Need to do TED?? Help!

[Anonymous]

DS has been diagnosed with reflux since 1 1/2 months, although i became convinced of it within first 3 weeks. He is on zantac, which has helped him to sleep better, along with the AR pillow, which also caused him to sleep better. I think sleep is going ok. He is now almost 3 months.

He has really bad skin issues. The doctor says it is cradle cap, it is horrendous and oozing. We have tried her rec. of selson blue shampoo with little improvement. We are now using tar shampoo and swabbing with breast milk, however, things are still looking bad. He also has areas on his legs, shoulders, stomach, and back of raised dry patches. It feels almost scabby, and moisturizing with coconut oil doesnt seem to improve things. Oh, and the left side of his face is also quite scaley.

So, does this sound like symptoms that could benefit from TED? I do feel eggs may bother him, so I stopped eating them. I also dont consume caffiene, and limited dairy, although I know to see effects of dairy I need it out all together.

matey2008-03-09 13:23:11

[Anonymous]

Food intolerances can cause many skin issues of various sorts. My son’s reactions have always included a persistent rash, though not to the extent of your son’s cradle cap. The description of your son’s “raised dry patches” and “almost scabby” where moisturizing makes no difference sounds much like what my son’s rashes have been like.

In my opinion, when you determine what food(s) your son is intolerant of, the rashes will clear up significantly. That being said, you can do it one of two ways. You can eliminate from your diet one food at a time for a week or two and see if there is any effect in his skin. If not, you add that one back in and remove another food. Or you can do the TED (or something along those lines) where you eliminate the most likely candidates for food reactions for a couple of weeks and then, when he improves, you start adding foods back into your diet one at a time.

The advantage of the TED is that it is almost easier to go “cold turkey” (LOL – turkey) than to be constantly trying to find foods that fit your current dietary needs. The TED is easiest to manage when you take a bit of time to prepare – go shopping for the basics, know where you can buy the things you need (rice pasta, for example), plan out a few meal ideas, etc., instead of suddenly saying “I can’t eat anything in my refrigerator!” If you view the TED as a helpful tool instead of a “I’m stuck not being able to eat anything” situation, it is actually quite easy to do two or three weeks – especially if you start seeing improvements in your son. Some moms have even found that they personally start feeling better on the adjusted diet.

I hope this helps. I think that you are definitely going in the right direction associating your son’s skin issues with the foods in your diet. My son’s persistent rash (over 5 months) immediately started lessening once we started changing my diet. Hopefully you’ll see similar results.

Best wishes, Dianne

[Anonymous]

I agree with Dianne. I would give TED a shot and see if the rash improves. Since you have found that eggs bother him, you know he may already have some food sensitivities so TED will probably be beneficial. My daughter still gets “cradle cap” on her scalp when she eats an offending food. Good luck and I hope things improve!

[Anonymous]

Kaelyn’s rash was raised and almost scaly looking until we removed milk and wheat from her diet. I agree with the other ladies – either try TED or start cutting foods from your diet until you find the culprits.

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