Similac Expert Care For Diarrhea, for Babies and Toddlers (Pack of 6)

This formula did help stop our LO's chronic and constant diarrhea almost instantly. However, it caused constipation. No bowel movements whatsoever after starting it.Like another reviewer, we tried combining it (50/50) with regular formula (Alimentum) and it resulted in a somewhat denser diarrhea - which was better than pure diarrhea or constipation, but not ideal either.However, because Similac Expert Care for Diarrhea is considered a "fix" (not a regular formula) and is not recommended for children under 6 months, we decided not to continue on the long term.On the positive side, it allowed our LO's horrible diaper rash to heal.Our LO is now on the very expensive Elecare and is doing better.Good luck to anyone out there with babies with allergies and GI problems!

My twins had a diarrhea for almost 14 days when our Similac for Diarrhea arrived. I feed them with it for a day and a half.The first bottle I gave them straight Diarrhea formula and they drunk it without any problems, one of the girls refused to drink the second bottle so I had to mix it 50% with their regular formula and this went OK. After the first bottle their poop changed and got a bit harder, which was immediately great for poor red bottoms. However, the pooping of this new kinda harder poop continued 7 times per day. So I'm really not sure if I would say that this stopped the problem. After a day and a half both of my kids started burping a lot and having discomfort from the 50% diarrhea and formula mix, so I stopped giving it to them.The frequency of the pooping continued.After the second feeding cycle with regular formula they stopped pooping so much and their poop is still the same consistency as after the first bottle of diarrhea formula.So I think this diarrhea formula is still in their system and our regular formula just helped getting rid of gas discomfort.Keeping the fingers crossed it will work for us as well as for other people writing the reviews here. I just didn't like that my kids ended up in such discomfort that they couldn't sleep normally.Un update 06/21/2014So it took a while and diarrhea lasted all together 3 weeks... a week after this formula the kids were well again. So I am not sure if one would say that this formula helped or not. The fact remain, the formula definitely helped their red bottoms to recover within two days that they were taking it, about the rest I am not sure.

This is very hard to find in stores. I ordered it on amazon and have been very happy. Works well and would recommend for diarrhea

My 18month old had terrible diarrhea. he hadnt had a drop of milk in 2wks and his diarrhea wasnt getting any better. because of his age dr wont give him medicine just fluids and electrolyte too keep him hydrated.Then came the horrible diaper rash.i learbed abt this formula and called ALL my local and nerby(within 50mi) pharmacys and stores and No One carried this miracle so i ordered overnight and payed the 30 dollars just for shipping. theres no price on makin my sweetheart feel better.from the first bottle he went from green mucosy water to yellow bulky soft stools. and a day latyer he was much better.its an absolute GREAT product! too bad its terribly hard to find.thanks amazon though!!

My three month old had been having severe diarrhea for over 2 weeks. Several tests were done at the ER (he also had some other issues) and we still had no answers. His pediatrician wouldn't even look at his diaper-- he said it was normal. No infection, no cold, no apparent cause. LO had been on Similac Advance since birth, and we had not changed it. His diarrhea just started out of the blue one day. We tried lactose-free, soy, organic Earth's Best, all with no results. Finally, we bought this stuff and gave it to him, hoping it would work, and it did-- instantly. The next poo he had was soft and yellow instead of brown water. Guessing it's the added fiber. The only problem is, it says on the bottle not to give it to infants under 6 months. I'm guessing that the nutritional value isn't the same as the other formulas? Also, we noticed that after 2 days of feeding him only this stuff that the tips of his poo were hardened. So now we were facing constipation. Tried half diarrhea and half advance in his next bottle and it worked like magic. His next poo was not too soft, not too hard. It's all a big experiment, and I'm slowing giving him less and less diarrhea stuff and more and more advance with each bottle. We will see how it goes.

We are so glad we tried this formula! My 11 month old daughter was having horrible diarrhea from antibiotics, so much so we had to change her clothes 6-8 times a day. With the diarrhea came awful side-effects, such as severe diaper rash to the point where every diaper change was a screaming disaster. We were all miserable until we found this. After just 2 days her stools started firming up and came about half as frequent. She had no problem making the switch, even though she had never had soy formula. The only downsides are that it is a little more expensive than regular formula, only comes in ready to feed, and is somewhat hard to find. I was able to find it in my local drugstore, but I noticed it was hit or miss as to if every chain carried it. The ready to feed is not something to turn you away, as this is only meant to be a temporary formula during the diarrhea. Once the diarrhea stops, you are suppose to transition/taper off this to the regular formula your infant/toddler is on. Also, I noticed it gave my daughter some gas, but that was easily fixed with some gas drops. FYI, I was able to purchase it for less than it is sold here, so I would look for it locally before committing to this price. Overall, we are very satisfied customers and recommend this to everyone whos little one is suffering from persistant diarrhea.