S.B. asks from New Britain, CT on May 29, 2007
My Son Is Allergic to Everything....
Hi there-
My son Joseph is 19 months old and allergic to all dairy, eggs, peanuts & tree nuts. We have him on soy milk and he seems to like it. My question is, at his age should he still be doing very loose and watery poops? He is cutting his last 4 teeth and i don't know if that might be effecting his BM's or not?! I just don't want him getting dehydrated during these summer months. Also his poor little butt suffer from the watery poops sitting on it.... half the time they don't smell and he never tells me. Could it be the soy milk doing this? Is rice or hemp milk better? Any ideas?
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S.P. answers from Scranton on May 30, 2007
Ths site may help you: http://www.pcrm.org/health/Info_on_Veg_Diets/veg_diets_fo...
...and this one:
www.garynull.com
There could be more things that he's allergic to. There may be something missing in his diet. Sounds like he either needs more fiber, or maybe he's allergic to something else. You need to eliminate one food at a time to see.
Here is a spot on Gary Nulls site, that has articles on allergies. http://www.gnhealth.com/Documents/Topics/Allergy.htm
Good Luck.
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S.P. answers from Scranton on May 30, 2007
Ths site may help you: http://www.pcrm.org/health/Info_on_Veg_Diets/veg_diets_fo...
...and this one:
www.garynull.com
There could be more things that he's allergic to. There may be something missing in his diet. Sounds like he either needs more fiber, or maybe he's allergic to something else. You need to eliminate one food at a time to see.
Here is a spot on Gary Nulls site, that has articles on allergies. http://www.gnhealth.com/Documents/Topics/Allergy.htm
Good Luck.
S.H. answers from Albany on May 30, 2007
I can't help much, but I can sympathize. My oldest is allergic to all things dairy, and we found out by eliminating his favorite food EVER, yogurt, and having the diaper rash disappear. We got a ton more tantrums, though. For the rash, Johnson & Johnson cornstarch with aloe and upgrading to Huggies diapers worked, along with playing naked outside or in a dry bathtub often. As to the dehydration, I leave a sippy cup of water on the coffee table so it's always available but not 'let's tip it over and splash in it' available. Good luck!
E.C. answers from Albany on May 30, 2007
oh, the poor little guy...my my son is 18 months and every time he cuts teeth it is like a bomb explodes :) and it lasts for days. I hope this helps..
C.S. answers from New York on May 29, 2007
Hi- We are in the same boat. My son is allergic to all those things, too. Try Silk Enhanced Omega-3 Soy milk. Its a little more expensive than generic, but its full of good stuff, and it was gentler on my son's tummy.
Also, I found Apple Juice made his poop very runny. We switched to white grape and it got a lot better. Now he is almost 3 and we are back to apple with no problems.
Search online for some vegan recipes. Vegan has no dairy or eggs, or meat for that matter. But, you may find some delicious things your son will like.
Have you talked to your pediatrician about retesting him?? We are retesting Joey after his 3rd birthday. We are HOPING that he will grow out of these allergies. I hope the same for you, too! :)
S.M. answers from New London on May 30, 2007
Hi S.,
All my kids got "flu like" symptoms (the watery poop, runny noses, tugging at ears) and everytime I brought them in... it was just teeth. :) So it is possible for teeth to interfere.
Can he drink Pedialyte to help with dehydration? The non-flavored kind... you can mix 1/2 Pedialyte and 1/2 Juice.
Also for his bum... you could try Balmex (or something like it, Desiten, Store brand) put that on his bum after it was been cleaned and dried (don't want to lock in the moisture! We're trying to keep it out!) Then add Vaseline over the Balmex. And diaper him up!
Hope this helps!!
S.
B.F. answers from Syracuse on May 30, 2007
If you haven't talked to his dr. yet i would talk to him and see what he can suggest. If you have already talked to the dr. and your doing what he said then i would ask for a referal to a specialist
C.B. answers from New London on May 30, 2007
10 to 1 its the teeth. He is 19 months he won't tell you. lok inside
C. answers from Hartford on May 30, 2007
While teething can cause diarrhea, with all of his known allergies, he could have stomach sensitivities to other foods. My son drinks potato milk. It is available online at www.vancesfoods.com. It is not very expensive, has a great taste, calcium fortified, and has not been known to ever cause an allergic reaction.
Water is the best thing to avoid dehydration and probably the easiest on his stomach, so I would recommend sticking with that. As for the diaper rash, they can also be caused by food allergies.
The good news is that many children will outgrow some of these early allergies - until then, good luck.
C.
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