Trialling soy

[huntersmummyinoz]

great news on the strawberries

[my3girlsjde]

Well she did it. Day ten of strawberries and she's fine!!!!

This is our first direct food challenge that passed a full ten day trial. I'm so excited for her. I really think something is shifting in her body now.

I picked up some soy milk and I'm going to trial that in her coconut milk. I got chocolate so I know she would accept it and really, she deserves a treat. So direct soy starts tomorrow. I don't think I'll give her direct soy as a common thing as we don't drink soy milk here but we'll know for sure now.

But for tonight some homemade chocolate strawberry ice cream. I think this kid has earned a treat

[ENMS]

That is wonderful Vicki!!! I am so happy for you

[my3girlsjde]

We just finished eight days of direct soy and I'm calling it a success since there has been so much soy in her system with no issue. So she's now passed direct soy and strawberries

Unfortunately she had five lifesaver gummies and within twenty minutes she had horrible tummy cramps. I looked st the package and they do contain citric acid among other nasty chemicals. Based on that I've decided to put off the citrus trial for a while. Even having something like juice with citric acid gives her diarrhea so my guess is that she still can't handle it.

I gave her some gravol for her tummy and she screamed until she passed out and is quietly dealing with the cramps in her sleep. Any ideas how to make her more comfortable in the meantime?

[ENMS]

Sorry no advice but I wanted to say YAY for the soy! 

[Buntybear]

No idea sorry, just paimkillers and cuddles xx

[my3girlsjde]

Thanks everyone. She was much better yesterday though multiple wake ups last night still. Granted she was OT  but she was still pretty squirmy.

We've decided that when she's done with the reaction we're going ahead with the peanut butter Both scratch and bloodwork shows a negative so I know even where she's had accidental exposure she won't have a very bad reaction.

I'm excited and apprehensive. Will definitely post results. Also hoping that she really likes it.

[Buntybear]

Good luck! That one is my biggest fear! Though we deal with allergies of course don't want to put you off 

[my3girlsjde]

It would appear that she has some sort of bug so going to wait until tomorrow for.it

The rest of the gummies seems to have passed so we're good to go I think tomorrow with the pb.

[Buntybear]

I bought some cashew butter for Olly but he won't try it!

Have you avoided peanuts because of the normal risks associated to it?

[my3girlsjde]

We did but also when she started to react to what seemed like everything we avoided it like the plague.

This morning J let her have a bite of her banana It's hard for even them to keep straight what E can have so we decided that we would just go ahead with the bananas. We cut some up in a bowl for her (about half a banana) and she had a pretty loose bm before she even finished them. She does have a bug and has had some tylenol and advil so I have to keep an open mind but I have a feeling that this might be an indication she's not ready for them. No other reaction so if she's still ok tomorrow we'll give them to her again.

She typically doesn't get diarrhea with a cold or from the Meds she's currently taking but I'll give it another try tomorrow and see. If she reacts again with the same or looser bm I'll wait until the bug is over and try again. I really don't think the bug is that bad but I really have to consider all variables.

What do you think? If the bananas are a fail should I skip the rest of the tropical fruits? All of them (mangos, papayas and pineapples) have been terrible in the past. But she's fine with her coconut milk. Not sure

[Buntybear]

Do the tropical fruits normally have similar properties that make them like a food group - IYKWIM?

A BM during eating a food is pretty strange - not come across that as a reaction TBH. Fingers crossed it was unrelated as bananas are sucha  good food for a toddler to eat!

Have you been experimenting with soy? It is such a boon when Olly could have it - opened all sorts of possibilites - yoghurts, desserts, cream, cheese etc

[my3girlsjde]

I've made some ice cream with soy and she can have straight soy now so we can try some soy cheese. We're going for groceries today so I'll look for some.

She's had bm's before while she's eating as the food literally goes through her that quickly.

[my3girlsjde]

I think it's safe to say the bananas are a big fail

She's not overly agitated but her bms got pretty acidic and they're right after the bananas. They have 'that smell' that has always indicated a food reaction for us. I was going to go for.a day three but she's passing some gas now that's really acidic smelling and I may as well cut her some slack.

I have no idea how long it'll take to clear her system so I'll just wait until her bm's firm up and move on to the next food. Since she's not a serious case the dietician was willing to give me full rein on what foods to try minus dairy and wheat so I'll do some research to what bananas are related to. I don't have a good feeling about citrus or tropical right now so I'll wait on them.

Maybe time for the pb.........

[ENMS]

Sorry bananas didn't work Vicki.  I hope she'll be feeling ok in the next few days and you can start again!