Food Allergy
XP: If your lo had persistent rash, please help!
My son has had a rash on his body for two weeks. It started after we did a breastmilk challenge after he'd been on Neocate for 3 weeks and I'd been dairy/soy free during that time. We gave him a breastmilk bottle and it didn't go well and then the rash sort of popped up.
It began as sort of a splattering on his trunk and on his cheeks and rough patches on elbows, knees, shoulders. His GI thought it was viral, not food allergy related (though he said it was possible, just not likely), and said he really felt like part of his symptoms were food allergy related but that our timing really sucked and some symptoms were virus related. After that, it became more spread out on tummy and his neck got really yucky, but we think that was a heat rash and unrelated to the rest of the rash. (worked hard to keep it totally dry all day and wipe after feeds.) His pediatrician looked at it and thought it was viral, as well. But it's been over two weeks and it seems to be getting worse.
The rash is red, tiny little dots, raised, a little rough in texture, there are a couple of places more red than the rest. It doesn't seem to bother him, although he has been more cranky so who knows. We've just assumed the crankiness is related to his teething. We were using Burt's Bees soap but since switched to California Baby Super Sensitive - we switched after the rash started, not before. Nothing else has changed. His legs and arms still feel rough but I don't see many signs of the rash. Pedi recommended moisturizing but that goes against my gut feeling moisture would make it worse, but we will try that to see if it improves. She suggested Cetaphil.
Any ideas? Could this be an allergy to corn in the Neocate? Any tips?
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Re: XP: If your lo had persistent rash, please help!
DS had a rash like this but it was the worst on his stomach, chest, neck and cheeks. Our GI said he thought it was definitely food allergy related. DS still has it on Elecare but he hasn't been exclusively on Elecare for a super long time so we'll see what happens.
Moisturizing is definitely good. If the rash is bad in his elbows and knees then that is probably eczema (DS has eczema--and so do I! ugh!) anyway the best thing for that is moisturizing morning, night and right after a bath with a cream rather than a lotion, Make sure it is fragrance free. We use Eucerin cream and coritzone cream when it's really bad. Good call on the CA Baby super sensitive. That's what we use as well. We also try not to bathe DS every day because baths can be drying, but when he does have baths (usually every other day) then they are oatmael baths. (Take quick oats, but them in the blender/food processor until it creates a powder and mix it into the bath water).
HTH!
I agree with this 100%