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...Patient History: As a newborn boy Benjamin weighed a healthy 6 lbs. 3 oz. but within days of his birth, he began to lose weight and break out in a rash all over his body. He was terribly unhappy and inconsolable. While Benjamin struggled to gain weight, he began to vomit every time he ate and often had diarrhea. At two and half weeks old, Benjamin’s parents took him to the emergency room where...

...measures to boost his weight, Parker started having gastrointestinal problems, with infrequent bowel movements and severe discomfort. “He would go 4-5 days without a stool and be in extreme pain. Nothing helped, and his weight gain was very slow,” says Cat. “He went 12 days without a stool, and was admitted to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin for several days.” Nutritional Management and Outcome: When he was 8 weeks old, doctors suspected Parker was suffering from...

...Patient History: At ten days old, Tyler began to experience abnormal bowel movements. Symptoms worsened for the baby boy when he was unable to gain weight and started vomiting bile. “We knew something was wrong,” says Jeni, Tyler’s mother. “It was difficult to have a baby who was wasn’t thriving; we felt as though no one cared and we were ready to give up.” Tyler was administered multiple bowel motion tests to check for...

...means that a child’s current weight or rate of weight gain is significantly below that of other children of similar age and gender. Failure to thrive is one of many possible signs and symptoms of food allergies in young children. (Read more on FTT here.) FTT can be caused by inadequate energy (calorie) intake, insufficient energy absorption, or excess energy expenditure. But, regardless of the cause, the long-term goal for children with FTT is to...

...As a newborn baby girl, Abbigail endured sleepless nights as she fussed and squirmed in search of relief. At 10 weeks old she only weighed 8 pounds and struggled to gain weight. No matter what position her father put her in, she was uncomfortable and in pain. Her constant vomiting, gassiness and weight loss was fueled by her food allergies and gastroesophageal reflux; a condition in which food leaks backwards from the stomach into...

...from her diet and tried using Neocate as a supplement to her breast milk. However, it was not until she weaned Trevor and relied on Neocate and some foods that he began to gain weight. One month after being on Neocate, Trevor was back up between the 10th and 25th percentile on the growth and weight chart and has become a much happier baby. Summary: After Trevor’s milk allergy was diagnosed and once Neocate was...