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...a sweet baby boy. My journey with infant reflux and severe food allergies started when our second daughter, Elliott (Ellie), was born. Ellie immediately started with symptoms of what I now know as reflux and Milk/Soy Protein Intolerance (MSPI) (for Ellie, her reflux was a by-product of her untreated MSPI and various food allergies). In the hospital she appeared to be a normal newborn. She was a little “spitty” but nothing that struck us as...

...FPIES, or food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome, is a condition that I’ve been hearing about more and more lately. It is not particularly well-known, so I thought we could cover some of the basics in today’s blog. What is FPIES? FPIES is a disease that typically affects infants and young children. While it can mimic food allergies, the difference with FPIES is that it is a non-IgE mediated immune reaction in the gastrointestinal (GI)...

...Our post today is a guest blog entry from Lynda Mitchell . We’d like to thank her for guest blogging for us. When the Kids With Food Allergies Foundation opened its doors in 2005, Tracy, one of our members, told me her son had food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES), a rare allergy condition affecting the GI tract that was sometimes mistaken for an eosinophilic gastrointestinal condition. When Tracy shared her story, I came...

...at birth, I learned that she was breastfed and supplemented with infant formula that was supposed to be “easier to digest.” Mom reported the baby had a difficult time transitioning from formula to cow’s milk. She decided to use a combination of alternative kinds of milk–soy and rice milk. Recently, her diet consisted mainly of rice milk since she preferred its taste. Unfortunately, rice milk is naturally a poor source of protein, unlike cow or...

...stool, Allison rushed him to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a severe milk protein allergy. Over the next three months, Blake saw a pediatrician, gastrointestinal specialist and an allergist about his milk allergy. In addition, he was switched from breast milk to Good Start and then to Nutramigen and Alimentum — but none of the formulas seemed to help. Finally, the GI doctor recommended Blake try Neocate Infant — a hypoallergenic formula made...

...When your baby starts showing signs of a milk allergy, it’s normal to think that soy might be a good replacement for cow’s milk. After all, if you became lactose intolerant, you may switch to soy milk. However, similar to what Steven blogged about earlier this week, lactose intolerance is a negative response to the sugar in milk, while a milk allergy is a reaction to the protein. Soy milk or a soy-based formula...