This week was an interesting week of POOP PATROL! Our lives have become more about "poop, turds, turds, gas, etc" then I EVER would have imagined.
It seems like everday I am either asking a daycare teacher, a babysitter, Grandma, etc to describe my childs poop. I know to anyone who has not gone through a sickness like this, that this may seem weird.
But, Jaymeson has been going along with the new diet GREAT and we have been strict about what he eats and taking his probiotic on time EVERY DAY (btw, we have to get him to "eat" a probiotic powder three time a day everyday!). Hoever, the only way to know if any of this is working is by.....you guessed it...shit!
Jaymeson's health depends on him having a close to normal bowel movement.
(WARNING: DECRIPTIVE POOP.....STOP HERE IF YOUR TUMMY GETS QUEEZY)
I have gone from describing his poop in any way I can, to finding that the best way to describe it is by comparing it to food. LITERALLY! Below is an example of my conversation with his DC Teacher on Tuesday:
Me: When you circle on his daily sheet that he had a BM can you please add a decriptive word. Since I dont se eyou at the end of the day, this will make it easier for me to know how well he is doing on ther new diet.
Teacher: What kind of decriptive word?
Me: Well, whatever word you can think of that will help me tell his doctor about the BMs he has been having.
Teacher: Ok, yeah, I can write down a color and that is was a BM.
Me: Oh no, sorry, a color doesnt do me much good, I need to know the consistancy.
Teacher: WAIT< you want me to touch it?
Me: NO NO NO!!!!! Just descripe the consistency. I have found this is easier to do by using food words. See, before he started the diet, I would have described it as Dark Brown Chocolate Milk. You know, you could pick up the diaper and it would just run out because it wasnt any thicker than milk.
Teacher: Ok, I kinda see, what would you say now?
Me: Well, now that he has been on the diet for two full weeks, I would say it is more like a Mustard Yellow color, but the consistancy of Mashed Potatoes.
Teacher: Ok, I got it, no problem
However, I pick him up from school that day and.......
BM is circled and beside that is says "Slimy".....ok can you guys tell me? Dies that mean slimy like pudding texture? Slimy like potato texture? Slimy like jello texture?
Are you confused......THIS is why I said FOOD WORDS!
I know it sounds gross, but it works! If you all ccan think of a better way....PLEASE...let me know!
Enjoy your poopy week!
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