Infant Proctocolitis Part 2
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Pathophysiology
Infant is responding to allergens in mom’s diet
Cows milk protein and soy are most common
Sensitization could start in utero
Occasionally symptoms are seen day 1
Restricting mom’s diet during pregnancy
currently not recommended
Large bowel edema, erosions of mucosa,
eosinophilic infiltration of the intestinal lining
BMC gastroenterology 2011 11:82
Maternal Elimination Diet
ABM protocol
Start with elimination of cows milk products
Most cases will improve in 72-96 hours
No more blood, mucous is gone, stools appear normal
If no change at all after 2 weeks, also eliminate soy. If no
change, add dairy and soy back into the diet, and eliminate
something else. Continue in this way with other allergens.
Citrus fruits, eggs, nuts, peanut, wheat, corn, strawberries,
chocolate
Families need education on how to read food labels to avoid
substances of each allergen.
Geographic variability in the most common allergens
Severe Cases
Consider starting with a strict maternal elimination
diet
Lamb, pears, squash, rice
Once symptoms resolve, add a new allergen once a week
Addition of pancreatic enzymes
No randomized controlled trials
Theoretically breaks down allergens in mom’s gut
before absorption
Two Creon 6000 with each meal, one with each
snack
Breastfed Babies Receiving Formula
Supplementation
Change to a soy based formula first.
If sx are severe and persistent, change to a
hydrolyzed formula, or possibly an amino acidbased formula
Re-introducing Allergens
Consider allergy testing if other allergic
symptoms such as eczema, allergies, hives,
chronic diarrhea
If baby otherwise well, OK to reintroduce
offending allergens 6-9 mo after initial
reaction, or wait until 12 mo old
Other Website Resources
Web Links
ILCA, Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics
Resources for recipes
Food allergy information
Future Research
Further defining the relationship between
these gastropathies
Incidence in the population
Who is more at risk?
Other means of identifying offending
antigens
Further research on maternal treatment such
as pancreatic enzymes
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