So I was going to post this on the food allergy board, but it doesn't seem like many people visit over there, so I figured all the traffic this board gets, someone is bound to have experience with this...
My son was diagnosed with a MSPI that did not improve on Nutramigen, so our pedi put him on PurAmino (amino-acid based formula). He's been on this formula about 2 weeks now and there is no more visible blood in his stool, but his stools still seem to be pretty mucousy at times (brownish colored stringy mucus...not tons of it though). He is otherwise acting fine and his temperament has improved greatly within the last week, since he's been on the PurAmino. If your child has/had a MSPI as an infant, how long did it take for his/her stools to clear up completely?
If it makes a difference, DS was pretty constipated right after we switched him to this, so our pedi has us giving him an ounce of pear/prune juice twice daily. This wouldn't really contribute to the brownish mucus in his stools, would it?
I know, it's pretty gross stuff...but anyone with experience on this, your help is greatly appreciated! TIA!
Re: Any MSPI moms here?
Both of my boys were MSPI. We did formula for DS1 and I'm still BFing DS2.
It took a full 5 weeks before all of the symptoms were gone completely. It takes a long time for the proteins to exit their little bodies.
The prune juice *might* contribute to the brown color, but not the mucus part.
DS2 August 2012
Ds was mspi until about 15 months. I bf, and we were kind of special snowflakes in that the only symptom he had really was projectile, all day spit up. I was still bfing 1112 times a day at 5 months and he wasn't gaining any weight. Truly, the mspi diet was like a miracle for us because when we tried formula the only one that really worked was elecare. Talk about pricey. I have a hue incentive to nurse these two, because we can't afford two ff babies on elecare.
Just wanted to add that ds had a hard time adjusting to anything cheesy. Thank The Lord he has gotten used to it.
Solids won't be a big deal at first because it is usually fruits and veggies. Baked goods are the harder part for us. I have to make a lot of things from scratch using Earth Balance fake butter and rice milk (or coconut milk). We have to be careful with store bought crackers and breads too.
You'll get used to it quickly - check out mspimama.com for some good recipes and tips.