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...Patient History Isabella spent the first 10 days of her life in the NICU after being born prematurely. When her parents Allison and Tyler finally brought her home, she became extremely colicky, gassy and calorie-deprived. Isabella was losing the strength to breastfeed, so her mom Allison began supplementing with formula. Despite her visits to the doctor three times a week, Isabella still struggled to gain weight and her mom began noticing blood in her...

Our post today is a guest blog entry from Tamar Warga, mother of four food allergic children, author of “A Taste of Freedom” cookbook and the blogger behind Kosher With Food Allergies. We’d like to thank Tamar for guest blogging for us today! Mothering multiples, while incredibly rewarding, is no easy feat. Double the diapers, double the laundry, and double the feedings. Throw multiple food allergies into the mix and you really have...

...We would like to thank Karen Wylie for guest blogging for us and sharing her family’s allergy story. People thought “it couldn’t really be that bad.” People thought “he will just grow out of it.” People thought “he really must be sleeping more than she says.” People thought “lots of kids have colic.” But I KNEW. Parents do. Deep down you know when something is just not right. I knew when my breast milk...

...If you’re reading this article, chances are your child has recently had a frightening allergic reaction. Or, after months of colic, acid reflux, eczema, hives or wheezing, your child was finally diagnosed with multiple food allergies. With either of these events, you may not realize it, but you’ve been hit by the allergy avalanche. If you are at all like I was when I when the avalanche got me, you’re wondering how in...

...as Colic and Failure to Thrive. One ‘other GI disorder’ that has been getting a bit more notice recently is a condition called Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (or FPIES pronounced ‘F- pies’ for short). FPIES can be a serious condition if not managed properly. Unfortunately, many families still go a long time before they get an FPIES diagnosis. And that’s despite studies that suggest the prevalence of FPIES may be increasing. Also, efforts to help...