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...sign that you saw of your child’s food allergy? – Rob McCandlish, RDN Rob McCandlish is a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) who joined the Nutricia team in 2010. He has years of experience at Nutricia following food allergy research, working with Neocate products, talking with Neocate families and learning about the science behind Neocate and food allergies. Rob has two nephews who both used Neocate for their cow milk allergies! Last updated February 13, 2019...

...You might have heard that eczema can be a sign of a food allergy or sensitivity in infants. But before we review potential links between food allergies and eczema, let’s go over some basics. What is eczema? It is most often characterized by dry, red, extremely itchy patches on the skin. Eczema is sometimes referred to as “the itch that rashes,” since the itch, when scratched, results in the appearance of the rash. Who...

...in a handy place (for example, fold it up and keep it with the epinephrine shot). EpiPen has several resources to teach patients about the proper use of epinephrine shots. For best results, ask your child’s healthcare team to demonstrate how to properly use an epinephrine shot[3]. Research shows that parents who receive hands-on training are better able to properly demonstrate how to use their child’s epinephrine shot[4]. Remind them to be careful! An ironic...

...long, exhausting days in the hospital. Multiple doctors came to see us trying to determine the cause of the fever. We had test-after-test-after-test done with no answers and a fever that just wouldn’t resolve. By process of elimination it was determined that he simply had a virus that he had to fight through. However, through test results, a GI doctor believed that his virus was possibly causing his liver to malfunction. The GI doctor told...

...pediatrician Karisse was switched to a soy-based formula, but her ailments continued. Nutritional Management and Outcome When Karisse didn’t improve on the soy-based formula her pediatrician suggested she see an allergist who administered a skin test. The results revealed that she was allergic to milk and soy. The doctor suggested a formula change, this time to a hydrolysate formula composed of partially broken down proteins. Finally, after the hydrolysate formula failed to alleviate her symtpoms,...

...bugs, but the results showed he was clear. After a visit to the emergency room due to Tyler’s constant vomiting, doctors still could not determine what was wrong with the baby boy. Nutritional Management and Outcome: Tyler tried mutiple remedies with no succeess. When he tried soy formula, he vomited immediately afterwards and after taking a lactose-free formula, Tyler went into shock. “Tyler was so sick,” says Jeni. “He was a tiny little boy, close...