Hypoallergenic: Infant, Epi
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Infant Milk Protein Allergy
Asked by M.E. from Chicago
on December 15, 2009
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My 11 month old son is allergic to the protein in cow's milk. He break out in hives and gets severe diaper rash, gassiness, and fussy after eating milk products, even ...
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- My husband is 36 years old and is still allergic to milk. My 8 month old son is also allergic. I don't know if your doctor suggested the low introduction of cheese a...
- M.; He does not "need" milk - other than your milk. He needs fluids for hydration and food for caloric intake. Google for a list of foods with calcium...
- Hi M. Ask his peditrican and he/she will be able to give you the best professional answer.
Milk Protein Allergy?
Asked by K.V. from Philadelphia
on March 29, 2008
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Yesterday I fed my 3 1/2 month old a bottle of formula for the first time. After 2 oz., the area around his mouth became blotchy and his cry sounded hoarse. I immedi...
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- My son, now 2 1/2, also has an allergy to milk protein. He too had trouble with formula but he was not diagnosed until 14 months with his food allergies. We were told ...
- My son has this allergy, along with allergies to tree nuts (peanuts, cashews, walnuts, etc), eggs, and others. I continued to breastfeed him until just two weeks ago (...
- We too have a son with a milk allergy. He started getting a reaction around his mouth when I added formula to his cereal at about 5 months. He would get red where it...
Excema = Allergy?
Asked by E. from Detroit
on February 16, 2007
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Does Excema ALWAYS mean there is an allergy? My son is 6 months old and has had bad excema since about 2 months. Under my ped's advice, I use Cortisone and Aquaphor, b...
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- i dont know if you have a Costco Warehouse where you live but there is this stuff called Amlactin that works better than cortisone or aquaphor and Costco sells a big b...
- Hi! My son also had/has excema. He too first developed it around 3 months which was last winter. I know that it went away completely in the summer, and didn't retur...
- My daughter started with excema after she turned 2 and started drinking regular milk. The DR. kept saying she was not allergic, but when I stopped the milk and went ba...
Eczema and Reflux, Breastmilk And/or Formula
Asked by G.M. from Boston
on June 28, 2011
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Hi all. My 6 mos old DD has horrible reflux and very bad eczema. She is too young to be tested for food allergies. She is most likely allergic to my breastmilk or some...
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- My friend's child had 60 food allergies. No kidding. They cut out everything and it was miserable. They added a supplement and everything cleared up. It allowed hi...
- Hi. My daughter was like that and she has a tree nut allergy (pecans, walnuts, etc.). Tree nut allergies are very serious. We have to carry an epi-pen and the first...
- I would just like to add one more voice to the "do what you think is best, and don't feel any guilt" group of voices. I firmly believe and advocate breastfeeding, b...
Keep Breastfeeding or Switch to Formula?
Asked by J.M. from Detroit
on March 29, 2011
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I have a 4 month old daughter who is exclusively breastfed. Starting at about 1 month of age she started getting really fussy, having lots of gas and a hard time goin...
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- I have heard that some breastfed babies do not poop a lot. The breast milk is extremely digestible, so it may be that your daughter just doesn't produce much waste fr...
- You could try supplementing with a soy-based formula and see if there is any improvement. My babies all cried and fussed, mostly in the evenings, from about six w...
- To be honest, I would keep breast feeding...... (I am PRO extended breastfeeding. Our 2nd child didn't even get baby food till 9 months. Our 3rd is almost 7 months a...
Peanut and Egg Allergy
Asked by A.T. from Provo
on October 15, 2009
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Hi moms,
I wrote a little bit ago for help with cutting dairy out of my diet (as a potential cause of my daughter's allergies) so I could continue to nurse my 10 mont...
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- My oldest daughter has several food allergies, and I'm a medical writer, so I'll share a little of my observations here. Initially we saw problems with certain seaf...
- My husband, his brother and his uncle all have nut allergies (and I've taken my husband to the ER before because of it), so I was VERY careful when I chose to introduc...
- I think you need to question the allergist more to ascertain exactly what he means by severe. I am allergic to several things including peanuts according to the alle...
Baby with a Milk Allergy
Asked by J.P. from Kansas City
on March 24, 2008
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I have an 8 month old with a milk allergy. He cannot have anything that contains milk or he gets really sick, vomits, rash, diarrhea and swelling. I am out of ideas ...
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- I went through this with my 2 year old and am going through it with an 8 month old as well. I always felt like I was giving them the same old things as well. I fed m...
- Hi J., The best book for you and I suggest it to everyone as well: "The Super Baby Food Book" by Ruth Yuron. My husband was allergic to Milk as well when he was a bab...
- J., three out of four of my boys were in the same boat! Anything i would use milk in,,i would do theirs with soy formula and so they had mac/cheese,mashed potatos,...
Milk Allergy Need Help
Asked by D.G. from Modesto
on January 7, 2010
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Has anyone had experience with a milk allergy my son is 10 months old and has had diarrhea for the past week. We've gone through bottles of pedialyte and dozen of out...
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- Sounds like what my whole family had when we had H1N1 earlier this fall! Are you sure it's not a virus (not necessarily even H1N1)? My nephew has milk allergies and ...
- If he has a milk allergy it will be because he's lactose intolerant. His body lacks enough lactose enzyme to digest the milk. My son was lactose intolerant for years. ...
- Some other ideas since this change has only occurred in the last week: Look for other recent changes... Have you taken his temp, is it elevated at all above normal?...
Infant Allergies
Asked by D.H. from Miami
on September 4, 2008
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My daughter has had horrible eczema since she was two months old (she is now 5 1/2). Last week, we had her blood drawn for an allergy test. Today we find out she is ...
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- switching to formula will only make it more likely for your daughter to develop more allergies. Why are you cutting out garlic? As for the cat, did the doctor say she ...
- My son was diagnosed at 2 months but it does not sound like it was as severe as your daughter. We really did not have to do intense therapy until he was 4.5 years. He ...
- I also have a daughter that has bad eczema. She was also about the same age, and now she is 2 1/2 yrs old. I'm not sure if you need to cut those things out of your di...
Living with a Milk Protein Allergy
Asked by K.L. from Savannah
on January 15, 2012
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My son was officially diagnosed with a milk protein allergy last friday (after beign suspicious for months). He is 14 months old and has been doing very well with soy...
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- Both my girls have milk protein intolerances. They aren't allergic. We have pretty much eliminated all dairy from our meal preparations. It wasn't that hard, actually....
- My daughter was also diagnosed with protein allergy when baby, she was vomiting and getting rash, so we took her to take the test and she was allergic to a few things ...
- BIG TIP – Look at the bottom of the list of ingredients on packages. There is usually a brief list of allergens. If dairy is listed, you can quickly eliminate that p...
