Watery poops and potty training

I am concerned about potty training my 2.5 year old. Once every few poops,
he will have a watery poop, not sure why he gets the watery poop. But I am
afraid he will have trouble being potty trained because he may have trouble
holding in the watery poop and may have accidents.

Does anybody have experience with this?

"Tanya" wrote in message
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I am concerned about potty training my 2.5 year old. Once every few
poops,
he will have a watery poop, not sure why he gets the watery poop. But I
am
afraid he will have trouble being potty trained because he may have
trouble
holding in the watery poop and may have accidents.

Does anybody have experience with this?


Lots of juice or other sugar-y drinks (koolaid, soft drinks, etc) can cause
loose stools. Try limiting them or watering them down, the water itself
isn't the problem.

Leigh

"Leigh Menconi" wrote in message
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"Tanya" wrote in message
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I am concerned about potty training my 2.5 year old. Once every few
poops,
he will have a watery poop, not sure why he gets the watery poop. But I
am
afraid he will have trouble being potty trained because he may have
trouble
holding in the watery poop and may have accidents.

Does anybody have experience with this?


Lots of juice or other sugar-y drinks (koolaid, soft drinks, etc) can
cause
loose stools. Try limiting them or watering them down, the water itself
isn't the problem.

Leigh

I agree. You can also put some butter on vegetables, milk, cheese and yogurt
and fiber, all of which slow down digestion, so things can be absorbed
better.

Your son doesn't need juice at all (whole fruit and water is a lot better
than just sugar water, which is what juice, Kool-Aid and soft drinks are).

Your son will have accidents. They happen. That is why they are called
accidents.

Jeff

Jeff wrote in :

Your son doesn't need juice at all (whole fruit and water is a lot better
than just sugar water, which is what juice, Kool-Aid and soft drinks are)

I hear this a lot on misc.kids. In the UK, drinks marketed as fruit juice
are not allowed to have added sugar etc (they can be made by adding water
to concentrated friut juice). When US posters talk about juice, are they
talking about what I'm thinking of, or are you talking about fruit flavoured
drinks?

--
Penny Gaines
UK mum to three

wrote:

I hear this a lot on misc.kids. In the UK, drinks marketed as fruit juice
are not allowed to have added sugar etc (they can be made by adding water
to concentrated friut juice). When US posters talk about juice, are they
talking about what I'm thinking of, or are you talking about fruit flavoured
drinks?

Usually we mean actual fruit juice, yes, but nutritionally speaking, fruit
juice is pretty much sugar water with some vitamins. It has essentially the
same effect as sugar water when it comes to empty calories, tooth decay,
affecting bowel movement consistency, etc. The fact that it's fruit sugar
rather than sucrose really isn't that relevant to those considerations.

None of this means that fruit juice is a terrible thing. It's just not
necessarily something wonderful that you should make sure to have all the time,
and it's easy for very small children to get a disproportionate amount of it in
their diet.

--Helen

Penny Gaines wrote:


I hear this a lot on misc.kids. In the UK, drinks marketed as fruit juice
are not allowed to have added sugar etc (they can be made by adding water
to concentrated friut juice). When US posters talk about juice, are they
talking about what I'm thinking of, or are you talking about fruit flavoured
drinks?


There are rules in the US about how companies can
label their products, but they're a little complicated and
besides that, many people call just about any non-carbonated
colored drink "juice" in the US ;-) So if someone from
the US says "juice" it really could be almost anything
from real, 100 percent juice to Kool-aid or anything
in between.

Best wishes,
Ericka

H Schinske wrote in :

Usually we mean actual fruit juice, yes, but nutritionally speaking, fruit
juice is pretty much sugar water with some vitamins. It has essentially
the same effect as sugar water when it comes to empty calories, tooth
decay, affecting bowel movement consistency, etc. The fact that it's fruit
sugar rather than sucrose really isn't that relevant to those
considerations.

Well, over here we are told that we can count (100%) fruit juice towards
the five portions of fruit and veg we are supposed to eat daily, but it
only counts as one portion. So over here (UK) it is obviously seen as
somewhat beneficial.

FWIW, I read about one study that showed apple juice was as good at whole
apples for whatever it was they were measuring: but I can't remember any
more details.

--
Penny Gaines
UK mum to three

Ericka Kammerer wrote in :

There are rules in the US about how companies can
label their products, but they're a little complicated and
besides that, many people call just about any non-carbonated
colored drink "juice" in the US ;-) So if someone from
the US says "juice" it really could be almost anything
from real, 100 percent juice to Kool-aid or anything
in between.

Ah, we would probably talk about "squash" - eg orange squash - for
a drink with a lot of other stuff and only a little fruit juice.
Then there are also "juice drinks", which have to have a certain
proportion of fruit juice, and a bit of sugar.

FWIW, my kids' main drink is diluted apple juice, which is why I asked.

--
Penny Gaines
UK mum to three

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 19:18:27 +0000, Penny Gaines
wrote:

H Schinske wrote in :

Usually we mean actual fruit juice, yes, but nutritionally speaking, fruit
juice is pretty much sugar water with some vitamins. It has essentially
the same effect as sugar water when it comes to empty calories, tooth
decay, affecting bowel movement consistency, etc. The fact that it's fruit
sugar rather than sucrose really isn't that relevant to those
considerations.

Well, over here we are told that we can count (100%) fruit juice towards
the five portions of fruit and veg we are supposed to eat daily, but it
only counts as one portion. So over here (UK) it is obviously seen as
somewhat beneficial.

FWIW, I read about one study that showed apple juice was as good at whole
apples for whatever it was they were measuring: but I can't remember any
more details.

http://www.afpafitness.com/articles/JuiceWater.htm

Name, Rank, and Number

The actual nutrition in fruit juices varies by kind, and among
brands. Some apple juices, for instance, claim no vitamin or
mineral content at all. Tree Top, on the other hand, provides
120 percent of an adult's daily recommended allowances
(RDA) of vitamin C and 2 percent of iron. A fresh, unprocessed
apple, by comparison, contains only 5 percent of vitamin C but
also 5 percent of potassium and 4 grams of fiber, plus pectin
and enzymes which, researchers have recently discovered,
strengthen the human immune system.




--
Dorothy

There is no sound, no cry in all the world
that can be heard unless someone listens ..

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On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 19:18:27 +0000, Penny Gaines
wrote:

H Schinske wrote in :

Usually we mean actual fruit juice, yes, but nutritionally speaking, fruit
juice is pretty much sugar water with some vitamins. It has essentially
the same effect as sugar water when it comes to empty calories, tooth
decay, affecting bowel movement consistency, etc. The fact that it's fruit
sugar rather than sucrose really isn't that relevant to those
considerations.

Well, over here we are told that we can count (100%) fruit juice towards
the five portions of fruit and veg we are supposed to eat daily, but it
only counts as one portion. So over here (UK) it is obviously seen as
somewhat beneficial.

FWIW, I read about one study that showed apple juice was as good at whole
apples for whatever it was they were measuring: but I can't remember any
more details.

http://www.afpafitness.com/articles/JuiceWater.htm

Name, Rank, and Number

The actual nutrition in fruit juices varies by kind, and among
brands. Some apple juices, for instance, claim no vitamin or
mineral content at all. Tree Top, on the other hand, provides
120 percent of an adult's daily recommended allowances
(RDA) of vitamin C and 2 percent of iron. A fresh, unprocessed
apple, by comparison, contains only 5 percent of vitamin C but
also 5 percent of potassium and 4 grams of fiber, plus pectin
and enzymes which, researchers have recently discovered,
strengthen the human immune system.

Lowest rank

A careful study of labels shows that a number of items in
the juice section claim no nutritional value at all.

Capri Sun All Natural, 10% fruit juice, various flavors: 100
cal/6.75 oz.
Town House Apple: 120 cal/8 oz. Frozen punches and
juice drinks, various brands and flavors: 80 - 130 cal/8 oz
reconstituted.
Kool Aid Bursts: 100 cal/6.75 oz bottle.
Gatorade: 50 cal/8 oz.

Most juices are fortified with vitamin C. Per serving, juices
deliver more of that element than the fresh product because
ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is added to offset its loss in
processing. But vitamin C is the only nutritional claim for
some of the most popular juices: (Nutritional values are
expressed as percent of adult daily recommended
allowances)

Juicy Juice Orange Punch, 100% Fruit Juice: 70 cal/4.23 oz
box; vitamin C 100%.
Juicy Juice Berry Punch, 100% Fruit Juice: 80 cal/4.23 oz box;
vitamin C 100%. (By comparison, a serving of fresh raspberries
or strawberries contains 130% of RDA of vitamin C; 2% of
calcium; 2% of iron; 2 grams fiber.)
Tree Top Fruit Punch, 25% Juice: 130 cal/8.45 oz box; vitamin C
100%.
Ocean Spray Ruby Red flavors: 130 cal/8 oz; vitamin C 100%.
Langers Diet Ruby Red, 35% juice: 40 cal/8 oz; vitamin C 100%.
Ocean Spray Cranberry Cocktail flavors: 100 - 130 cal/8 oz;
vitamin C 100%.
Grape juices, bottled or canned, various brands: 160 cal/8 oz;
vitamin C ranges from 45 to 100 percent. (By comparison, one
serving of fresh grapes contains 8% DRA of potassium; 4% of
fiber; 1% of protein; 2% of vitamin A; 25% of vitamin C; 2% of
calcium; 7% of iron.)
Town House Orange Juice, frozen: 90 cal/6 oz; vitamin C 100%.
(A medium sized fresh orange contains 6% of adult RDA of
potassium; 10% of vitamin A; 80% of vitamin C; 4% of calcium,
1% of protein, 5% of fiber.)
Grapefruit juice, canned or bottled, various brands: 100 cal/8 oz;
vitamin C 100%. Some brands also contain 2% DRA calcium.
(One-half fresh grapefruit: Potassium, 6% of RDA; vitamin A,
10%; Vitamin C, 80%; Calcium 4%; Protein 1%; Fiber 5%.)

Middle Rankers

Dole Pineapple Juice, canned: 110 cal/8 oz; C 100%; calcium 2%;
Iron 4%; fiber 2 grams. (Fresh pineapple per serving: C 25%;
potassium 3%; fiber 1 gram.)
Sunny Delight, 5% juice: 130 cal/8oz; vitamin A 20%; C 100%;
Thiamin 15%.
Minute Maid Orange, frozen: 110 cal/8 oz; C 200%; calcium 2%;
thiamin 10%; folate 15%. Sunsweet Prune Juice, bottled: 180
cal/8 oz; calcium 2%; iron 10%; fiber 2 grams.
Minute Maid Orange, refrigerated, fresh, in plastic bottle: 110
cal/8 oz; C 130%; calcium 2%; thiamin 10%; folate 15%.
Minute Maid, box, 100% juice: 120 cal/8.45 oz; C 130%; calcium
2%; thiamin 10%; folate 15%.

Winners

Tomato Juice, most brands: 50 cal/8 oz; A 20%; C 40%;
potassium 6%; calcium 2%; iron 8%; fiber 4%. (Fresh
tomato, medium: potassium 9%; fiber 4%; protein 1%;
vitamin A 15%; C 35%; iron 2%.)
Minute Maid Calcium Rich, refrigerated, fresh: 120 cal/8 oz;
C 130%; potassium 10%; calcium 30%; thiamin 10%; folate
15%.
Tropicana Fresh, refrigerated: 120 cal/8 oz; C 130%;
potassium, 10%; calcium 2%; thiamin 10%; niacin 4%;
vitamin B-6 6%; folate 25%.
V-8 Vegetable Cocktail: 70 cal/5.5 oz; A 30%; C 60%;
potassium 10%; calcium 2%; iron 4%; fiber 4%.
All Sport Body Quencher: 70 cal/8 oz; thiamin 10%;
niacin 10%; B-6 10%; B-12 10%; folate 10%; pantothenic
acid 10%.

Processing it Out

Why the discrepancy between the juice and the fresh fruit?
"Because nutrients are processed out," replies Holly Berry,
an Oregon State University Extension home economist.
"Heat destroys some of the vitamins, and fiber and minerals
in skins, pulp, and berry seeds are filtered out and discarded."

It's in and near the skins, in fact, where fruits carry their greatest
nutritive values. The skins of grapes and apples and the membranes and
fibrous material next to citrus peel are where the fiber and trace
minerals are, and the enzymes which give those foods their
capabilities to fight cancer and strengthen immune systems. Which is
why nutritionists emphasize the need for fresh, unprocessed foods.


--
Dorothy

There is no sound, no cry in all the world
that can be heard unless someone listens ..

The Outer Limits