Food Allergies Treatment

Question by mandys924: A milk allergy? Maybe the formula didn’t agree with my baby?
My baby will be 4 mo this wk, I’ve been breastfeeding him w/ an altered diet away from dairy and some other things. I would give him a bottle of Nutramigen if i had my husband watch him. He always seemed to have a digestive issue with drawing his legs up and a little gas even with my diet. But he is a lot better since this started when he was 3 wks. I asked a question in the past about if I should bottle feed, but everyone said it would only complicate things. So, I kept pressing on. 2 days ago I decided to ween him and put him on Nutramigen. Within 24 hours he had explosive diarrhea, a raw red ring around his butt, and i think a tint of blood in the stool, but i don’t know if that is from his butt. Well I am back to breastfeeding and prob will keep doing it for as long as possible. What does this sound like to anyone with a similar problem? I had him on Nutra. before for 24 hrs and it never did this. Should i take him to an allergist? nutra is for milk protein allergy babies?

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Answer by meppa30
If you are only giving your son breast milk or formula then it can only be one or the other. Maybe exclusively breastfeeding is the way to go if the formula has this effect on him. A trip to a paediatrician or Doctor might be in order then if they think an allergist is necessary to go them. Some kids just never have a formula that agrees with them.

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