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...is common for most hypoallergenic formulas, because of how it’s digested and absorbed. (The exception is formulas with prebiotic fiber, like Neocate Syneo Infant or Neocate Junior.) If you really want to know more about what causes this color, we suggest talking to a microbiologist and a gastroenterologist! Or read more here. How long will the diapers be this color? Another great question! The color can change from day to day, like it does for...

...and crackers or sweet treats and cereal. These foods lack sufficient vitamins, minerals, protein, fiber, and fat. These foods lack all nutrients that growing children need. For kids with multiple food allergies on an elimination diet, good nutrition can still be achieved. Be sure to offer fresh fruits and vegetables and combine foods that are lacking nutrition with foods that are naturally nutrition-packed or fortified. How do you do that with multiple food allergies? Spreads...

...some potential risks. While the article discusses a scenario in which a child is on an elimination diet, some of the key principles hold for a nursing mom (and her baby) as well. One option may be for mom to consume Neocate Junior as a safe, supplemental source of nutrition: I’d recommend the Vanilla with prebiotic fiber! What experience can you share with other moms who are considering an elimination diet? – Rob McCandlish, RDN...

...to your system. Note that PRObiotics are different than PREbiotics, which are a type of fiber that feeds the friendly bacteria already living in your GI tract. Probiotics and prebiotics are sometimes used together, a mixture known as “synbiotics”. Scientific research shows that probiotics may help reduce certain diarrheal diseases such as antibiotic-associated diarrhea and acute gastroenteritis (stomach viruses). In addition, probiotics have been found to lower the risk of food allergy and improve colic...

We’ve talked about Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) in previous posts. Our last post on SBS talked about how the small intestine is the absorption hub on the GI tract. When part of the small intestine is removed, you lose that important area for water and nutrient absorption and your body is no longer able to utilize the food and liquid that you consume. For this reason, total parental nutrition (TPN) may be necessary...

...and less of others than is typical. The addition of probiotics to an infant formula can help to correct that imbalance. (Prebiotic fibers can also help impact the balance.) The probiotics added to various infant formulas in the US include: B. breve M-16V B. lactis Bb-12 B. longum BB536 L. reuteri DSM 17938 L. rhamnosus GG In the Neocate family of products, Neocate Syneo Infant is supplemented with the probiotic B. breve M-16V. It also...