Allergic Testing Help

[Anonymous]

Our son has floppy airways, so we must thicken his feed. We have used
both Oatmeal and Rice with extremely poor results. We have been on
Neocate for over a month and recently had to go on an NG feeding tube.
He does great when he is fed through his tube with pure Neocate, but
when we feed him with the thickened feed he goes absolutely nuts during
the feeds and for hours after.

1.
Does anyone have information on what exact tests to ask for when it
comes to food allergies? How do they test it? What are the specific
tests called? Are there a wide variety of allergic tests?
2. Does
anyone have any other thickening agent for kids that will be completely
safe and without any allergic agents (I was told before to use
SimplyThick, so I will try that tomorrow hard to find)?

Thank you to anyone who helps and/or responds

[Anonymous]

I think there is another called Thick It.

[Anonymous]

I found that stuff, but they were not exactly sure whether I should be using it on an infant. I need to talk to my doctor tomorrow, we are going on 4 hours of straight madness right now and I need answers. He is suffering tremendously and we have to find an answer.

[Anonymous]

I used Simply Thick with my son who’s on Elecare when he was about 1-2 months old. It worked really well, but was a little pricey. you can find good deals on e-bay. I know that the Walgreens ans CVS pharmacies also carry Simply Thick and Thick It.

Since I see your ds is on Neocate, are the cereals you are using soy free? Gerber cereals have soy in them, Beechnut and Earths BEst do not. IMO, Beechnut mixes really well into formula.

[hellbennt]

has your baby been seen by a SLP? to do a swallow study? so you know exactly what consistancy to make the thickener? I’m not sure this is ‘absolutely’ necessary, but it might help & give you peace of mind to know ‘what’s going on when baby swallows/eats….’

[Anonymous]

We did the swallow test, 2 times. He was forced to add the thickening because he aspirates if the thickening is not added. It is not a pretty sight, him feeding off the thickening, he gags, spits up, and goes crazy.

I find it a major hurdle to cross preparing his meals, especially when he throws up and it is a bad experience almost every time.

[hellbennt]

I would contact the SLP who did the sallow studies and ask about what thickener to use and how, etc….

poor baby! and poor YOU! ack.

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