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EBF and elimination diet - questions
LO first had blood at 5 weeks old, and I have been dairy free since then (9 weeks now). We saw some results at first, but then things worsened and after seeing a GI doc, I now have one week of top-8-free under my belt. We are already seeing some positive changes... yay! I am eliminating top 8 for at least two weeks, and would like at least one week of "normal" diapers before re-introducing anything. Then, it was recommended to my to introduce one allergen a week before moving on to a second, etc.
How much of each food should I eat when challenging? Like a slice of bread for wheat? A scrambled egg for egg? Smaller? Larger?
Any advice would be appreciated! Thank you!
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Re: EBF and elimination diet - questions
Baby K ~ born July 1
those are really good questions! i never even though about it when i eliminated things.
I would start with a 1/2 of slice of bread and then 2 days later do an entire slice of bread and 2 days later have 2 slices of bread.
With eggs, i would start with having it in baked goods (muffin or something) and then 2 days later have a spoon full of scrambled eggs (so not an entire egg).. and then 2 days later increase it. Same thing with milk. I would start with it in baked goods and then have it whole .... Some people can tolerate eggs/milk in baked goods but not as whole. So with things like that i would do a 2 week challenge (one week baked goods and one week whole milk/ whole egg)
I wonder if there is a typical guideline.. I'm curious since what i wrote is just something i would do now that i've been on this forum and reading others responses.
Thanks! That's helpful!
I think this sounds like a great plan. Just make sure that everything you introduce is single category foods (like bread can have milk and eggs and soy etc.). I think I'd pick your toughest food (like whatever you miss the most) and start there. If I got to pick a top 8 food it would be soy or wheat- but that's just because I think cutting dairy and eggs are easier than those 2
I'd also suggest keeping a food diary so you know just hwo much you ate before you saw a reaction. You may find taht your LO can tolerate small amounts (like bread on a sandwich might be ok but a giant bowl of pasta is not ok).