How was your babys allergy diagnosed?

georgeot · #1 (**permalink**) 25-01-10, 11:58

We are in desperate need of advice. Our son, now 10 months old, started vomiting at 7.5 months, which co-incided with his starting to take solids. He had always refused them and shown no interest until then. The doctors diagnosed reflux - although he had no symptoms of reflux beforethat. The vomiting has continued for the past 11 weeks, although is somewhat held at bay by anti-reflux medicine. His sleeping has totally deteriorated to the stage where we are up on average, 6 times at night. Our LO wakes -either with pains - or thirsty (he will drink a bottle of 120ml water about 3 times a night). Our doctor is at a loss to explain it - and hte hospital did run some preliminary blood tests for coeliac disease which ruled that out -and also a barium scan which didn't show any acid (so goes against the reflux diagnosis).

He has no eczema or other signs of allergy but reading the posts on the website, I am wondering if anything else is at play. There seems to be no pattern to what makes him vomit. Before Christmas, all he would eat was certain veggie purees from the Ella Organic range. Since Christmas, we have managed to move him onto home made food - although little or no meat. his diet is mainly ready brek, veggies, and toast.

Any advice or suggestions would be gratefully received - as we are seriously sleep deprived at this stage - and the nursery has just rung me yet again to say that he has projectile vomited all over the place (following a bottle of milk). Thanks!

cathyg · #2 (**permalink**) 25-01-10, 16:07

hi there, not sure if my experience the same but thought i'd share. my freddie was a very sicky/vomiting baby once solids started, he'd ususally be sick (not always projectile), but sick none the less after every meal & after every bottle. he also poo'd for England (5/6 times a day every day) i just thought thats what babies did. he started nursery & going to grandparents from 9 months & he's regularly be up at night times screaming & pulling his legs up to his chest, in a colic type of pain, his tummy was rock hard & he's let out the odd fart here & there, i'd give him warm water to drink & rub his tummy etc. didn't know what it could be, so started excluded certain foods from his diet. any citrus fruits: pineapple, orange, kiwi, melon etc & limited the amount of dried fruit: apricots/prunes etc too see if it would help. also tried to cut down on the amount of milk in one go. it didn't really hlep much so when he went for his 1 yr check, we were referred to a specialist, who couldn't find anything at all wrong, i switched to semi skimmed milk which did help a bit & continued to exclude or only give small amounts of acid type fruit. also i never let freddie suck on a sippy cup unless it was full, so as to avoid sucking in wind (i'd read this was a possibility). Anyways, being sick after every meal & pooing literally 5/6 times per day (sometimes with whole bits of veg & fruit in it) continued, til he was 18 months & then it stopped (as the Dr said it might). their tummys are not fully developed til nearer 2 years, so many things can upset them for no particular reason. Freddie is totally fine now, no more sickness & now only poos once a day.

hope this helps, not to say your child isn't allergic, but it may just be something else. it was Benandbellasmum who gave me a list of certain fruits that could cause gripe etc.

bevvsedge · #3 (**permalink**) 27-01-10, 11:33

My son Levi has multiple food allergies, he was always sick alot which was put down to reflux but what with other skin problems me and my doctor knew that something else was wrong. He was finally diagnosed by RAST blood tests and skin prick tests.

As you say he has no other signs of allergy so maybe it is to do with his tummy, a certain type of reflux maybe? stick with your instincts on it and keep going to see the doctors we know our kids best x

Clarko · #4 (**permalink**) 10-07-10, 23:41

be careful with ready brek as this contains milk!!

gemjazz2000 · #5 (**permalink**) 11-07-10, 10:02

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Originally Posted by Clarko

be careful with ready brek as this contains milk!!

My son has a dairy allergy, he had to have lots of blood tests and skin prick tests. His face swells up around eyes and mouth area and skin goes very red, swollen and quite swore after.(His breathing changes too)

His dietian said for him to have ready brek and he has been fine.

DrP · #6 (**permalink**) 11-07-10, 13:16

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Originally Posted by Clarko

be careful with ready brek as this contains milk!!

Ready brek only contains milk if you actually make it up with milk. What you get in the box doesn't contain milk so if your child had dairy allergy you can just make it up with whater milk substiture you use, or with lactose free milk if it's a lactose intollerance.

gemjazz2000 · #7 (**permalink**) 13-07-10, 18:05

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Originally Posted by DrP

Ready brek only contains milk if you actually make it up with milk. What you get in the box doesn't contain milk so if your child had dairy allergy you can just make it up with whater milk substiture you use, or with lactose free milk if it's a lactose intollerance.

yes thats what i thought. Leo has oat milk