Food Allergies Treatment

Question by Me: Another allergy/diet question…?
Here is my dilemma:

I have a 9 1/2 month old who was recently diagnosed with allergies to soy, dairy, peanuts, oats, and eggs. He is/was currently on soy formula, b/c we were aware of his dairy allergy, but not of the others. The last few days we have been weaning him from the soy formula and onto EleCare formula. The problem with the EleCare is that it is a can, and he currently drinks about 40-50 ounces of formula a day. This means we would need to buy a can every 2 or 3 days…which we can not afford.

His pediatrician recommended that we put him on Rice milk with added vitamins. My concern with that is that rice milk and vitamins will not give him the protein and fat that he needs. So…we are going to try to do a half and half (some rice milk bottles and some EleCare formula bottles) until we believe he is eating enough food to supplement his protein/fat needs.

My question is:

What foods should we give him to ensure that he gets enough fat and protein in his diet? He will NOT eat baby food b/c he refuses to let us feed him anymore. He feeds himself table foods. We are currently giving him small pieces of vegetables, fruit, whole wheat pasta, coarsely ground chicken, beans, etc.

Would it be healthy/okay to cook some of his vegetables and/or pasta in olive oil? Would this give him enough fat in his diet? What other foods would you recommend? How many grams of fat and protein does he need for his age/size (He is about 22 lbs, 31 inches tall, almost 10 months)?

Thank you very much and I appreciate what advice you can give me.

Best answer:

Answer by K H
I think it would be a great idea for you to meet with a nutritionist. Something as important as your baby’s health should not be left to strangers on the internet.

Good luck.

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Question by Me: Another allergy/diet question…?
Here is my dilemma:

I have a 9 1/2 month old who was recently diagnosed with allergies to soy, dairy, peanuts, oats, and eggs. He is/was currently on soy formula, b/c we were aware of his dairy allergy, but not of the others. The last few days we have been weaning him from the soy formula and onto EleCare formula. The problem with the EleCare is that it is a can, and he currently drinks about 40-50 ounces of formula a day. This means we would need to buy a can every 2 or 3 days…which we can not afford.

His pediatrician recommended that we put him on Rice milk with added vitamins. My concern with that is that rice milk and vitamins will not give him the protein and fat that he needs. So…we are going to try to do a half and half (some rice milk bottles and some EleCare formula bottles) until we believe he is eating enough food to supplement his protein/fat needs.

My question is:

What foods should we give him to ensure that he gets enough fat and protein in his diet? He will NOT eat baby food b/c he refuses to let us feed him anymore. He feeds himself table foods. We are currently giving him small pieces of vegetables, fruit, whole wheat pasta, coarsely ground chicken, beans, etc.

Would it be healthy/okay to cook some of his vegetables and/or pasta in olive oil? Would this give him enough fat in his diet? What other foods would you recommend? How many grams of fat and protein does he need for his age/size (He is about 22 lbs, 31 inches tall, almost 10 months)?

Thank you very much and I appreciate what advice you can give me.

Best answer:

Answer by K H
I think it would be a great idea for you to meet with a nutritionist. Something as important as your baby’s health should not be left to strangers on the internet.

Good luck.

Give your answer to this question below!

Question by LS760: 3 year old Allergic to milk,eggs,wheat,mold question? Pediatric Doctor’s advice would be great on this.?
Ok so my 3 year old daughter has had a cough for a little more than a month, the doctor said it could be allergies or asthma. So they decided to take an allergy test and it came out that she was allergic to milk,eggs, wheat & mold. She’s been drinking milk since she was 2 because I breastfed before that and eggs I started giving her at 1 and she never had a problem she loves them. These are 2 main things in her food routine and she doesnt get sick when i give them to her so I don’t understand why the test came out like that. I understand the mold part because this house is old and we need to remodel it and fix it. Do you think I should get a second opinion because she always asks for these things and its hard to cut it out of her diet. & I don’t have a lot of money to buy the subsitutes. Has anyones kids had the same problem and continued without problems or anything similar to this situation. Also what can I do about the mold we can’t remodel right now and i think its just one part in our ceiling that has it any short term fixes anyone knows about. thanks

Best answer:

Answer by SaskAries
It is very rare that an allergy test would be wrong, the allergen is applied to the skin, either by the scratch test or by injection and if you have an allergy you will react to it, there are different levels of reaction, your daughters may have been a mild reaction but it is still a reaction and you are best to avoid the foods, you do not want her allergies to get worse over time. My 16 mos old daughter is allergic to peanuts, milk, eggs and wheat and we have eliminated all of those out of her diet, we have found other alternatives, it is not hard to cut something out of your child’s diet when you have the knowledge that it can make her sick.

As for the mold, disinfect the area, let it dry and hopefully there is not a leak in your ceiling, because if there is the mold will just keep coming back. Have you checked your heating system to make sure there is no mold in it? The only sure way of getting rid of the mold is to re-model and until you can do that you may have to disinfect and keep the area dry on a regular basis.

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Question by Tyler & Kylee’s Mom: Question about babies with milk allergy/sensitivity?
My pediatrician said this is very common so I thought I’d seek advice from those that have been there. My baby is 11 weeks old and she’s always had mucousy stools. She’s also had a handful of diapers with some scant blood in them. She’s exclusively breastfed and weight gain’s been good, and she rarely acts as if she’s in abdominal discomfort.

My question is about how you figured out your baby had a milk allergy or sensitivity? The pediatrician said that 90% of the time that’s what is bothering the baby from the mother’s diet. I asked what to eliminate next if stools didn’t improve, and she said we’d probably put her on soy formula, which I don’t want. Also, when I go back to work I might have to supplement with some formula if I don’t get enough from pumping. Should I give her soy formula or milk-based? HELP!

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Answer by JJ123
I didn’t breastfeed, but my daughter did have a milk allergy to the cow’s milk based formula. She had an awful rash on her bottom at only 4 days old. So her doc switched her to soy, which she did fine on for a few weeks. Then she developed terrible colic so her doc switched her to Enfamil Nutramigen which is specifically designed for babies with milk and/or soy allergies. It worked wonders for her and she was back to normal within days. She’s 10 months now and still on the Nutramigen because everytime we tried to switch her back to soy, she’d get sick again.

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Question by mikerockwell1975: Milk allergy and carpal tunnel link?!? Strange question ahead…?
Okay, so this is strange. I am a former GNC manager and have studied nutrition for years. I’ve never heard of this before, but I seem to have a link going on. I recently stopped drinking milk and started taking a strong probiotic due to a milk allergy. At the same time of doing this, the severe carpal tunnel I’ve had for many years has mysteriously almost vanished! Has anyone heard of a link like this? Has this happened to anyone else? I’m assuming it has to do with the reducing of swelling from histamine. Let me know what you think!

Best answer:

Answer by Iron
You are right, there was a reduction in the swelling, but the main swelling was in the stomach, which had developed due to the allergy, since you cut down the allergen , swelling went down and the stomach is absorbing more nutrients. The nutrients in turn turned off inflammation in your CTS.

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