.
Pat
I’m so glad things are starting to look “ok”! Glad to hear of her tan poop!!!! Thanks for keeping us all informed….I was thinking of you both and wondering how she was doing…and YOU for that matter!!! I will continue to keep you all in my prayers!
Hang in there kiddo. You’re up for the best mom ever award and good things are headed your way. Way to poop Alexa!!!!
Wow,Lauren. I’ve been off line for a couple of days. BIG prayers for you all. Glad things are looking up a bit. Hang in there. ((((HUGS))))
come on brown poo!!! Since the moment my first was born poo talk is a daily occurence in my house- over 11 years ago and I can discuss it with a group of mom’s without any of us thinking twice about the topic. I am glad you have your blog to write how you are feeling. We have to be so strong for our children and family we often forget to let ourselves be human and discuss how we are feeling. I did so a bit today on my blog too as my husband was hit yesterday by a girl running a red light and thank God after the terrible accident all are ok. It felt good to even write just that quick blurb and let some of my feelings out. I am so glad you have so many here for you during this journey.
my prayers and blessing to your family and to brown poo and lots more of it!
I’m praying for more brown poop and no fever!!! Alexa’s a fighter, and so are you — hang in there! Big big hugs!!!!
What great news! I’ll continue to pray for Alexa’s gallbladder will get back to work and that the coffee IV did the trick! May God continue to keep you and your family under the protection of the Eagle’s wing!
Oh, wonderful news! Tan coloured poop is definitely a better sign. Will keep praying for you.
Have a fun time!
Lauren,
I am in awe of your amazing strength! I genuinely admire you. You have endured so much with Alexa, have 2 other kids to take care of, plus your house – and somewhere in the middle of all that you manage to create the most beautiful things. You have certainly been blessed with amazing talent, patience, and endurance. I applaud you for accomplishing so much. You are an inspiration to us all. Take care, and let’s hope all the prayers for Alexa are answered soon.
Kris Carpinello
Hugs,Thoughts and Prayers going your way Lauren!!!
My thoughts and prayers are still with you and Alexa. Bring on the brown poo!!
Here’s hoping your family can start to enjoy a normal, boring summer pretty soon!!! 😀
while your problen is oh so serious, you gave such a crazy slant that I sit here chuckleing.. God speed to Alexa as I know HE would not let her go thru her 5 year torment and then let her down again.. Maybe its just a “keep mommy alert thing” . the bloggin community is giving you and yours their best prayers and wishes. KEEP THE FAITH.. HE wouldn’t put you thru it if HE knew you couldn’t do it….. MaryAnn
I hope Alexa is doing better and that you all got to go on the field trip – you most certainly all deserve a great fun day. Keep us posted. jackie
I’m glad to hear she is improving! I hope all of the kiddies have a great time on your trip 🙂
Hugs,
Melissa
I’m glad Alexa is doing better and hope that she keeps that way! Have fun at your trip!
Lauren,
It’s always nice when you can share your goings-on with other Moms who understand and are concerned about you and your family. I am glad Alexa is doing better (colored poop). And as far as looking back at the good, bad and the ugly the Good is always the winner, bad is somewhat forgotten, and the ugly (poopies) you just sigh and think thank god that its over with. : ) My ugly moment was when we went to Texas and then when we got home all the girls(3) had the flu and chicken pox. YUCK! My husband went out of town on business, and I was stuck cleaning, washing blankets, sheets and everything in between. I say, oh, thank god its over with. : 0 sighhh.
God Bless and I will be thinking of you all.
Deborah
Lauren: Thanks for the update. Even if it’s a little gross, I am so happy for you that things seem to be much better. You are a wonderful mother. Hope you can get a little rest. Bless your whole family.
Okay, Alexa, let’s get the poop on! Mom needs her sleep! Yeah, it’s getting some color, too!
Hope the colored poop is still coming. Just thinking about you all-hopefully you are getting some rest!
Hope
I’m glad things are looking up a bit, and no grossing me out…I’ve got two kids! Here’s to more colorful poop in Alexis’ future!! 🙂
Wonderful!!! Prayer in numbers always seems to work!
I’m so glad things are looking a little better today. I can only imagine how scary this is for you. Your daughter and your family have been through so much already. I’m thinking good thoughts your way!
The Plan seems to be working. Keeping the prayers going. Hang in their MOM!
Yea!!! I’m glad that things are looking a little better! God Bless You & your family! You’re still in my prayers!
Keeping Alexa and you in my prayers! And no, you are not grossing me out – my 83 year old mom talks about her poop all the time!
Glad to hear good results … you and yours are in my prayers!
later, ‘gator!
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