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12-16-2012 at 4:29 PM
sapphiremo...
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Frustrated/ wwyd?

We've identified a milk protein allergy awhile ago. DS projectile vomits and has mucousy stools and some diarrhea when I eat it. Up until last week, I was eating a few things that had 2 percent or less of certain proteins, like coffee mate. Then he broke out in major eczema. It was really bad. Pedi gave us a prescription steroid cream and told me to cut ALL dairy and cut soy products too. I have done this since last Wed, so five days. Friday I ate peanut butter. DS had really mucousy poop Friday night. I've had no additional peanut products since Friday. now today, Sunday, the eczema is back and in new spots. I had stopped the steroid cream, but maybe that was premature.
Any insight/advice/ help would be most appreciated. I'm just at a loss and depressed about it.
Thanks!

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12-16-2012 at 7:41 PM
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5 days is not nearly enough time for dairy and soy to leave your system. It took about 6 weeks for my son to be system free. You should start to see improvements after a few weeks. The only thing to do is to keep following a very strict dairy free (whey and casein too) and soy free diet. Also, check out any vitamins or supplements because they be coated in something that can irritate his system. 

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12-17-2012 at 10:02 AM
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Thanks. I've been pretty strict except I just realized my calcium supplement says contains soy. Maybe that's the reason for the set back. He also vomited a few times yesterday and once this morning. I just want answers.

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12-17-2012 at 3:46 PM
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Unfortunately, dairy and soy are in tons of packaged foods, drinks, and vitamins/supplements/medications. You really need to read labels on everything you put in your mouth. I'm dairy, soy, and nut free because DD2 is MSPI and has a nut allergy. She developed eczema after I was already dairy and soy free. I cut out all nuts, and her eczema was gone a week later. (Testing confirmed she's allergic to cashews. I was eating walnuts every day, not cashews. So I cut all nuts and that did the trick). 

Anyway, DD2 was even sensitive to soybean oil and soy lecithin, which are supposedly okay for most MSPI/soy allergic people. So I'd avoid soybean oil and soy lecithin for a good month, and once LO's symptoms clear up, you can trial those ingredients and see how he does. Most peanut butter contains soybean oil.  


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