Allergies: South Beach

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12 Week Old Allergic to Dairy/possibly Soy

I am a new mother with a precious 12 week old son who has had blood in his stool. The GI doc diagnosed him with allergic colitis and I have been on a dairy-free diet and just added taking out major sources of soy (Obviously I am breastfeeding:) Anyone have a child with allergic colitis? I would love to hear any experiences other moms have had. If you are breastfeeding, what kinds of things did you cook and/or would anyone send good dairy-free recipes to me? Thank you so much!

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Gluten Free Diet

This is a long question- sorry! I just wanted to give all the details for our particular situation. I have recently read research that suggests children with autism may see benifits from being on a gluten free diet. Our oldest son (who is 6) has asperger's syndrome, generalized anxiety disorder, as well as some sensory problems. He doesn't seem to have any of the GI problems typically assoiated with these intolerences, although he does have some mild constipation (which we believe is more related to his anxiety and "holding it" at school-...