need advice about an allergic baby

[NotTheOnlyOne]

We have been to the allergist. he had hives ALL over his back for weeks. Some on his arms and legs and face. Definately allergic to something. So, we figured out that was dairy. Now the hives are gone. Thats great!

But now.... he has a bumpy rash all around his mouth that gets bright red right after he nurses. So obviously he is still allergic to something I am eating. I eliminated soy for a while (a week) and that didnt seem to do anything. I dont eat that much wheat, but I do eat some. I eat peanuts often, but not every day. I eat SOME kind of nuts or seeds every day though. I dont know what to eliminate next! I really dont want to go on the ALL elimination diet for a rash around his mouth.... I hope I can just figure out what the culprit is.

Any suggestions or advice?

[thepeach80]

I would ditch the soy. It can take 2wks to get it out of your system and another 2 to get out of his. I'd also ditch peanuts in particular as they are a soy relative and super allergenic. Maybe this will help.

List of Soy Derivatives:
Gum arabic (not soy, but some can react)
Bulking agent
Carob
Emulsifier
Guar gum (not soy, but some can react)
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP)
Lecithin* (not considered an allergen in most as it's soy protein free)
Miso
MSG (Monosodium glutamate) !
Protein
Protein extender
Soy Flour
Soy nuts
Soy panthenol
Soy protein
Soy protein isolate or concentrate
Soy sauce
Soybean
Soybean oil (not considered an allergen in most as it's soy protein free)
Stabilizer
Starch
Textured vegetable protein (TVP)
Thickener
Tofu
Vegetable broth
Vegetable gum
Vegetable starch
Dairy Derivatives:
artificial butter flavor
butter
butter fat
butter oil
buttermilk
casein (casein hydrosylate)
Caseinates (in all forms)
Cheese
Cream
Cottage cheese
Curds
Custard
Ghee
Half & Half
LactalbuminLactalbumin phosphate
Lactoferrin
Lactulose
Milk (in all forms including condensed, derivative, dry, evaporated, goat’smilk, and milk for other animals, low-fat, malted, milkfat, non-fat, powder, protein, skimmed, solids, whole).
Nougat
Naturlose (sweetener derived from whey)
Pudding
Rennet casein
Sour cream
Sour cream solids
Sour milk solids
Tagatose (sweetener derived from whey)
Whey (in all forms)
Yogurt

According to FAAN, These products DO NOT contain milk:
Calcium Lactate
Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate
Cocoa Butter
Cream of Tarter
Lactic Acid (however, lactic acid starter culture may contain milk)
Oleoresin
Sodium lactate
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate

How to Read A Label for a Peanut-Free Diet

Avoid foods that contain peanuts or any of these ingredients:

Artificial nuts
Beer nuts
Cold pressed, expelled, or extruded peanut oil
Goobers
Ground nuts
Mandelonas
Mixed nuts
Monkey nuts
Nutmeat
Nut pieces
Peanut
Peanut butter
Peanut flour

May indicate the presence of peanut protein:

African, Asian (especially Chinese, Indian, Indonesian, Thai, and Vietnamese), and Mexican dishes
Baked goods (pastries, cookies, etc.)
Candy (including chocolate candy)
Chili
Egg rolls
Enchilada sauce
Flavoring (including natural and artificial)
Marzipan
Nougat

Studies show that most allergic individuals can safely eat peanut oil (not cold pressed, expelled, or extruded peanut oil)
Arachis oil is peanut oil
Experts advise patients allergic to peanuts to avoid tree nuts as well.
A study showed that unlike other legumes, there is a strong possibility of cross reaction between peanuts and lupine.
Sunflower seeds are often produced on equipment shared with peanuts.
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[MovingMomma]

Eliminate all of the top allergens at the same time. Dairy, soy, eggs, wheat, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, fish, & shellfish. You may want to throw in corn, citrus, and additives while you're at it. Keep it up for a month. One week is probably not long enough to see results.

If your baby is allergic to more than one thing, say soy and wheat, and you eliminate one for a week and then the other the next week, you might think he wasn't allergic to either b/c he kept reacting the whole time.

You may also consider body products that you use. Maybe its your soap or deodorant?

[elanorh]

Some moms find it easier to eliminate foods in the "most likely culprits" order, and others find it easier to just cut them ALL out and gradually reintroduce the allergenic foods watching for reactions....

Most likely culprits are:
Dairy (already known)
Soy (Proteins are very similar to dairy proteins)
Egg
Wheat (some say this before egg but I see a lot more egg than wheat, online)
(the remaining Big 8 - fish, shellfish, peanuts, treenuts)

With Ina, we eliminated dairy/soy immediately; I don't normally eat treenuts, fish/shellfish anyway so those were already outta the picture. We eliminated peanuts at the same time though, just 'cuz I seldom eat them anyway. We ended up eliminating eggs and wheat 3 weeks later.

Give your eliminations a full two weeks, and make sure you're watching all the labels, on foods and toiletries and seasonings etc. You may want to consider 'family' foods - all legumes, not just soy, etc. Sometimes allergies are like that. Ina reacted to all legumes (green beans, dry beans, peas). At three, she successfully ate peanuts with no issues though. Her only known allergy at this point, is eggs.

It's hard to adjust to an elimination diet, at first - but it becomes more and more manageable. It's been over three years since I've had eggs! Wow. And most of the past three years, I've been dairy and soy free, too.