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...We’re always keeping our eyes peeled and our ears tuned for news and research on eosinophilic esophagitis (also known as EoE). This matters to us because many children with EoE use Neocate as part of their elimination diet to help manage EoE. The Study Dr. Charles DeBrosse and Dr. James Franciosi are part of a team at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). The CCHMC has a Center for Eosinophilic Disorders. The team...

...We’ve written before about eosinophilic esophagitis or EoE, but wanted to share some information today about an important advocacy group dedicated to patients and families with EoE and other eosinophilic disorders known as APFED – the American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders. How APFED Got It’s Start APFED was started by Elizabeth Mays, a mother whose son had eosinophilic gastroenteritis, to create a place where families could “come together to share knowledge, educate themselves, arm...

...connective tissue Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders: Eosinophilic Colitis: large intestine Eosinophilic Esophagitis: esophagus Eosinophilic Gastritis: stomach Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: stomach and small intestine Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangitis, aka Churg-Strauss Syndrome: lungs, sinuses, heart, various organ systems Eosinophilic Pneumonia: lungs Hypereosinophilic Syndrome: blood and any organ he most common of these diseases are eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs), affecting the gastrointestinal tract. In patients with EGIDs, particularly eosinophilic esophagitis, food proteins often trigger eosinophils to release toxins into the...

...to food allergies. What is the difference between eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs)? Eosinophilic gastrointestinal (GI) disorders (EGIDs) is an umbrella term for diseases involving pathologic eosinophil infiltration into any segment of the GI tract that occurs in the absence of secondary causes of eosinophilia. Eosinophils are a normal part of the immune system which play a role in destroying foreign substances and regulating inflammation. However, high numbers of eosinophils for extended...

...Hi my name is Zachary and I am 13 years old. I was diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) at 13 months of age. I have had this disease my entire life. Besides EoE, I have food allergies. In the beginning I was on formula only (an elemental diet, which is only amino acid-based nutrition) because there weren’t any foods that were safe for me to eat. When I was 9 years old and in...