Food Allergy

baby wipe question

aniceucchik — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:01:21 GMT

I need a baby wipe that doesn't burn the skin!!! and fast!!! we have a nasty diaper rash from an antibiotic and hes miserable! We normally use pampers sensitive but they are a no go right now. Any other recs?

Dog Allergy help

MellyK12 — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:35:18 GMT

I know this is a food allergy board but I don't know where else to post and I'm looking for some support or positive stories for children with dog allergies. DD is 12 months and we've suspected a dairy allergy since 6 months - she breaks out in hives if she even comes into contact with a dairy product, runny nose, itchy watery eyes, wheezing etc. Doc referred us to a specialist and her blood test results just came in - highly allergic to dairy and also dogs. Great that we have confirmation on dairy and I've come to terms with it over the past few months - sucks but it could be so much worse and we've already been changing our diet.

She has been a very sick baby so we've suspected something else. She's always sick and wheezing - doc thought it was asthma. Now the dog allergy totally makes sense since we have two golden retrievers. We are just heartbroken because they're our family too. We've had them for over 6 years and DD just loves them too. Does anyone have experience with this? We're trying Zyrtec, she's on a daily nebulizer, vacuuming/dusting a lot, keeping the dogs out of her room, got an air purifier. She's still wheezing and sneezing. Does it just take time or do we need to look at re-homing our dogs? We would like to try easier things first but we will do what's best for our daughter if it comes down to that. It breaks my heart seeing her so miserable but we're not the kind of people that just gets rid of their pets either. Is it accurate to say that DD will still feel the effects of the allergen even with all these precautions? She can't tell us and we don't have allergies so just trying to figure out how she's feeling.

Elecare

Fixie — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:23:47 GMT

My son has just been switched to this formula (we were on nutramigen but have yet to have any luck). Wondering if anyone has had success with getting it covered by insurance. Also where to purchase that offers the best price? TIA!!

Pea allergy?

Chickie79 — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:44:20 GMT

Good morning!

I started my LO on solids a few weeks ago and he is doing great! However, when he ate peas, he got a red rash everywhere the peas touched. I've researched and saw that it is often related to a peanut allergy. Anyone else have experience with this?

TIA!

Dairy Free Recipes

westrose — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:46:45 GMT

We are going to try dairy free for the next 6 weeks to see if that helps with his poop issues. Anyone have some great recipes they would love the share!

Calcium Supplements

andertrr — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:11:06 GMT

If you're dairy free, are you taking calcium supplements? I've been dairy free for about a month now and was just told by my pedi to take supplements. Not sure why it didn't occur to me to begin with, but now I feel like I've already set myself up for osteoperosis!! I haven't looked it up yet, but can anyone think of calcium rich foods besides dairy that might allow me to get enough calcium in my diet?

Totally confused - appreciate help

traveltheworld — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:27:23 GMT

A few weeks ago DS (11 months) had a moderate/severe allergic reaction and was rushed to the hospital. His breathing was never compromised but his face did swell up and hives broke out all over his body. So we are waiting to see an allergist, but due to the lack of allergist in our area, it's going to be a 4 month wait.

The thing is, I can't figure out what DS is allergic to! DS drinks formula fine, but if he has milk, his lips/chin get a bit red and swollen. He goes to DC so I know there are milk products in some of the baked goods, and he seems fine with those, but when I made scallop potatos with some milk in it, he had hte redness again.

Same thing with soy sauce - whenever we have soy sauce, he gets the redness in his chin, but he is not allergic to tofu. I haven't tried soy milk yet.

The one time he was rushed to the hospital he had salmon marinated in soy sauce and miso; he has had salmon before so I know it's not that.

I tried looking up soy sauce or milk allergy; but I can't seem to find any information on being allergic to soy sauce, but not soy; and milk, but not milk-based formula.

Sorry that was long....

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rocknrollfriend — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:23:52 GMT

http://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/74769659/ShowThread.aspx#74769659

New to this... Food dye allergy

BethAndBen — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:20:46 GMT

Hi ladies! I am new to this board. My LO, Emma, is almost a year old. She was recently diagnosed with an allergy to red dye 40, yellow 5 and yellow 6. I am new to allergies, and have never ever heard of a food dye allergy before. I am just starting to muddle my way through what she can and can't have. I have cleaned all the foods with dyes out of the pantry and am trying to figure out what to restock with.

If anyone else has any experience with food dye allergies I would love to hear your experience! Thanks!!

protein allergy and acid reflux...runny poop and congestion??

Fixie — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:43:35 GMT

My son was recently diagnosed with both a protein allergy and also acid reflux. We are currently on Nutramigen and also Zantac. We have a DR appt on Monday to check blood in stool to see if things have cleared up (as of our last visit they had not) So monday's appt will be 3 weeks on the new formula. Lately though (the last 3 days) Most of his poops have been very very runny... anyone else's little one experience this on this formula? It didn't happen when we first started. He also seems to get very congested (not all the time- and not where it clears up when I use the snot sucker on him) But he just sounds awful--

Hoping to get more answers on Monday and will also be inquiring about a referral to a GI specialist.

My first son was an angel baby....everyone always said the next would be much different and probably difficult because I was so lucky with my first. They were all right. I just feel so bad for my little guy, most of the time he is quite miserable and seems to be in so much pain when he is pooping. :(

MSPI- How early?

melpatbat — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:09:12 GMT

DS1 had it and his symptoms started at 3-4 weeks old.

I went off dairy and soy (except for soy bean oil and traces) for a week before DS2 was born and had been eating it sparingly for 4 weeks prior.

DS2 is now 6 days old and has been having dry green stringy/mucous poops for 24 hours. He's nrsing well, happy and no vomitting. Our midwife said watch and wait since he's only lost 2% of his weight, I'm already restricting and he's so young,which I agree with.

I'm just wondering how early symptoms started in other LO's.

Dairy challenge

UMichGirl — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:23:25 GMT

I'm wondering if what we experienced tonight with ds is related to the challenge we've started with him or something unrelated. Some back info...grandma watched him today so I could get some things done around the house while dh was at work, and she couldn't get him to take an afternoon nap. So when I got him at 4, he'd been awake just over 5 hours. He fell asleep in the car on the way home but from the moment he woke up he was crying and screaming. After finally getting him calmed down after maybe an hour of this, he played happily. For like 5 minutes. Then it was like one big temper tantrum after the other with short periods of happy play in between. He'd writhe around, arch, thrash his arms around hitting me, bite my shoulder, smack himself in the face with his fist, and head bang. All while crying and/or screaming. I've never seen him like this.

We've been giving him yogurt for 6 days now at the direction of his GI nurse. This was the first step in his dairy challenge. Could it just be catching up to him? Or do you think we'd have seen a reaction already? He also had a runny nose and is a bit congested but I know that could be teething related or seasonal allergy related like dh and I get! I'm just at a loss. If this is normal 11.5 month old behavior, fine we will deal. But I hate wondering if it's his poor tummy!! Any ideas?

Can you cook with coconut milk?

byrne15 — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:17:03 GMT

I found a cake recipe I want to try for ds#2's birthday. It calls for soy milk, but ds can't have soy either. Does anyone know if coconut milk bakes well?

Any other LO's allergic to oatmeal?

Babybear70 — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:46:12 GMT

It started back when I was BF'ing, and continued through his first tastes of solid food. It took me awhile to figure it out, but finally we did it. We tried again when he was about 9 1/2 or 10 months and still got a bad reaction. I would really like to try him on it again to see if he has grown out of it, but I don't want to put him through the tummy ache, poops and general crabbiness. If any of your LO's were allergic, how long until they grew out of it, if at all?

Avocado allergy?

biokitty42 — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:18:57 GMT

Quick background: My DH has a couple food allergies, ranging from mild reactions to anaphylaxis depending on the food. I've been nervous about food allergies in LO for this reason.

She is 7 months old. I gave her avocado last night, and 4-5 hours later, she vomited all over the place. It seemed like so much vomit. She wasn't distressed by it, and was smiling and happy as soon as she was done.

I'm assuming this was an allergic reaction to the avocado (DH itches a little when he eats avocado). Are there any other foods that are in the same "allergy family" that I should avoid that might cause a reaction as well?

She also just started teething, and I gave her Tylenol for the first time last night, so I don't know if that could have anything to do with it.

Congestion from allergy

minervacullen — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:51:06 GMT

So I've figured out that DD is allergic to peaches and apples. The peaches she gets hives and the apples she gets congested, itchy eyes, and gas. She also threw up once. I have food allergies, so I'm not too surprised that she does, though DS doesn't...
How long dies the congestion take to go away? I rarely get that symptom from food, mines generally intestinal, itchiness, and dizziness, so I'm not too familiar with it. I know with beef my symptoms hang around a day or two, but would that be the same for her?
Also when would you recommend seeing the allergist? She's six months so probably too early yet.

Help!! EBF doesn't know what to eat

kelsiliz — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:36:31 GMT

Hi,

I suspect my very Colicy baby has food allergies, or sensitivities. Both my hubby and I have intolerances and sensitivities.

I'm avoiding the top 8 common allergens, but my BF books say to avoid "gassy foods." This is where I'm having issues because I used to eat a lot of fruits, veggies and legumes. This rules out a lot of food! My chiropractor suggested I eliminate avocados as well and I've also seen an improvement. Any suggestions for on what to eat?

The foods I'm avoiding are

Gluten, dairy, soy, seafood, fish, tree nuts, eggs, peanuts

broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cherries, cucumber (surprisingly), bell peppers, onions, garlic and all legumes

citrus, avocados, preservatives, dyes

milk intolerance and similac alimentum?

=Lee=B — Fri, 31 May 2013 11:51:44 GMT

My 12 week old is potentially milk protein intolerant so the doc had me cut out all milk products from my diet 3 weeks ago.

My husband and I are going away for 36 hours without baby in 2 weeks (what was I thinking when I signed up for that). My mom, SIL and brother are driving up (20hr drive) to spend the week with us then watch her while we are away.

I have been trying to weeks to stock up on breastmilk but have not been successful as baby knows when I have pumped and freaks out at next feed when the milk doesn't drown her as usual so I end up giving her the milk I pumped.

I now need 60oz+ of feeds stored up in 2 weeks time. I don't want to leave my mom with formula while away as it will just stress baby out more. So, I decided to get formula now, feed baby 2 bottles a day of formula and pump and freeze the milk for while I am away.

I bought Similac Alimentum as it seems to be the formula I need but I am not positive as it says it has milk and casein...while at the same time saying it is for milk product intolerant babies. Is this the right formula?

Milk protein intolerance and blood in stool

esully314Wed179965 — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:46:54 GMT

Hi all, I have been dairy free for 2weeks now and have noticed my DD will still have the occasional bloody diaper (black specs) is the dairy still making its way out of both our symptoms or could this be something else? She hasn't been tested for any allergens however, the pedi recommended I cut out dairy due to her having the bloody stool a few weeks ago. TIA.

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rocknrollfriend — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:05:26 GMT

http://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/74610518/ShowThread.aspx#74610518

Naturopaths????

JenF1219 — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 02:31:30 GMT

DD has allergies to dairy, soy, egg, wheat, peanuts and tree nuts. We have been seeing the allergist for about 1 1/2 now. I dont love him. There really arent a ton of options around here for other pediatric allergists. Does anyone see a naturopath dr and what is your experience?? TIA!!!!

Shocked by scratch test results...

JennJenn613 — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:35:44 GMT

To make a long story short, I was 95% convinced DS2 was allergic to milk and soy, but according to the scratch test results he has a strong allergy to egg and egg yolk and nothing else.

Here's my question: is there any possible way the test could have been read upside down or something? Does this ever happen?

I mean, the kid eats fried eggs with no reaction as far as I can tell, but then he gets a piece of cheese and it's eczema city. And egg yolk allergies aren't even that common... wth?

What to expect from scratch test

Everyusernameistaken — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:09:14 GMT

Hi ladies :)

My 11 month old son will be getting a scratch test done on Friday...just curious what to expect, how uncomfortable it will be for him, etc. I had one done a few years ago and the itching from the reactions was so uncomfortable.

Thank you :)

Does this Sound like an Allergy??

uconnhuskie007 — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:43:17 GMT

Intro, and sorry for barging in. Im a working momma to 2 beautiful kiddos, DD who is 5 (no allergies) DS who is 6 months.

For the first 4.5 months i EBF, but introd a generic milk based formula when I didnt want to pump anymore. He tolerated it totally fine from day 1. Fast foward to last week.

DS was pooping every 2 hours and it was straight liquid. Pair that with a fever ranging from 100-103 i took him to the pedi.

they put him on soy, "easier to digest" - said he had a stomach bug and this would be easier on his system

Within the first feeding, DS broke out into hives on his chest. They urged another feeding, said hives could be related to bug.

2nd feeding 12 hours later (b.c he wouldnt take a bottle), he takes 5oz of soy and then about 15 minutes later pooped, with streaks and spots of blood. Call pedi, they switch him to Alimentum.

2 days on that, and his poops went from liquid to mucus, though less frequent.

It is now 5 days later from when this started. DS is pooping about 3x a day. There is no blood, but it is mucus. Pedi sent us for allergy testing (bloodwork). DS lost just under a pound (which I do attribute to the bug).

I feel so confused.

congestion/cough/puffy eyes

browneyedgoil — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 02:06:02 GMT

My daughter was diagnosed as mspi at one month old.she had blood in her stool, horrible gas & extreme colic. i cut all dairy/soy out of my diet & did a combination of bf'ing & neocate formula. i tried soy yogurt at 1 & it was a failure. a month ago (17 months old) I introduced baked in soy & worked up to edamame & she seemed to be doing fine with that for about 2 weeks. About 3 weeks ago, I introduced baked in dairy in Earth's Best Toddler's biscuit & then tried a spoon of the Plum Organic pouches that have yogurt mixed in. She was extremely gassy but otherwise seemed ok.

However, ever since I introduced this things (especially the hidden dairy & yogurt) she has had non-stop congestion. eye puffiness, & hacking cough. i thought at first it was seasonal allergies but now I am wondering if it has to do with the dairy. Would MSPI cause this type of reaction? There is no visible blood in the stool & besides very bad gas, she doesn't have diarrhea.

Sorry so long!

Food Allergy

baby wipe question

Dog Allergy help

Elecare

Pea allergy?

Dairy Free Recipes

Calcium Supplements

Totally confused - appreciate help

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New to this... Food dye allergy

protein allergy and acid reflux...runny poop and congestion??

MSPI- How early?

Dairy challenge

Can you cook with coconut milk?

Any other LO's allergic to oatmeal?

Avocado allergy?

Congestion from allergy

Help!! EBF doesn't know what to eat

milk intolerance and similac alimentum?

Milk protein intolerance and blood in stool

~*~*MSPI Moms Weekly Check In~*~*

Naturopaths????

Shocked by scratch test results...

What to expect from scratch test

Does this Sound like an Allergy??

congestion/cough/puffy eyes

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