All I can tell you is that my DS supposedly outgrew his dairy/soy intolerances at 13 months old. He had a horrible stomach bug when he was 18months old and got them both back (with different symptoms so it too me a month or so to figure it out). Something about the virus hurts their immune system. Not sure what. Personally, I'd say get to baseline (and YES, make sure to look for hidden ingredients -- read the labels on EVERYTHING) to give her system the best chance at healing.
I'm so confused!!!
This whole allergy thing has my head spinning. DD is 6 months old, exclusively BF. By the time she was about 2 weeks old I decided to go dairy free because she was having reflux symptoms, and it helped tremendously. The constant spitting up, constant gas and screaming all night long stopped. Her poo became yellow and seedy most of the time instead of brown - she became an "every other day" pooper instead of constant little squirts. Then, mid Feb she got rotavirus. Ok... ten days to run its course.. it took 14 days for her. But her poops did not recover. She was still going constantly and they were still green with occasionally bloody streaks. Something wasn't right, so I decided to start eliminating and see what happened.
I realized that when I cut dairy I increased my soy intake, so I started cutting soy, and I wasn't noticing much difference until I realized my coffee creamer had soy in it - once I cut that, even though she was still pooping frequently, they were becoming brown instead of green, and much less mucousy. Then I had eggs a couple days in a row and she had green, mucousy poop again, so I cut out the eggs - it's been about a week, and her poops are looking brown again for the most part.
I know she *can* have normal bf poo, should I eliminate more foods until I get there? Or get really serious about hidden ingredients? I guess I'm just dense about this stuff, because I didn't even realize until yesterday that pasta noodles have egg, or that my bread had soy in it.
Why would she be having reactions to other stuff now when she was fine with just dairy eliminated before she had rotavirus? She is teething as well, while she had rotavirus her first tooth popped out, and the second came along two weeks later. So I've never been able to figure out what part the extra saliva might be playing in her poo issues.
She always has a small pink spotty rash on her bum, and I've had to resort to using disposables instead of the drawer full of cloth dipes, because I have to keep her creamed up all the time - if I try going without, the rash gets ugly.
The ped was of no help, saying it was just lingering effects of the virus and to get her back in for a meningitis vaccine when the diarhhea stopped.
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And on top of all this I'm trying to delay solids but she's starting to really freak at mealtimes no matter what I do. She wants what we have and it's becoming quite a battle even if I give her a sippy with some water in it (which used to make her happy...)
Sorry so long, I'm just at a loss about it all!
I realized that when I cut dairy I increased my soy intake, so I started cutting soy, and I wasn't noticing much difference until I realized my coffee creamer had soy in it - once I cut that, even though she was still pooping frequently, they were becoming brown instead of green, and much less mucousy. Then I had eggs a couple days in a row and she had green, mucousy poop again, so I cut out the eggs - it's been about a week, and her poops are looking brown again for the most part.
I know she *can* have normal bf poo, should I eliminate more foods until I get there? Or get really serious about hidden ingredients? I guess I'm just dense about this stuff, because I didn't even realize until yesterday that pasta noodles have egg, or that my bread had soy in it.
Why would she be having reactions to other stuff now when she was fine with just dairy eliminated before she had rotavirus? She is teething as well, while she had rotavirus her first tooth popped out, and the second came along two weeks later. So I've never been able to figure out what part the extra saliva might be playing in her poo issues.
She always has a small pink spotty rash on her bum, and I've had to resort to using disposables instead of the drawer full of cloth dipes, because I have to keep her creamed up all the time - if I try going without, the rash gets ugly.
The ped was of no help, saying it was just lingering effects of the virus and to get her back in for a meningitis vaccine when the diarhhea stopped.
And on top of all this I'm trying to delay solids but she's starting to really freak at mealtimes no matter what I do. She wants what we have and it's becoming quite a battle even if I give her a sippy with some water in it (which used to make her happy...)
Sorry so long, I'm just at a loss about it all!
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I took a trip to the health food store today and bought bread, pasta, and cereal that are all free of dairy, soy, and egg. Oh, and I bought an egg replacement for baking, so we'll see how that goes. I loaded up on fruits and veggies around the house and bought some frozen fruits to get back into smoothies as a supplement. I should now be able to eat all day with no hidden ingredients!
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Lactose, soy, and egg happen to be sensitivities different members of DH's immediate family have, so I think I'll just keep them all out of my diet for a bit to try and get her to baseline. Soy will most likely be the first thing I'll try again, because I don't know what else the reaction last week could have been other than eating eggs two days in a row after not eating them for awhile.
Thanks for the replies, and KJ, at least now I know I'm not crazy and that the stomach bug could have made her more reactive!!
Lactose, soy, and egg happen to be sensitivities different members of DH's immediate family have, so I think I'll just keep them all out of my diet for a bit to try and get her to baseline. Soy will most likely be the first thing I'll try again, because I don't know what else the reaction last week could have been other than eating eggs two days in a row after not eating them for awhile.
Thanks for the replies, and KJ, at least now I know I'm not crazy and that the stomach bug could have made her more reactive!!
Bluebonnet Acidophilus plus FOS powder... it has the bifidus strains in it. Says it is free of milk, egg, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans. I just mix the powder in with some breastmilk and give it to her with a dropper or spoon.
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Which, btw, shows me she's not ready for solids - tongue thrust is very evident, so the dropper is proving easier than the spoon.
Bluebonnet
Which, btw, shows me she's not ready for solids - tongue thrust is very evident, so the dropper is proving easier than the spoon.
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