Re: Lori - rice allergy

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Deb,

Some allergies are more common in countries where they are eaten a

lot. Rice allergy in eastern asia, fish allergy in scandinavian

countries, and peanut allergies in the US. But, having said that,

you don't have to be asian in order to have a rice allergy. Its so

frustrating trying to figure out what they're allergic to. Have you

tried feeding your little ones oatmeal cereal instead to see if they

have any kind of reaction? Devin got a rash when I gave him an

Aveeno Oatmeal Bath so I was scared to feed him oatmeal. But so far

so good. I wish my ped would give him an allergy test. Will your

ped test your two?

Lori, mom to Devin

> > Lori,

> >

> > I just noticed in another post that you said Devin had (has) a

> milk

> > allergy, so I thought I'd ask you a couple of questions. What

> were

> > his symptoms and when did he develop the allergy? I'm asking

> because

> > I've been going through allergy issues with Jordyn over the

last

> few

> > weeks. As soon as I started feeding her rice cereal at almost

5

> > months, she broke out in a horrible rash on her forehead and

her

> > cheeks got really dry. The ped said she developed an allergy

to

> her

> > milk based formula, so we changed her over to soy. Well, it

just

> got

> > worse and she got a very, very runny nose, dark circles under

her

> > eyes, and she started waking up at night again. Come to find

out,

> > Gerber rice cereal has soy in it. So we took her off

everything

> soy

> > and put her back on her milk-based formula on Friday.

> >

> > Her rash is now gone and she's sleeping through the night

again,

> but

> > she keeps spitting up (or throwing up) about an hour after she

> eats.

> > She also does this with the breastmilk that she gets in the

> mornings

> > and evenings, so I don't know if this is an allergy.

> >

> > Isn't playing food detective fun?!? I hesitate to start her

on

> > solids until I know that she's ok with the formula, but how

much

> > spitting or throwing up is normal? Could she just be

overeating

> and

> > spitting up the excess an hour later?

> >

> > & Jordyn (to be banded 10/13)

> > Dallas

>

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