Any babies on Nystatin? Green sticky poo & painful bowel movements?

QTPie · Mar 5th, 2010, 09:13 AM

Sorry to have disappeared for so long... TRYING to re-emerge...

My little boy (5.5 weeks) is completely breastfed (well breast and one expressed bottle a night). All bowel movements easy and all normal (yellow, runny) poo until 4 weeks when he started Nystatin Suspension (4 times a day) for thrush (I am on the cream). Since then green, sticky poos and painful bowel movements.

Have been to GP and Health Visitor - BOTH said it was unlikely to be the Nystatin (HUGE coincidence then! I have had no change in diet...). GP thought it might be a virus... (helpful!), health visitor thinks that son has just started to eat quicker... (not convinced!).

I think that I will get the Health Visitor to weigh up options and prescribe something else (just to remove Nystatin from the equation...).

Anyone have similar experiences?

QT

Seraphim · Mar 5th, 2010, 09:17 AM

I have no clue about the Nystatin, but Hazels went like this with too much foremilk. I started doing at least 2 feeds from one boob before giving the other side and normal poos resumed.

We run into the problem again every time she has a growth spurt, and I have to go back to the block feeding

messymum · Mar 5th, 2010, 09:30 AM

my daughter is 4 weeks old and had to go on nystatin but she hasn't had any side effects like that. in fact she didn't seem to have any side effects apart from just a couple of runny nappies but that was it and at the time i was still under mw care and she said that was normal.

Mellage · Mar 5th, 2010, 10:49 AM

Finlay's been on that twice and it didnt have any side effects like that, but every baby is different

Buffy71 · Mar 5th, 2010, 10:52 AM

Hi hon. Could be growth spurt related? H has had these symptoms everytime she gets a growth spurt. However you know best and I'm definitely learning to trust my instincts and that's what I'd say to you too. If you think it's the medicine, it probably is. Worth a chat to the hv again anyway, or the doc or a pharmacist might be your best bet as hv's don't always know the medical answers. Nip into your nearest pharmacy. ?

Xx

Mrs Muffin · Mar 5th, 2010, 12:08 PM

Darwin has green diarrhoea and is often explosive (rather windy!). He's not on Nyastin. Dr + hv think it's just a virus but he's had this for 2 weeks now. I'm starting to think it's too much foremilk like Seraphim said.
Do you have a overactive let down? My often spurts out!

dacosta · Mar 5th, 2010, 12:18 PM

it does sound like too much foremilk... try expressing a bit off first and then getting lo to feed. mine was on nystatin which we gave a small amount to coat the tongue and roof of mouth at every feed (not the large amount it says on the instructions) and i didnt have this problem.

suzanne108 · Mar 5th, 2010, 16:18 PM

Hey QT ... no advice but I'd been wondering how you were doing! x

Mar 5th, 2010, 09:13 AM	#1
QTPie Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4,465	Any babies on Nystatin? Green sticky poo & painful bowel movements? Sorry to have disappeared for so long... TRYING to re-emerge... My little boy (5.5 weeks) is completely breastfed (well breast and one expressed bottle a night). All bowel movements easy and all normal (yellow, runny) poo until 4 weeks when he started Nystatin Suspension (4 times a day) for thrush (I am on the cream). Since then green, sticky poos and painful bowel movements. Have been to GP and Health Visitor - BOTH said it was unlikely to be the Nystatin (HUGE coincidence then! I have had no change in diet...). GP thought it might be a virus... (helpful!), health visitor thinks that son has just started to eat quicker... (not convinced!). I think that I will get the Health Visitor to weigh up options and prescribe something else (just to remove Nystatin from the equation...). Anyone have similar experiences? QT

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Seraphim Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dartmoor, Devon Posts: 7,084	I have no clue about the Nystatin, but Hazels went like this with too much foremilk. I started doing at least 2 feeds from one boob before giving the other side and normal poos resumed. We run into the problem again every time she has a growth spurt, and I have to go back to the block feeding

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messymum Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: yorkshire/uk Posts: 47	my daughter is 4 weeks old and had to go on nystatin but she hasn't had any side effects like that. in fact she didn't seem to have any side effects apart from just a couple of runny nappies but that was it and at the time i was still under mw care and she said that was normal.

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Mar 5th, 2010, 10:49 AM	#4
Mellage Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 392	Finlay's been on that twice and it didnt have any side effects like that, but every baby is different

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Buffy71 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: London Posts: 4,904	Hi hon. Could be growth spurt related? H has had these symptoms everytime she gets a growth spurt. However you know best and I'm definitely learning to trust my instincts and that's what I'd say to you too. If you think it's the medicine, it probably is. Worth a chat to the hv again anyway, or the doc or a pharmacist might be your best bet as hv's don't always know the medical answers. Nip into your nearest pharmacy. ? Xx

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Mar 5th, 2010, 12:08 PM	#6
Mrs Muffin Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chester Posts: 1,680	Darwin has green diarrhoea and is often explosive (rather windy!). He's not on Nyastin. Dr + hv think it's just a virus but he's had this for 2 weeks now. I'm starting to think it's too much foremilk like Seraphim said. Do you have a overactive let down? My often spurts out!

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dacosta Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 825	it does sound like too much foremilk... try expressing a bit off first and then getting lo to feed. mine was on nystatin which we gave a small amount to coat the tongue and roof of mouth at every feed (not the large amount it says on the instructions) and i didnt have this problem.

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Mar 5th, 2010, 16:18 PM	#8
suzanne108 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 6,844	Hey QT ... no advice but I'd been wondering how you were doing! x

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