1st you can try to make sure you're not giving her anything that would irritate her stomach, like fruits that are maybe too acidic for her (such as oranges or pineapples perhaps). It could even be a very mild fruit or veggie or even her milk - did she recently switch to cow's milk?

Once you think you've eliminated anything she's eating or drinking as the culprit, I'd suggest you recommend the parents take her to a different pediatrician because this does not sound normal or okay at all. I wouldn't give it more than a few more days to see if anything changes before suggesting they get a second opinion.

My daughter has had poop like that since she was very young. She is lactose intolerant. She was starting to get better... I do feed her cheese at times, she drinks lactose free milk, and yogurt. When she was almost 2 we noticed she was tolerating her dairy more (dr. said her intolerance could go away after 2 or 3 yrs old) so we went according to her advice and started upping the dairy intake. Her intolerance got worse and is now back on the similar diet of only lactose free milk, no yogurt this time and very little cheese.

Perhaps mention to the parents that although it's not dangerous what she's experiencing, it's causing her pain and discomfort therefore them looking into a possible culprit (i.e. lactose intolerance) to solve the solution would be best. If a child is suffering, which she is, it's time to start getting serious of looking for a solution.

Good luck!

Well first of all id take her to the doctor personally , i dont care what the doctor said I mean I guess thats just my opinion, if my kid was doing that id get 100 opinions till someone could help her, I mean its up to u, but it doesnt sound normal...it could also dehydrate the poor thing if its always runny, it could be acidic to and that could be why she cries depending on what u feed her, like ornges, or things like that, it could burn her little hiney...Id get her checked emmidiatly.

She has been like this since birth, so it's not anything she is eating that's causing her to have to push so hard or the consistancy of the poop. All that's changed since her diet altered coming here is how often she poops....she's no longer constipated for three to four days at a time.

She's not mine so I can't take her to the doctor. I can take her to the ER in case of emergency, but I can't just take hre for a check up.

I'm wondering if it's lactose. Wouldn't the doctor have noticed before now? I know her breakfast every morning is some oatmeal and a cup of yogurt, and shes been on milk for a few months. I'm sure the formula she was on before wasn't lactose free. But shouldn't there also be other signs of an intolerance? Upset stomach, maybe a rash or something?

Thanks for the input ladies!

My son has always had diapers like that. Not only is he lactose intolerant, he is also more sensitive to certain fruits and vegetables, usually those with more carbs. He has a malabsorption disorder, too, so even when he's on a lactose free diet, he still has some issues. I'd talk with the parents about taking her to a doctor. It might be normal to only go once or twice a week at her age (though, I doubt it. Unless she's five months old or something), but the frequency and consistency isn't normal and it sounds like it's hurting her. Is she red? When my son has those really bad stools, the poo actually burns his skin, like it's acidic, and then he gets tiny little tears at the opening and that's what makes it so painful to go. The best way to deal with this is prevention. She needs to see a doctor and get on a better diet so her system can clear up and she'll start having normal poos that won't cause so much pain. The only time my son has problems, now, is when someone else is feeding him and they don't listen to what I've said, because they don't think it's a big deal or refuse to believe that any kid could be allergic to broccoli. And then they wonder why he has a bad diaper rash the next day!

I should say that her bum has no reddness, no rash, no anything. It's perfectly fine. She often poops at nap, and I'm not sure if it's before she sleeps, during, or when she wakes up but before she makes it known....but either way she is sitting in it for a while or longer, and it doesn't seem to irritate her bottom or anything.