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...to ensure they are meeting all their nutrient needs. Having complete nutrition is important for children who are on very restrictive diets because of conditions such as food allergies, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and short bowel syndrome (SBS). When children cannot eat a wide variety of foods, it is common for them to have nutrient deficiencies as a consequence. One study1 found that in children with food allergies, many were not receiving enough vitamin D, calcium,...

...I get a lot of questions from Neocate parents about constipation. Amino acid-based formulas like Neocate Infant do not technically cause constipation, but instead slow down the frequency of the bowel movements in babies. Neocate is a low residue formula, meaning that it has very little waste to excrete which causes less frequent bowel movements – everything in the formula is getting absorbed! Also, some babies on Neocate may have already been prone to...

...chronic diaper rash began to clear. And, he finally began gaining weight. He remained small, but at least began following the growth curve. Roland at 5 months, Post-Neocate Food Protein-Induced Entercolitis Syndrome (FPIES): The elemental formula likely saved his life, as it became clear later that Roland probably suffers from a condition known as FPIES (Food Protein-Induced Entercolitis Syndrome). Usually this syndrome doesn’t really become clear until solids introduction, but unfortunately Roland’s condition was severe...

...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...

...Today’s post will go a bit further into explaining the product Duocal as a follow up to our “Failure to Thrive: My child is underweight, what should I do?” blog. It may be a good option for a child with failure to thrive (or FTT) as well as other conditions such as multiple food protein intolerance and conditions related to food allergies such as Eosinophilic Esophagitis (or EE), Gastroesophageal reflux disease (or GERD),...

...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...

...a parenting failure. It was a parenting triumph. And the thing is, my love for the tube now seems so simple to me: My daughter’s feeding tube gave her a chance at life, a chance she would not have otherwise had. What is less simple, however, is why it would take me so long to learn to be proud of the small plastic device that helps keep my daughter alive, thriving, and safe. When I...

...Our post today is a guest blog entry from Renee O’Donnell, Baby N’s mom. Baby N has Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) and her mom Renee is hard at work raising money for the FPIES United Family Fund . We’d like to thank Renee for guest blogging for us. My name is Renee; I am a wife and a mother of three magnificent children. My youngest has FPIES (Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome)....