Blue Poo

Kyle was seven or perhaps eight months old when his pediatrician, Dr. Kathleen Christopherson, noted he was iron-deficient. She prescribed a supplement that would build up this lack in his tiny body.

Unfortunately, Kyle’s mother forgot to tell me that she had taken him to see Dr. Christopherson or that Kyle had this problem. Instead I would have to find out the hard way.

A couple days after her started taking the supplement; I went over and picked her and Kyle up. I dropped her at her work, the Flamingo Hilton in downtown Reno and I took Kyle over to my apartment to watch over him till his mom was off work.

It was during his first diaper change of the day that I found myself on the edge of freaking out. Kyle’s movement was not normal looking and it scared me.

Panicked I called his mother and told her what was happening. She told me to hold tight as Kyle had jus’ been to the doctor and she wanted to call her before I took Kyle over to the doctor’s office.

A number of anxious minutes later, Kyle’s mother called back laughing. She explained Dr. Christopherson believed Kyle had been given too much iron-supplement and his little body was getting rid of the extra through his bowel.

The doctor drew this conclusion without even having to examine Kyle or his diaper. She only needed to know what color Kyle’s poo was.

There is something very wrong with turds the color of bright turquoise.