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janelyb Enthusiast
janelyb
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My friend's baby seems not to tollerate most foods. When she was a newborn and my friend was breaskfeeding the baby reacted negatively to protien food like meats, wheat,dairy,corn,egg..etc....

And baby decided to wean herself off mamma milk so my friend gave her formula, then she switched to the hypo- allergenic one for a few months. Now she is on carnation good start.

The baby is 6-7 months old and seems to be reacting negatively to rice,oatmeal,some fruits.

She is a very fussy baby, gassy, gets a diaper/allergy rash ring on her bum when eats an offending food. She also has GERD/Refulx.

My friend took her to an alternative doc and did some muscle response testing and she came back allergic to just about everything.

My friend wants some testing done but doesn't want to expose her to the food before the test.

She wants to know what grain can she have???

Oatmeal is out and with Rice cereal she gets extremely constipated, even with just 1 tsp mixed with a jar of fruit in a day.

She also seems to be allergic to peas & bananas..And other fruits she has tried go through her fast.

Anyone have some advice I can send her, please email me.

Janel

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tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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at six months, it may just be too early for most foods. her digestive system may need more time to develop.

janelyb Enthusiast
janelyb
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at six months, it may just be too early for most foods. her digestive system may need more time to develop.

I tired to tell her that but she says her baby screams and gets really mad if she isn't also eatting baby foods...she eats 3 meals a day along with her formula...she's 7 months old now. She says the baby wants to eat from a spoon more than a bottle, she often refuses her bottles.

I personally think my friend introduced solids too early knowing her baby has possible food allergies.

wowzer Community Regular
wowzer
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If a six month old baby is reacting that badly to foods, I would just give the baby formula. There is enough nutrition in formula to keep them healthy and growing until they are 4 years old. I wouldn't rush solids. The baby's reactions are saying I'm not ready for this. I didn't start feeding my son solids until he was 9 months old and then took it very slow. He was and still is allergic to lactose. I'm sure that I have so many allergies because I was fed solids too soon. My baby book said I had orange juice at 6 weeks old! I can't drink too much of it to this day. I wish your friend luck. I definitely would tell her not to push solids at this time.

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janelyb
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If a six month old baby is reacting that badly to foods, I would just give the baby formula. There is enough nutrition in formula to keep them healthy and growing until they are 4 years old. I wouldn't rush solids. The baby's reactions are saying I'm not ready for this. I didn't start feeding my son solids until he was 9 months old and then took it very slow. He was and still is allergic to lactose. I'm sure that I have so many allergies because I was fed solids too soon. My baby book said I had orange juice at 6 weeks old! I can't drink too much of it to this day. I wish your friend luck. I definitely would tell her not to push solids at this time.

That's the advise I give her but she isn't taking it. However she keeps asking me for advise on the topic. She says she can't not give her baby food, the baby is wanting it so badly...I give up don't know what else to say to her.

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lovegrov
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Just my opinion, but I don't think I'd put much stock in the muscle response testing, especially not on a 6-month-old.

richard

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chrissy
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janel, two possibilities that come to mind are either an eosinophilic problem, or a condition called FPIES---food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome.

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Just a thought, maybe you should show your friends these posts. It couldn't hurt. I feel sorry for that little baby.

janelyb Enthusiast
janelyb
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janel, two possibilities that come to mind are either an eosinophilic problem, or a condition called FPIES---food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome.

Can you reffer me to some sites that will better explain what this is?

janelyb Enthusiast
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Just a thought, maybe you should show your friends these posts. It couldn't hurt. I feel sorry for that little baby.

I have been verbally telling her everyone's responses because with 2 kids and 1 on the way she has little to no internet time anymore. I'm sad to say she is not gonna take the advise that everyone is offering thus far. I totally agree with many of you she should stop solids. I'm just very fustrated because she calls me often and asks for advise on this topic but doesn't take the advise given.

kirbymom Newbie
kirbymom
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Is your friend a celiac as well? This sounds very much like my friend's daugher (friend is celiac, her hubby is IBS). The child has no IgA, multiple food sensitivities (wheat, soy, egg) and allergies (milk, peanuts, tree nuts, sesame) and a genetic fructose-sucrose sensitivity causing lack of a certain enzyme (therefore no sugar, fruit, high sugar veggies, or sorbitol).

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Is your friend a celiac as well? This sounds very much like my friend's daugher (friend is celiac, her hubby is IBS). The child has no IgA, multiple food sensitivities (wheat, soy, egg) and allergies (milk, peanuts, tree nuts, sesame) and a genetic fructose-sucrose sensitivity causing lack of a certain enzyme (therefore no sugar, fruit, high sugar veggies, or sorbitol).

Not that I know of. But my friend does have IBS and some food allergies like she's allergic to melon.

Is IBS related to celiac or wheat intollerantcy?

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I have been verbally telling her everyone's responses because with 2 kids and 1 on the way she has little to no internet time anymore. I'm sad to say she is not gonna take the advise that everyone is offering thus far. I totally agree with many of you she should stop solids. I'm just very fustrated because she calls me often and asks for advise on this topic but doesn't take the advise given.

Perhaps it's time to say "I've given all the advice I can give. I understand that you are looking for a different answer, but I don't have a different answer to give, so please stop asking." (or time to just stop giving advise even when asked...) There's only so much you can do.

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tarnalberry
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Not that I know of. But my friend does have IBS and some food allergies like she's allergic to melon.

Is IBS related to celiac or wheat intollerantcy?

IBS is one of the most common mis-diagnoses of celiac.

janelyb Enthusiast
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IBS is one of the most common mis-diagnoses of celiac.

I will be sure to let her know along with my mother in law who has IBS as well.

And I hate to sound harsh to her but I agree next time she asks for advise I will be blunt and tell her I have given you my advise and it's still the same.

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chrissy
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janel----i don't know a whole lot about the conditions i mentioned, but one of my friends has a child with FPIES and i know she would be happy to talk to either you or your friend. i will have her give me some sites and pm her e-mail addy to you tomorrow----if i happen to forget, send me a pm. (i have memory problems sometimes)

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