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...Carson was suffering from eosinophilic esophagitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, milk allergies and soy intolerance. Weight loss was a constant struggle and he was unable to sleep. Nutritional Management and Outcome: Pediatricians perscribed Zantac and Reglan, but neither helped. The family tried mixing rice cereal in his formula, but there was no improvement. “We struggled to make it work,” says Jennifer. “Everyone was sleep deprived and exhausted from caring for Carson.” After months of battling pain...

...told that their baby’s troubles were likely normal baby problems. Jude eventually ended up in the emergency room due to a heavy growth of staff from the open eczema wounds he had been scratching on his arms. More than 10 trips to the pediatrician later, Jude was finally referred to an allergist, who diagnosed the baby with allergies to milk, eggs, wheat, soy, barley, carrot and peanut. Finally, a doctor recommended Neocate. After only three...

...days of bowel rest and antibiotics. Eventually doctors concluded that Benjamin had a severe milk protein allergy in addition to a soy allergy. Neocate was slowly introduced into Benjamin’s system after his dramatic weight loss and numerous setbacks at the hospital. Benjamin’s symptoms began to improve just a few days after starting Neocate and he was discharged from the hospital once he began to gain weight. “After everything Benjamin had been through, I was doubtful...

...for awhile, but then the dermatitis came back and Joseph’s skin began to crack and bleed again. Maria and Jeremiah decided to get a second opinion and switched pediatricians. Joseph’s new doctor put him on a soy formula, which only made his condition worse. Two weeks later he was back on Alimentum. The doctor finally called to let Maria and Jeremiah know that the allergy test indicated that Joseph had a milk allergy. The doctor...

...positions during feedings and keeping her in an upright position to sleep. The Zantac didn’t improve Braelyn’s symptoms, so the pediatrician switched her medication to Prevacid and told Ashley to switch the baby to a soy-based formula. When that didn’t work either, Ashley took Braelyn to a gastroenterologist. The gastroenterologist prescribed Neocate®, a hypoallergenic formula comprised of amino acids (the building blocks of protein) instead of the full or partial protein chains in other formulas....

...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...

...tract to one or more specific foods. This means that the IgE antibodies associated with other food allergies are not involved in an FPIES reaction. Cow milk and soy are the most common FPIES triggers, but ANY foods can cause an FPIES reaction (even ones that aren’t common allergens, like rice and oats). Common Symptoms of FPIES Most FPIES reactions happen when a child is very young – just a few weeks or months old....