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06/21/2017
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08/24/2017
There can be a number of potential causes for the pain your little one feels. With such an array of symptoms, how can you tell if baby has a milk allergy? A milk allergy or milk-allergy-associated issue can easily be overlooked. Your healthcare professional can diagnose if your child has a food allergy. If you suspect your child may have a food allergy, these 7 questions can help you talk to your healthcare...
Neocate<sup>®</sup> Splash Helped Kennedy to Like Food Again – A Parent’s Perspective
...Over the course of the next 6 months she was diagnosed with severe GERD, delayed gastric emptying, and dairy allergy. She was doing great on formula but her medical team suggested introducing solid foods. At 6 months, we began introducing solid foods and almost every food we introduced resulted in a massive vomiting reaction. For the next two months, Kennedy was constantly sick and was admitted to hospital multiple times for food refusal. Finally, the...
Patient Perspectives – Teddy’s Feeding Tube Journey of Hope
...years, were hard. So, so hard. He vomited with every feed, around the clock. The parting words of one of the NICU doctors rang in my ears: Don’t let him aspirate, he’ll die. Teddy was not aspirating, but I was terrified. I was drowning. I was desperate to make the vomiting stop, for both of our sakes. We tried all sorts of different formulas, different methods of feeding, different rates, and volumes. Nothing really worked,...
...Patient History: Just a few days after she was born, Ryleigh began suffering from bouts of vomiting and constipation. The baby was inconsolable and responded to the pain by screaming and scrunching herself into a ball. “Our newborn baby was absolutely miserable and nothing was making her happy,” says Ryleigh’s mother Michelle. “We felt completely helpless.” Nutritional Management and Outcome: Ryleigh’s family took her to countless visits to the pediatrician. The co-payments piled up,...
06/29/2010
...the body at once. Fortunately, this can be treated with the prescription drug epinephrine, which is available on-the-go in small auto-injectors. Common food allergy symptoms include: Skin rash or hives; Swelling of the tongue and throat; Breathing problems including asthma; Vomiting and/or diarrhea; and Abdominal pain and cramping. Currently, there are no medications that cure food allergies, so it is necessary for children and adults with food allergies to avoid allergenic foods. It is critical...
12/08/2009
...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: At five weeks old, baby Shannon struggled to keep food down. She vomited constantly and spit-up during feedings. At five months old, the vomiting continued and Shannon’s symptoms worsened – rashes and eczema covered her body. “Our five year old son told me that he didn’t like to sit next to Shannon because she was always getting sick,” says Megan, Shannon’s mother. “It got to the point where we couldn’t take her...
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