My DD is 8 months old. She has confirmed and treated reflux. In the last month, she has started throwing up off and on – like once a day every other day. She has also had many nights of wakefulness – not fussy – just up. She has also lost weight in the last month, not gained.
She is on neocate thickened with rice cereal. She eats single puree foods and some combinations that are soy and dairy free. Up until a month ago, she was a champion eater and above the 100% percentile in weight and height (we knew reflux and allergies were likely so we started treating her on day two). Need less to say, she has been doing well.
The only thing that has changed in her life is the addition of cheerios to her diet. They are soy and dairy free so I opted to give those as a finger food. About a week later, she started throwing up. She has never been a puker; she’s almost a silent refluxer. I adjusted her meds (we’ve always been on the MARCI dose) to adjust for recent growth and I figured this would fix it.
Here we are 3 weeks later and she is still eating less than ever and consistently throwing up at least every other day. Could it be possible that the wheat in the cheerios is causing this reaction? She has no rash, diarrhea, constipation, etc. Other than not gaining weight (I just discovered this today at an appointment for a cold), the intermittent wakefulness, and the barfing, she is happy and content.
We just moved (the move is temporary) and my trusty, reliable and awesome ped GI is 1000 miles away. I’m hesitant to fight through this with a doctor here, do the blood work, do the endoscopy, etc. etc. when I could just pull the cheerios and see if we get a change. Celiacs does run in my family, fyi.
Any advice?
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