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...the hydrosolate formula. When Eva still wasn’t getting any better the pediatrician referred her to a pediatric gastroenterologist who finally recommended Neocate Infant, a nutritionally complete formula for infants with milk protein allergies. “Neocate helped Eva’s symptoms and within a week relieved her stomach discomfort,” says Christina Summary: It took five months for Eva to receive a correct diagnosis. Neocate relieves her constant pain and helps her thrive and grow without the use of prescription...

...to a new pediatrician. The pediatrician did an upper GI test and blood work that indicated both reflux and an allergy to milk and eggs. Laura asked about Neocate, an amino acid-based infant formula that she had discovered in her research. The pediatrician agreed that Aidan should try this hypoallergenic formula. “Neocate immediately made a difference,” says Laura. Summary: It took five long months for Aidan to receive a proper diagnosis of milk and soy...

...pediatrician finally referred us to the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW) and we met with our first team of specialists when Allie was a year old. At this point, no diagnosis and no progress had been made with her oral intake. Allie was shrinking by the day. The CHW feeding clinic evaluated Allie and immediately started running tests to figure out why she refused to eat. It was obvious that Allie had the ability to...

...to do an oral food challenge. This is where the healthcare team gives a patient the suspected allergen and watches them to see what happens. If the symptoms happen again, that’s a positive FPIES diagnosis! For infants diagnosed with FPIES, introducing new foods slowly – one at a time and for up to three weeks – is extremely important to identify both safe and trigger foods. Once there’s suspicion of FPIES, there’s nothing to do...

...Our food allergy journey began in September of 2010 when our oldest was diagnosed with an egg allergy. Within seven short months, our youngest had joined him with a food allergy diagnosis of dairy, soy, peanuts, and tree nuts. Following my little men’s diagnosis, my husband and I set some ground rules. At the top of the list was, “No new foods unless both of us were present.” It seemed logical until one day,...

...challenging situation. We were thrilled to welcome twin boys into our family (especially after having 3 girls in a row). From the get go these guys were miserable, fussy, and adorable. At first their diagnosis was uncertain. At 7 weeks of age they developed eczema (a very itchy rash) that gradually spread from their face to their torso in spite of multiple visits to dermatologists (and many topical steroids). Our babies slept little, grew very...

...patients developed esophagitis. EoE research was in its early stages back then, and many patients took a long time getting an EoE diagnosis or got a misdiagnosis. The participants answered questions about their symptoms and quality of life. The researchers then compared the results of each of the groups to see what differences really stood out. Patients with EoE reported a lower quality of life and experienced more trouble swallowing and had food become stuck...