MSPI and eggs

[Zoey]

Naturally I will ask my son's GI Dr at our appt at the end of the month but I was wondering what the opinion here is.

Wyatt has a milk protein allergy, dairy causes him severe allergic colitis.  No one has told us not to trial eggs, but I'm curious if anyone else with a MSPI baby has been given any info regarding the introduction of eggs.

Thanks in advance!

Z

[Mashi]

Zoey my DS was MSPI and I found any help from professionals was SO varied and opposite that I just had to make up my own mind! Paediatric consultant who diagnosed him told me that he had signs of being a 'typically allergic baby' and so go slowly, be careful, stay away from other allergenic foods, and so on. He referred us then to a hospital paediatric dietician who said 'ok so he can't have milk and soy, why are you worrying about other foods, worry about then when he shows you he is allergic"  

So basically I went with my GP's advice was that no matter what I did was right and wrong at the same time so make up my own mind.  (Great help they all were eh?!)

I thus avoided egg whites until DS was older than 1 - I waited until about 14/15 months I guess - but I did give him egg yolks.  The white is the part that is more likely to be allergenic and the yolks are usually not.  So I just separated them, added a wee wee wee bit of his formula and made them into scrambled eggs for finger foods. He loved them.  They were a bit hard to cook because a yolks is so small so I would often do up three yolks at once and put the cold leftovers in the fridge for a meal later that night as well!

HTH!

[MasynSpencerElliotte]

With Masyn I was super cautious, she was MPI but outgrew by 12 months, and had no other allergies/reactions...I still didn't feed her eggs til 1, seafood & nuts til 3. She is fine with every kind of food now.

With Spencer (MPI too) I threw caution to the wind and fed her egg yolk at 7 months, had a reaction (hives and very cranky, not sleeping, diarrhea) then again at 13 months with the whole egg and same reaction.  I did do seafood at 3 and it was fine, but I still don't have the guts to try nuts of any kind. 

We have a huge family history of allergies/asthma so it freaks me out! 

[Buntybear]

MPI is different to having a true allergy. IMHO Ithink I would have been less cautious with an MPI baby than a baby with a milk allergy.

I have read on this board about Paeds who have advised against eggs and others who advise against wheat. Not sure if any of it is conclusive 

[MasynSpencerElliotte]

MPI is different to having a true allergy.

That's true...which I guess is why I was less cautious with Masyn, but by the time Spencer was eating solids she had 2 first cousins with anaphylactic allergies (now that total is 3)