Allergist Appointment

BFab11

C tested negative for everything on a skin test, which means that when we eventually reintroduce things, he shouldn't have a respiratory reaction, which is great. He said it's most likely proctocolitis (I think?) and C should outgrow it by a year old.?

He said definitely avoid dairy and soy, but try everything else one by one and see how he does. We'll continue seeing our pediatric GI for now.? I'm a little disappointed, but I did get some answers about what it is and I feel better knowing the reaction in the case of a slip up by me is limited to his digestion and not something more dangerous. Guess we'll try reintroducing soon. Thanks for the support everyone!!

princessjenney

Good luck with reintroducing! I have mad respect for all the restricted diet BFing Mamas!

Harper'smom

I'm glad the appt. went well and hope the reintroductions are a sucess. I will have to research the "procto" diagnosis.

LuvMyBostons

I'm glad he didn't have any adverse reaction to the skin test!

I think I'm going to start re-introducing peanuts after DS is 6 months old, so hopefully for us too he won't have any more reactions.  

You're doing an awesome job, and hopefully C will do fine as you start re-introducing other foods.  That would be great if you can start adding things you love back into your diet.  

 

BFab11

The doctor said that proctocolitis usually presents with vomiting and diarrhea.  I guess it's an immune reaction to food in the lower digestive tract.

Here's some info I found:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10634300

C's symptoms were a bit more severe, including weight loss in the beginning, extreme fussiness, etc., but he's doing SO much better now.

MrsBeckO

Glad your appt went well, and it must be a relief to know that he won't have any respiratory reactions. We found out (surprisingly) on Monday that DD is allergic to peanuts.

Good luck with the reintroduction process.. hope he tolerates it well! 

webMistress0609

Oh I hope you can add some foods back! Our GI & allergist said do one every 3-4 days, preferably one per week if that's helpful at all.

bookwrm

That is great news!   Congrats!  Let me know how it goes adding things back in. 

Right now I am having a hard time distinguishing LO uncomfortable/in pain=teeth or uncomfortable/in pain=mommy ate bread. 

She seemed to do okay but had a bit of the poops.  No blood though.