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sapphiremom13

We've identified a milk protein allergy awhile ago. DS projectile vomits and has mucousy stools and some diarrhea when I eat it. Up until last week, I was eating a few things that had 2 percent or less of certain proteins, like coffee mate. Then he broke out in major eczema. It was really bad. Pedi gave us a prescription steroid cream and told me to cut ALL dairy and cut soy products too. I have done this since last Wed, so five days. Friday I ate peanut butter. DS had really mucousy poop Friday night. I've had no additional peanut products since Friday. now today, Sunday, the eczema is back and in new spots. I had stopped the steroid cream, but maybe that was premature.
Any insight/advice/ help would be most appreciated. I'm just at a loss and depressed about it.
Thanks!

imimahoney

5 days is not nearly enough time for dairy and soy to leave your system. It took about 6 weeks for my son to be system free. You should start to see improvements after a few weeks. The only thing to do is to keep following a very strict dairy free (whey and casein too) and soy free diet. Also, check out any vitamins or supplements because they be coated in something that can irritate his system. 

sapphiremom13

Thanks. I've been pretty strict except I just realized my calcium supplement says contains soy. Maybe that's the reason for the set back. He also vomited a few times yesterday and once this morning. I just want answers.

shotzie

Unfortunately, dairy and soy are in tons of packaged foods, drinks, and vitamins/supplements/medications. You really need to read labels on everything you put in your mouth. I'm dairy, soy, and nut free because DD2 is MSPI and has a nut allergy. She developed eczema after I was already dairy and soy free. I cut out all nuts, and her eczema was gone a week later. (Testing confirmed she's allergic to cashews. I was eating walnuts every day, not cashews. So I cut all nuts and that did the trick). 

Anyway, DD2 was even sensitive to soybean oil and soy lecithin, which are supposedly okay for most MSPI/soy allergic people. So I'd avoid soybean oil and soy lecithin for a good month, and once LO's symptoms clear up, you can trial those ingredients and see how he does. Most peanut butter contains soybean oil.