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What Food Can Be Given To Baby Having Food Allergies?
My 7 month old grandson seems to suffer from food allergies. he has mucous in his stool which is also a symptom of teething. His mother has food allergies to dairy, nuts, ginger and wheat which she avoids. She is breastfeeding and has started baby on rice cereal and apple. Anything else seems to give him mucous in the stool. What other foods can you suggest to supplement his diet as breast milk is not enough. Thank you Karen
Wed, 13 Aug 2014
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The intestines normally produce mucus, though increased amounts may be significant, at this time it does not necessarily mean that he is currently experiencing allergies.
At 7 months, he can start using crushed fruits and vegetables. Normally only one new foods is introduced at a time so that you can check for any allergies.
It is used for 3 to 4 days before adding another new crushed food.
There are a wide range of fruits and vegetables that he can try, expose his to a wide range so he can develop a taste for them.
Breast milk would still be very important with these foods.
I hope this helps
The intestines normally produce mucus, though increased amounts may be significant, at this time it does not necessarily mean that he is currently experiencing allergies.
At 7 months, he can start using crushed fruits and vegetables. Normally only one new foods is introduced at a time so that you can check for any allergies.
It is used for 3 to 4 days before adding another new crushed food.
There are a wide range of fruits and vegetables that he can try, expose his to a wide range so he can develop a taste for them.
Breast milk would still be very important with these foods.
I hope this helps
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