At times there is undigested food in the bowel movement. The parents have gone through multiple diet changes and now the boy is only eating a low fat , no dairy products, lots of fruit juices, and minimal protein diet. He has had an extensive workup including negative stool cultures for bacteria and viruses, negative stool for ova and parasites, and no polys or blood in the stool.
Toddler diarrhea is a common pediatric condition.
In infants it is referred to as chronic diarrhea of infancy and in older children as irritable bowel syndrome . Age between 6-30 months. Most are better by 4 years of age 2-6 watery stools per day. There can be periods of days without stools. Many stools contain undigested material and may drip down the child's leg from the diaper.