A question about my 15 month old?

This is so gross....please tell me if anyone else has had a toddler do this. My 15 month old, while I was in my bedroom getting dressed and he was in the living room playing with toys, had pooped in his diaper. Well he took the diaper halfway off( he's going through the taking the diaper off stage) and he was eating his poop! I about died and gaged at the same time. He had so much poop in his mouth so i bathed him and tried my best to get it out of his mouth and he was mad at me for trying to get it out of his mouth. My question is...will he get sick later? What should I do? It's no use for me to call the doctor because we live on a military base and it's next to impossible to get ahold of military doctors for questions. Please help!

Answers:
Gross as it may be this probably won't harm your toddler very much.Don't get me wrong this is not a good idea but the human digestive tract is a fairly hostile place for anything except what is suppossed to be there.
I would however keep a close eye on your toddlers health and it is always good to contact a healthcare professional for advice to be on the safe side.

I would say that poo isn't really much of a threat, except that it dosen't really smell good :)

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