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...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)....

...she was allergic to a long list of foods including casein, lactose, gluten and soy. With the Peptamen Jr. not working, Makenzie began trying other types of formula, including COMPLETE Pediatric, Nutren Jr., Vivonex and blended food. “We tried everything, short of having a chemist make a formula just for Makenzie, with no success!” says Pam. As a result, Makenzie did not gain any weight and was diagnosed with failure to thrive when she was...

...odd. She only had one bowel movement in the hospital and thus began our journey to what seemed like hell and back. When Ellie was four days old we went to the new pediatrician because her belly was distended, she hadn’t had a bowel movement since we left the hospital, and she was visibly in pain. We were told to put her on soy formula (which our first daughter was successful with) and to try...

...you what we hear from a lot of parents, though. A lot of parents tell us that they see a change in the color of bowel movements after they switch to Neocate. The color a lot of parents tell us they see is green. Yes, you read that right: Green! It can range from a very dark green (think hunter green) to a “true” green (think forest or hunter green). Don’t be alarmed, though. This...

...“extensively hydrolyzed formula” (eHF) whereas Neocate is an “amino acid-based formula” (AAF). The key difference is in the protein component of the formulas, which make them appropriate for different degrees of cow milk allergy severity. Pepticate is indicated for mild to moderate cow milk allergy, whereas Neocate is indicated for more severe cow milk allergy, multiple food allergies, or other gastrointestinal and allergic conditions. What is an Extensively Hydrolyzed Formula? The first thing to understand...

...the feeding tube at a controlled rate. Feeding Rates Bolus feedings: Bolus feedings are relatively large in volume and given over a relatively short period of time. Feedings are given several times a day and the schedule more closely resembles “mealtimes” in comparison to a continuous feed. Continuous/drip feedings: Feedings that are given at a slow rate, over a relatively long period of time. Continuous feeds may be indicated for patients who are unable to...

...multiple food protein intolerance, eosinophilic esophagitis, short bowel syndrome and conditions of gastrointestinal tract impairment and malabsorption requiring an elemental diet. Neocate Junior, Strawberry is available as a powder in 14.1 oz cans. Over the course of the next several weeks and days, we will be sharing more information on this great tasting new product online at Neocate.com, including details on how to purchase it and a mixing tutorial via the NeocateUS YouTubechannel. Nutricia looks...