A week and a half into our elimination diet journey and I am sick of it! BUT Little Dude is improving! Not only has his eczema cleared dramatically, but he spits up a lot less, and he's even less gassy! Seeing this improvement has assured me that the deprivation I am feeling is more than worth it.
A week after dramatically cutting out all commonly allergenic food we were seeing enough improvement to start adding foods back. Excited for his improvement and to get back to eating "normally" again, I decided to add eggs. Thirty-six hours later I was surprised to notice the eczema coming back (sad face). The easy conclusion would be that he reacts to eggs and to go to a normal diet, with the exception of eggs. However, I wasn't sure that it was the eggs and not something else I'd happened to eat (it can be days before symptoms show up after mom eating an offending food). I have also read that sometimes after mom eliminates the offending food(s), a baby will react well and then have an increase in symptoms before they finally get, and stay, better. Plus, of course, there's always the possibility of multiple sensitivities.Ugh! This is tough! I had a little meltdown yesterday, okay, honestly, I threw fit (I was frustrated and hungry, and I had forgotten about my potatoes and left them in the oven for over three hours!)
So, after two steps forward and one step back, I am back to the original diet of what I am affectionately calling "eating nothing" and Little Dude is clearing up again and I can't wait to add something else back!
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