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...treatment, depending on the underlying cause for the FTT. If the problem is caused by malabsorption associated with food allergies, dietary changes alone may resolve the issue. If the child has difficulty eating enough with such a restricted diet, they may need to supplement with an allergy-friendly formula like Neocate or Neocate Splash in order to fill in the nutritional gaps. When a child is having difficulty consuming enough calories, their healthcare provider may recommend...

...or MCT. These can be helpful for patients who have fat malabsorption, or difficulty digesting and absorbing fat. Other fatty acids, linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid, are essential fatty acids. That means the human body can’t make them, and we HAVE to get them from our diet. This helpful chart which compares the levels of a few fatty acids from different sources of fat:   You will notice how different oils provide different levels of...

...Oral Budesonide, a Steroid Medication, Mixed with Neocate Nutra For those of you who are not familiar with Neocate Nutra, it is the first and only hypoallergenic, amino acid-based semi-solid medical food. It contains essential vitamins and minerals to promote balanced nutrition in children and infants over 6 months of age with cow milk allergy, multiple food allergies, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), short bowel syndrome (SBS) and malabsorption. While an elemental diet or an elimination...