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...on average shorter than children with just one food allergy (based on height-for-age percentiles)[i]. Children with milk allergy and/or multiple food allergies were found to consume less than the recommended intake of Calcium in comparison to children without milk allergy and/or with just one food allergy. In order to avoid nutritional deficiencies and growth problems, experts from the Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at Mount Sinai School of Medicine recommend that children with...

...64.9% due to lack of vigilance (failure to check ingredients, forgetfulness, child taking the food, etc) 15.8% due to misreading labels 15.1% due to cross-contact in meal preparation 11.2% of all allergic reactions to milk, egg, or peanut were caused by purposeful trial of the allergen (allergen re-introduction). Families should always discuss reintroduction with their child’s healthcare provider before trying it on their own, especially if there is a history of anaphylaxis. Only 29.9% of...

...may be considered GERD, which can lead to more serious health problems for babies including failure to gain weight, bleeding, respiratory problems or esophagitis. So how can you tell if your child is spitting up a lot or has the more serious GERD? According to Dr. Samuel Nerko, MD, MPH from Children’s Hospital of Boston, gastroenterologists often look for the following symptoms to diagnose GERD in infants: Vomiting or spitting up frequently Pain associated with...

Patient History: From the day he was born, Trevor constantly spit up during and after feedings. With each day, his condition got worse. “As a newborn, Trevor was between the 25th and 50th percentile for growth and by six months he had fallen between the 10th and 25th percentile,” says his mother Jennifer. By seven and a half months, Trevor’s condition had become so bad that he was vomiting blood. His health problems...

Patient History: Liza and Scott were extremely worried when Luke, their three week-old son, developed a rash on is face and started experiencing severe diarrhea and bloody stool. “It was terrible seeing Luke so sick and in such pain. We knew he wasn’t gaining enough weight in those first weeks,” says Liza. “We look back on those days and wonder how we got through it.” Nutritional Management and Outcome: When Liza and Scott...

...twisters. Eosinophilic esophagitis is a condition of the gastrointestinal tract caused by an immune system gone awry. Eosinophils, white blood cells charged with fighting off parasites, mistake food proteins as foreign invaders. They flock to the esophagus to attack “invading” food proteins and remain there long after the food has passed through to Norman’s stomach. The eosinophils cause inflammation and other damage to the esophagus. The inflammatory process interferes with the body’s ability to properly...

Patient History Isabella spent the first 10 days of her life in the NICU after being born prematurely. When her parents Allison and Tyler finally brought her home, she became extremely colicky, gassy and calorie-deprived. Isabella was losing the strength to breastfeed, so her mom Allison began supplementing with formula. Despite her visits to the doctor three times a week, Isabella still struggled to gain weight and her mom began noticing blood in...

...decreased symptoms, but there were still unexplained flare-ups. Two months post-diagnosis, we were visiting family for the holidays where each day started with a hot breakfast. Paulie’s asthma and eczema flared each morning shortly after we entered the kitchen, but only sometimes during lunch and dinner. Finally the pattern was clear. He was reacting to food proteins in the air! We learned not to cook or reheat anything with eggs or pork around Paulie. Peanuts...