I feel there is something else going on

katxattack

Back to the Ped today.

I have been dairy free for 8 weeks. I haven't been too careful about soy, as it doesn't seem to be an issue (hidden soy, that is). After being at wits end with minimal food choices, we tried Nutramigen. FAIL. Made LO miserable...super mucousy poo, terrible diaper rash issues, face broke out, super fussy again. Ped tells me thats pretty rare, and said I could give it a few more days or stop and try EleCare. I decided to just keep her on BM, and suffer with my own diet.I have been careful with the soy again, for the past 2 weeks.  She is still on Zantac, and if I skip a dose, she doesn't eat as much. I can tell she isnt gaing much weight...

But I feel like its something else. I can't figure it out. I eat basically the same each day. I did notice she gets a little 'red' in the diaper area over salsa, but I'd assume thats due to the spicy factor. So, no more salsa for me. If any amount of poo touches her skin for even minutes, we end up with super red ring. I am having a hard time getting her to finish bottles, as she fusses while eating (again). Also, shes now spit up several times, which is unlike her. (even with suspected reflux, shes NOT a spitter)This leads me to believe its something else. Any ideas? Ped mentioned eggs and tree nuts, but wasn't interested in pulling them yet. She said she'd send us to a specialist if she didnt calm down. I'm worried.

TanyaKM

I hope your pedi can give you some answers! I don't have much advice, but you might want to consider cutting out eggs and nuts. My pedi recommended dairy and soy, but I added eggs, nuts and wheat because I thought I saw a reaction in LO when I ate those foods.

So I've been dairy, soy, egg, nut and wheat free and I've noticed a huge improvement in only a week. The red ring is better, his skin is better and we actually had a yellow poop with not much mucus for the first time in weeks! I know every baby is different and they all have different sensitivities, but my point is to trust your instincts if you think other foods are involved! Now my problem is figuring out which of those foods is actually the cause of LO's issues... 

katxattack

We do have yellow poops, but I still get a green one often. Also, we seem to still have mucous no matter what. Bah!

So, when you say 'cut out nuts' (sounds funny, lol) should that include peanuts?

What are the chances these things will turn into an allergy later on? Im scared. We don't have allergies in out family, really.

TanyaKM

katxattack:

We do have yellow poops, but I still get a green one often. Also, we seem to still have mucous no matter what. Bah!

So, when you say 'cut out nuts' (sounds funny, lol) should that include peanuts?

What are the chances these things will turn into an allergy later on? Im scared. We don't have allergies in out family, really.

I included peanuts because they are a common allergen. From Dr. Greene's website: 

"Food allergies are also more common in babies who are exposed to allergic foods at an early age. About 90 percent of food allergies in babies and children are to one of 5 foods: cow?s milk, soy, eggs, peanuts, or wheat." 

I was eating a lot of all of that when LO was having problems, so I decided to just cut all of those out at once. You could give it a shot and see if it helps? Now I know that at least one of those items was causing the problem, so I'll gradually test to see if I can add anything back in. 

I'm worried about later allergies too, especially when I read about food allergies being more common when they are exposed at an early age. I guess a lot of babies outgrow this stuff, and I'm hoping that LO has an intolerance or sensitivity to whatever I was eating instead of a full-blown allergy. 

Also from Dr. Greene's:

"Breastfeeding can prevent many food allergies. This is especially true if the mother forgoes some of the most allergic foods (especially peanuts and perhaps milk or eggs). On a positive note, mothers who eat beneficial bacteria, as in yogurt, while pregnant and nursing may help prevent food allergies."

https://www.drgreene.com/azguide/food-allergies