Eczema sign of allergy?

[Anonymous]

Hi it.s Rosemary. Mother of Van. I was skimming the posts in various

forums

and from what I have gathered, it seems as though my son has an allergy

to

something in my milk. I am currently breastfeeding and I am not willing

to

stop. Like some Ped’a have told me to do My son has frothy,

sometimes mucusy stools and ECZEMA! I didn’t realize that his allergies

could appear in his skin appearance. So do I have to do a total elimination

diet and then add things back in? Or should I just start taking things out

one by one. Obviously I should start with MILK.

Any advice?

I just feel like he is getting more nutrition from breastfeeding than

formula even with allergies.

I am willing to do what it takes. I guess I just need some guidance and

support.

So Eczema can be cause by MILK allergy?

[Anonymous]

most reflux babies have a sensitvity to milk protein and often times soy protein too-its called MSPI.

basically, there are a lot of successful breastfeeding moms who cut out ALL DAIRY (read labels-casein, whey, etc) and ALL soy. this usually makes a huge difference. in our case,switching to neocate helped with his relfux pain tremendously, as milk/soy proteins in an intolerant baby can damage the gi tract and cause reflux flair ups.

what your son has is not necessarily an allergy-often times its an intolerance. an yes, excema is often related to some sort of dairy/soy intolerance/allergy.

here is a really good article about allergies and intolerances in relation to reflux:

http://home.vicnet.net.au/~disa/Food%20intol-alergic%20baby. html

[Anonymous]

oh yeah, it can take up to a month for the proteins to clear out of your system-be patient.

[Anonymous]

are you bf-ing? i should eliminate and use neocate? why would i use neoctae

if i have eliminated the things that neocte is suppose to break down? just a

timy confused, but i mostly understand.

[Anonymous]

Hi Rosemary,
I think it would be a good idea to try the elimination diet. That way you can pinpoint exactly what is bothering Van. If you do a search I know there are a lot of good threads on this and I think there is some info on the Dr. Sears website. I haven’t done the TED myself, so I don’t know much more than what I’ve read on here, but I know a lot of ppl have had success in finding out what their child is intolerant or allergic to this way. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

no do not use neocate. eliminate all dairy and soy like i said. i couldnt breastfeed.

[Anonymous]

Yes, milk sensitivities can cause eczema. All three of my children had some dairy sensitivity and eczema in the first year and I had to be dairy free while nursing.

I would not give up nursing either. The Elimination Diet will help you to determine what foods effect him so that you can continue breast feeding.

[hellbennt]

there’s a MSPI formum & also a TED forum here, too

in the MSPI forum the top post/stickied post has a breastfeeding section- scroll down

[Anonymous]

excema was caused my dairy in my sons case. he had it all over his legs. hopefully it will help to clear up your sons as well!

[hellbennt]

oh & the foam stools can also be from OALD (overactive letdown)- does he gulp fast when you first start feeding him? does your milk spray?

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