Eliminating soy

[rrs]

Hi,

Carter pooped blood, again today. I changed his diaper, saw no blood
and commented to Justin that it had been over a week since we had any
blood. Literally fifteen minutes later he pooped, and there was barely
any poop, mainly mucous and blood. I know I haven't had ANY dairy. The
last time we had a "relapse," I thought I must have accidentally had
dairy. Now I'm not so sure, especially since I had curried tofu the
night before. So it looks like we're on to eliminating soy. Is there
anything else I should eliminate? Anyone else eliminating things currently?

Does anyone have any resources for dairy-free, soy-free vegetarian
cooking? I seriously don't know how to cook without soy. I've been a
vegetarian since I was seven. I've always made a lot of Asian food, and
that's out now. Luckily I was never into faux meats, so I won't miss
those. However, I did do soy milk, and had tofu about once a week.
Also, I enjoy edamame. I called my mom from the store, and was almost
in tears. I was stressed that my meal plan for the week was out the
window. I feel like I need some support.

Some additional back ground info: Carter is 4 months. We eliminated dairy on the 20th of February, with much success.

Before eliminating dairy, he had frequently had green poop, bloody mucous in his poop, and spit up copiously. He would not sleep for more than 30 minutes at a time. He has always gained well (nearly 18lbs, 26 inches, 7lbs 15oz and 20 inches at birth), and is an EXTREMELY happy baby. He generally doesn't ever cry (but I'm quite proactive in preventing him from crying), except when he has symptoms.

Thanks

[spedteacher30]

i was a vegetarian for 20 years, and started eating chicken and fish when my son was reacting to milk and soy. (I made the decision then to also cut out eggs, nuts and peanuts).

being a soy-free vegetarian is *hard* but I highly recommend the Whole Foods Allergy Cookbook. It is not vegetarian, but has some really tasty recipes that are all free of the top-8.

Incidentally, my son ended up testing positive for milk, eggs, soy, and peanuts at age 9 months. He is now eating soy and milk, and we are about to trial eggs, and we think he will have outgrown the peanuts by age 3.

Good luck!!

[Vanishing Word]

Have you considered testing baby to be sure? It would be huge travesty to eliminate something you need in your diet if it was incorrect. Is egg part of your diet?