Is Pediasure A Trigger For Any Of Your Kiddos?

[Jules]

Just wondering if anyone has found Pediasure to be a trigger for any of your kids (it is suppose to be gluten-free)?

The 2 yr old little girl I work with (I'm an occupational therapist) is NOT allergic to milk or soy products according to the MDs.

Her family and I suspect that there still might be some other additive or something in the Pedisure which is causing her nauseau and/or lack of appetite to the point where she is now G-tube fed to sustain a reasonable weight--unfortunately the only G-tube intake formula suggested by the MDs at this point is Pediasure, so that is her ONLY significant source of food/liquids at this point. Any thoughts are appreciated.

Jules

[shayesmom]

  Jules said:

Just wondering if anyone has found Pediasure to be a trigger for any of your kids (it is suppose to be gluten-free)?

The 2 yr old little girl I work with (I'm an occupational therapist) is NOT allergic to milk or soy products according to the MDs.

Her family and I suspect that there still might be some other additive or something in the Pedisure which is causing her nauseau and/or lack of appetite to the point where she is now G-tube fed to sustain a reasonable weight--unfortunately the only G-tube intake formula suggested by the MDs at this point is Pediasure, so that is her ONLY significant source of food/liquids at this point. Any thoughts are appreciated.

Jules

Pediasure was definitely a huge trigger for my dd. But for her, it was both the dairy and soy in it. Dd did test positive for a whey allergy, but tested negative for soy. Sorry, but I now KNOW that my dd doesn't do well with soy, especially in those amounts.

Bottom line, the CAPRAST and the skin prick test MAY find SOME of your allergies. They will not find them all. Nor can they find food intolerances, even if they cause severe symptoms. I'd suggest eliminating dairy and soy and then re-evaluating progress in a couple of weeks. Could Neocate or another product be used in lieu of Pediasure?

[Kibbie]

  Jules said:

Just wondering if anyone has found Pediasure to be a trigger for any of your kids (it is suppose to be gluten-free)?

The 2 yr old little girl I work with (I'm an occupational therapist) is NOT allergic to milk or soy products according to the MDs.

Her family and I suspect that there still might be some other additive or something in the Pedisure which is causing her nauseau and/or lack of appetite to the point where she is now G-tube fed to sustain a reasonable weight--unfortunately the only G-tube intake formula suggested by the MDs at this point is Pediasure, so that is her ONLY significant source of food/liquids at this point. Any thoughts are appreciated.

Jules

Our dietitian told me to give my daughter 2 pediasures a day for the first month going gluten free.... she did fine with it, but that was 2 years ago they may have changed the formula.