Allergic to Rice

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arkcocoon

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My baby took an allergy test and we discovered that not only is he allergic to formula, he's also allergic to rice. He's just over 8 months old and we've just started giving him solids.

Please could you let me know what other foods you've given your babies that you would recommend as substitute for rice?

Thank you all for sharing. a
 
For a 8 mth old, maybe he can try sweet potato, yams, avocado, potato, oatmeal, banana and buckwheat noodle etc (i.e. soba)?
 
I also weaned my son millet and quinoa. He too had a positive blood test saying that he was allergic to rice (along with other things). But we repeated this with a skin prick test which came out negative. Maybe it's something you'd want to consider. There is s private allergist based in the Princes Building in Central or the waiting time for a Pediatric Allergist at Queen Mary is about 3-4 months.
 
Hi arkcocoon!

I too have found out recently my 11 month old is allergic to rice in addition to wheat, corn and dairy. I am planning to try quinoa soon. I have also tried porridge oats for breakfast with success. I am also going to try glass noodles (made from mung bean) and also kamut pasta if it is gluten free although I'm not sure that it is. She already eats potato and sweet potato as rice alternatives.
 
arkcocoon,
i know this is an old thread but i just come across your post and just want to say I really feel for you and your baby on his allergies. I too am a mum of a child with severe allergies, but I just cannot imagine had she been allergic to rice, her staple diet! She is diagnosed to be allergic to wheat, dairy, eggs, pork, beef, apple, nuts, peach, cauliflower, potato family, and the list is growing!!
Giving her a variety of food she can take has been challenging, and I would like to share with you the list of foods she is NOT allergic to (by trial and error), as your bub may be able to tolerate these too:
carrots, zuchinni (green and yellow), pumpkin (she loves this), pear, pak choy, kale, asparagus, chinese spinach (though i think this is giving her more wind), banan, papaya, avocado.
What reaction your son gets when he eats rice? eczema?
Given he is allergic to formula, what is he taking now? My daughter takes Pepti-Junior an extensively hydrolysed cows milk formula. she is severely allergic to cows milk, goats milk.
Please PM me anytime if you wish and I woul dbe more than willing to give suggestions!!!! Also most babies do grow out of their allergies apparently by age 3.5 so hang in there. my daughter's eczema has improved sooo much over the months (it started when she was 4 weeks old) I am sure your baby will fine too.
 
thank you for your message MummyBee.

Yes, its been difficult. My son appears to be allergic to lots ofthings - we just discovered that he's also allergic to fish. All we manage to give him now without having an ezcema outbreak is soymilk (isomil), potatoes, pork, green leafy vegies, and bananas.

I feel really bad coz I feel I must have done something wrong to have this kind of inconvenience and discomfort inflicted on my son.

by the way, we did try giving my son pepti-junior but he just refused to drink it. two of the three docs we went to recommended that we feed him soymilk instead. is there any reason why you're not giving your daughter soy?
 
Hi Arkcocon,

Don't know why, my paed allergist told us not to try soy as (1) she is likely to be allergic to soy as well; (2) soy is not as nutritous as cow's milk ie plant vs animal milk; (3) new controversial research shows apparently soy has too much estrogen for babies (but allergist told us results is not confirmed). Doctor emphasised that we should try to feed her animal milk as they are high in calcium (can't remember if he said soy hsa little or no calcium).

we discovered this week that our daughter is allergic to salmon, with bad rash and hives on upper arms and upper thighs. Yeah, it is so disheartening, isn't it. I too feel bad and wonder if I did something wrong during my pregnancy with her. I had terrible morning sickness and took lots of medication to curb it (not that they helped!) and also I binged on milk and eggs and bread so I wonder if she is allergic to them 'cos I ate too much of them! Sigh....

By the way, where in Central do you live, if you don't mind me asking? I live on Hollywood Road in Soho. I am considering setting up a "support" group of mums with severely allergic children I wonder how many of us are out there? My daughter is 16 months now and I would dearly love to hold "parties" that are egg-free, wheat-free, etc so I don't need to worry which kid is going to offer cake to my child!!!! My email address is [email protected] for those interested to keep in touch..
 
Hi Arkcocoon, Jo Bowd, Saralee and mummybee,
I am working in a univerisity. We can provide a free blood test to your babies to find out what protein in rice is causing rice allergy to your baby, which will help to find ways of solving the allergy. Please contact me at [email protected] for detail.
Thanks!!!
Ken
 
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