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Wow, I am so glad this board is here!!!
My son Asher started with an all over body rash at 3 weeks that was called ten different things before it faded at 9 weeks. Then started hours and hours of night crying, eczema, etc... At 4 mo, I went on an elimination diet that didn't solve anything. So we switched Asher to Alimentum, and within a month, he was like a new baby.
Fast forward to intro of solids at 6mo and we are finding that he can only eat 3 things, carrots, apples and squash. We have tried almost all fruits/veggie too. Luckily, we have an awesome allergist and are waiting for blood test results now! Skin tests showed allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, soy, egg, fish, milk and rice.
Asher's biggest reaction is GI issues, our allergist has told us that this is the area that is least known about---which sucks. So hours and hours of intense crying is what happens when he reacts to something, in addition to an eczema flare up and a face rash.
I have decided to stop trying foods and just let Asher be orange, LOL, for now. Totally looking forward to getting to know you ladies and hear any advice you have. Pretty sure we are gonna be around a long time!
any idea on corn? I talked to a girl at Trader Joes awhile ago who had a corn issue and had a lot of issues w/ fruits and veggies because they wax and stuff had some corn it, even eggs because the chickens ate corn where a problem for her. Just an idea!
My 4 year old son was diagnosed with a strawberry allergy at 5 months, my 21-month old daughter was diagnosed with an oat allergy, egg allergy, and milk allergy (which she grew out of), and my husband is allergic to vanilla.
I've found a lot of people around us don't understand food allergies and how scary they can be. I'm really excited to find a place for support!
We have gone through a lot of the things you mentioned above with DD. She was switched to Nutramigen around 1 month due to hours of non stop crying and gas. She also broke out in rashes around her mouth when introduced to dairy (yogurt/cheese) and corn. She eats pears, apples, squash, and chicken. I too am afraid to introduce her to anything else. I feel your pain. GL!
So I gave him a squash corn blend, and he did react to that. I have never heard of this and am off to google this! Thank you, never would have thought about that! I love this board!
DS1, DS2, and myself are all allergic to the protein Whey (in Cow's milk). I can tolerate some but the boys cannot. DS1 is also allergic to Soy and I am allergic to Citric Acid.
I'm so glad to see this board on here .
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Hi!
DS doesn't have any allergies, but I do - corn, gluten, soy and oats. Glad to meet you all!
My 21 month old had ana reaction to milk based formula at 6 mos. His skin had been such a mess that I had eliminated dairy from my diet at 4 mos and he improved right away, but pedi had encouraged us to try milk based formula. Then we found through testing that he's also allergic to peanuts and dogs.
In March, he passed the dairy challenge and is doing ok with it in his diet. He hasn't had peanuts. We have epi pens. DH is allergic to bees and penicillin and I'm allergic to lots of makeup, jewelry, etc.
I have DH (I call it Celiac Disease with a Twist) - I have the hellish skin rash that comes with the gluten intolerance. I am also allergic to the Earth (or so it feels) but food wise tomatoes, peas, wheat (of course), egg whites, and something else I cannot remember.
DS2 is allergic to peanuts (and various other nuts), egg white, and egg yolk.
My DS is allergic to Peanuts (severe), Egg, Cinnamon, some legumes and recently found out chocolate.
He also has severe skin issues that always alerts us to a new issue. This is how we found out he was allergic to chocolate.
I'm so happy they have this board now!!!
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Hey ,I just wanted to say my son was SICK until they put him on Alimentum. He spent most of his first 8 years in and out of the hospital. Alimentum is the only formula that is completely corn-free. I didn't know this until I was diagnosed with corn allergy and my son subsequently. He's not sick anymore
It would be worth finding out if your LO is allergic to corn because it's in everything and can be so elusive to track and conquer!
My younger son is 20 months old, and has severe allergies to egg and milk. We had skin testing done at 9 months of age that also revealed mild allergies to peanuts and tree nuts. So far, that is all we know about. We go back in about 2 months to see how he's done over the past year.
My other son (almost 4) does not have food allergies, but he does have drug allergies (specifically penicillins and cephalosporings). There is no history of food or drug allergies on either side of the family, so this is all very confusing to us.
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I have Celiac Disease. I've been eating Gluten Free for almost 9 years now.
My youngest Emily (17m) has a severe Egg (white worse than yolk) and Peanut allergy and a dairy sensitivity (Eczema only) on top of that. She tests as "mildy" sensitive to other nuts so basically, no nuts for her.
My oldest Abby (almost 4) as well as DH do not appear to have any food allergies.
My son has (had?) a corn allergy. Corn and byproducts. HFCS and corn starch particularly caused great digestive issues (bloody vomit, bloody stool).
He was born with a hiatal hernia and between that & the corn allergy, he eventually stopped eating and has had a g-tube since he was 10 months old.
We are right now in the midst of what I guess would be a corn-challenge. We are ending the 2nd week of corn ingredients and so far, so good. I still have not really challenged him with the 2 biggiest (starch & HFCS) so I'm not willing to call it done yet, but we've definitely made improvements.
He also has not been tubed since the end of February, so hoping to get his G-tube out soon!
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I am so happy to see this board. I am allergic to shellfish (adult onset), and I have a history of asthma and eczema. Very early on, my son had problems with milk formula and my breastmilk. Very gassy. I switched him to soy, and he was much better. Then he had a small bout with infantile acne which went away. We started introducing solids around 4-5 months, because formula just wasn't cutting it. He developed an eczema like rash, just on his face and hands at first. We took him to the pediatrician, and she said more than likely, the rash was due to pollen. The rash got worse, and worse. It would clear for a few days and flare right back up. Given my history with allergies, I persisted that we have a blood test done for allergies. He is 7 months and was recently diagnosed with a severe egg allergy, cow's milk allergy, peanut allergy, and a mild non reactive sensitivity to wheat and soy. He had had no problems with wheat and soy, but the milk egg allergy was the cause of his severe skin flares. Now that I have eliminated all baby foods that contain milk and eggs, and I keep his skin lubricated with eurcerin and emu oil, his eczema rash has improved tremendously. I am new to this type of allergy, so I am looking for alternatives for birthday cake, breads, etc. that we can incorporate into his diet when he is older. All of the prepared foods seem to be out for us, and I am hoping that he outgrows at least the egg and milk allergy as did my nephew did. He was severely allergic as an infant, but since age 2 1/2 he could have eggs that were cooked into products only, which was really weird. So, my sister never really had to alter his diet other than ensuring he didn't eat eggs, or mayonaise. We keep our epi pens with us at all times, and I am trying to educate my mother, my son's caregiver, about reading food labels to make sure that the baby food is safe for him to eat.
That is crazy, so good to hear is well!!!
So here is where I am confused, the first ingredient in Alimentum is corn maltodextrin. This is derived of corn right? Do you think it is just such a trace amount it doesn't affect them? I want to call my allergist and ask about it!
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DD2: milk and soy protein intolerant, allergic to eggs, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, bananas
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We've actually had to stick with almost entirely organic veggies & fruits b/c of this. Ari has a very strong corn allergy. He had a reaction to non-organic green peppers once (we almost always buy those organic since they are a dirty dozen food, but needed some in a pinch & none were available), & we were thinking "no way he's reacting to pesticides now. Seriously?" He was fine with organic green peppers just a few days before. Anyway, we learned about the corn in wax coatings 2 weeks after. He's never had a weird reaction like that since. You should see our grocery budget though. Oy.
The ready to feed alimentum does not have corn maltodextrin. It does have soy oil though.
I'm Alison and my DD Aurora (3 1/2) has a suspected milk sensitivity. We have stopped giving her cows milk and put her on almond milk. She still gets dairy in the forms of cheese etc. We started this after seeing a pattern of constipation in her. It has helped immensely. We also think my husband has this sensitivity. He can't drink milk or eat too much ice cream before he acts up.
DS (age 16 months) is definitely allergic to eggs. The egg allergy totally confuses me because apparently, they can be allergic to touching eggs (like scrambled eggs) but might be able to still eat them. Or they might react to scrambled eggs but not to things that contain eggs like pancakes or cookies. It all seems to have to do with the sensitivity of the allergy and how broken down the egg protein is. It's a pain, though. DS's allergy seems pretty mild in that he can have pancakes, cookies and cakes made with eggs without a problem. But he can't even touch scrambled eggs, mayo or ranch dressing without breaking out all over his face. He's never (to our knowledge) eaten any of that, so we don't know what would happen. I've no idea what to do with him for next year at MDO, though. I am fine with him having things like baked goods for birthdays since he's never had a problem, but I need them to know about his allergy in case anyone brings a hard boiled egg or mayo in. No idea. It also seems to be getting worse rather than better, but who knows.
DS was tested at 8 months after reacting to scrambled eggs. He also tested positive for peanuts but I'm told the test has tons of false-negatives and false-positives. For now, we've eliminated most foods he's never had before that contain the "usual" allergens and are waiting until sometime this summer or next year to have him retested at his allergist and see what she wants to do. I think they're talking about waiting until he's at least three before they try anything, though. Still, it's confusing and hard because neither of my girls have any food allergies so this is all still new to us (even after a year).
Our LO is still on the way, but I have multiple allergies and am extremely excited to find this board! On top of my food allergies I also suffer from an Oral Allergy Syndrome. I usually don't distinguish for people because no one knows what the heck OAS is. I just refer to all foods on my "naughty list" as allergies to assure I don't come in contact with them. My reactions have always been respiratory, although I also get the lovely face swelling.
Tree nuts, avocado, bananas, and all melons are my allergies. OAS keeps me from eating raw vegetables, some grains, and essentially all the other tropical fruits.
I also suffer from adult onset asthma and have noticed a dramatic increase in the severity of my reactions. When I was younger I could get away with a small piece of watermelon or some carrot sticks in dip. No longer - my throat starts to constrict almost immediately and I can feel my lips start to balloon up.
DS is incredibly allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. He has never ingetsted them, and had an anaphylactic reaction to touching something that had once touched peanuts. His throat started closing, used 2 epi-pens while waiting for the ambulance to arrive, etc.
He was also allergic to wheat, but thankfully he recently outgrew that.
I also have severe food allergies including tree nuts, avocado, mango, melon, banana, crab, and a handful of other foods. I'm also allergic to the four main groups of antibiotics which makes things very difficult.
Luckily, I feel like we're starting to get this whole FA thing down, but I'm still terrified of cross contamination, and of DS touching something out in public that was touched with someone with peanut butter on their fingers.
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I was only recently diagnosed--I walked into an allergist's office a few months ago assuming all my symptoms (nasal/respiratory plus hives/rashes) were caused by environmental allergies. He tested me for 72 common food allergens, and I reacted to about 1/3 of them - including wheat, egg whites, soy, shrimp, rice, potato, vanilla, and a bunch of others.
I've been on a diet eliminating them for about 2 months now and the difference is remarkable--no more dark circles under my eyes, I've lost some water weight, I can tolerate life without two Zyrtec a day, etc.
Now I'm in the process of food challenges to see what I might be able to add back. So far rice seems promising (thankfully, since most wheat-free substitutes are made with it!), but eggs and potato do not.
I'm blogging about my experience (plus lots of allergen-free recipes) - the link is below.
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Hi! I'm so excited about this board!
My 1yr old son is definitely allergic to peanuts, dairy, pineapple, tree nuts, kiwi, coconut. I'm pretty sure he has at least a mild reaction to gluten, but skin test was negative to wheat. We know he has other mild food allergies we haven't figured out yet.
DH and I both have a lot of food allergies that aren't terribly strong and for the longest time we didn't keep up with them. In eliminating stuff to help out our son and trying to get in better shape ourselves, we've found out that I have an egg allergy and we both do much better if we don't have grains or beans. DH is allergic to dairy...I'm not sure about me because I can't eat any of the stuff that DS is allergic to or he gets sick through breastmilk, so I suppose we'll see if I can one day add dairy back in!
DS also has some environmental allergies (including cats and dogs) and is on zyrtec daily to help with them. He has "situational asthma" and inhalers for anytime he gets sick, as he quickly has a hard time breathing. They don't want to diagnose him with full blown asthma at this point.
He also has excema, which is mostly caused by food allergies, and he is prone to any skin reaction. He has had allergic reactions to both antibiotics he has been on so far.
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I'm very happy to see this board on TB. We are just starting to learn more about food allergies, and I see that a lot of the ladies on here have already been through this.
DS is 2, and doesn't appear to have any allergies. There has been several times that he had some raised red marks around his mouth after eating veggie cream cheese, or fake butter. I have no idea why it's only these two things, but that's it.
DD is 6 months, and is milk/soy protein intolerant. She also reacted strongly to a trial of Neocate, which makes me wonder if corn is an issue. She is currently on Alimentum RTF. She has reacted to two different kinds of rice cereal. And that's all we have tried to put her on at this point. We are currently doing a reflux med-wean, which is going very well. If we can get her off her meds successfully, the next step will be trying solids, a probiotic, and a trial of Alimentum powder formula (not at the same time, of course).
DD also suffers from chronic ear infections, even after getting tubes. What I mean to say is that it takes me a while to figure out if the problem is her ears, reflux, or food intolerance.
Hi!! I have been a long time lurker on TB and decided to come out and really introduce myself now that there is an food allergy board.
So, Emma is my oldest she will be three soon and she is allergic to peanuts, eggs, and dairy. We started noticing eczema at about 10 months old with her. Also, after introducing dairy at almost a year she started to have stomach issues and more eczema we put two and two together and figured we should stop giving her dairy. However, her pedi wouldn't refer her or test her. Well, she kept on getting more eczema and hives on top of that. Finally, just before two she got tested. Peanuts and egg allergy were a complete suprise to us and of course she tested postive to dairy.
Levi is 16 months old and he is going to be going to the allergist soon. So, no tests yet, but he has had a reaction eggs and as a baby was on Nutramiagen b/c anything else made him throw up. He gets hives from eggs and if he continually has dairy he starts to break out with eczema.
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Wow, it is nice to have a community where everyone can understand the hardships of allergies. My daughter is 18 months and has the following (confirmed) allergies:
Severe: peanut, dairy, soy, garlic, dogs
Moderate: Rice, oat, cats, pork, beef, barley, coconut
Mild: Bananas, green beans, peas
She is has been on Neocate since 10 months old (I BFd her until then on a very limited diet) and will be on that for a while longer.
We just got back from vacation, and wow, it is hard to relax and have a good time. I was nervous the entire flight (peanuts) and going out to dinner was a nightmare at times. We, of course, always have to bring her food everywhere, and scrub down everything.
She also has pretty bad eczema and her face/mouth is always red. We are going back in June for retesting.
I hope to give/get answers and advice from all of you!
My son (3) is allergic to milk and peanuts. At one point he was also allergic to soy, eggs, tomatoes and pineapple.
I also have a soy intolerance and DH is allergic to sweet potatoes and blue cheese.
Hi! I'm so glad to see this board!
I'm due with our first in August...I don't have food allergies but DH does (raw egg white and tree nut, both severe and needing an Epi Pen). He can have egg in things that are baked (cakes, cookies, etc.) but he can't physically touch or be around the raw egg, and he can't have scrambled eggs, quiche, angel food cake, etc. Thankfully he hasn't had a reaction since his first one when he was 2 years old...knock on wood!
I've asked my OB if there's anything I can do to prevent allergies in our DD (like an elimination diet while pregnant or BF'ing), but he said there's just not enough research out there to say yes or no. I'm hoping and praying our LO is spared having to deal with food allergies, but it's nice to know this board will be a great resource if she ends up with them.
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