tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post5301365330562128270..comments2024-02-09T05:30:07.127-05:00Comments on Blogpourri: Childhood AllergiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-49699233593461148322008-11-15T07:26:00.000-05:002008-11-15T07:26:00.000-05:00Thank you for reading and for your comments. I'll ...Thank you for reading and for your comments. I'll forward them to Sushama.Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-65086520382306575752008-11-15T02:59:00.000-05:002008-11-15T02:59:00.000-05:00came here via s.b.'s commentwow!your kid is lucky ...came here via s.b.'s comment<BR/><BR/>wow!<BR/><BR/>your kid is lucky that he was born now and not forty years ago!<BR/><BR/>one thing that strikes me after reading your post is that at least while you were in the US when you first figured out this, you were free to follow just your maternal instinct and were able to protect your child! If you had to deal with grandmas and greatgrandmas who Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322876905912345804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-48989986184761087472008-11-12T16:27:00.000-05:002008-11-12T16:27:00.000-05:00this is such a good piece. very informative and th...this is such a good piece. very informative and there are so many things i totally agree with. wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing this with us.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509732589537039753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-57244161582730328902008-11-11T07:28:00.000-05:002008-11-11T07:28:00.000-05:00Sujatha - thanks for getting your friend to write ...Sujatha - thanks for getting your friend to write in. Sushama - amazingly written. And I can imagine just how hard it was for you to figure out what was wrong with Aneesh and to handle it. It must hurt, sometimes, to see him have to refuse simple treats that other kids enjoy. Hope he outgrows all his allergies really soon.bird's eye viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338332150874851183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-48338474815804956962008-11-06T23:34:00.000-05:002008-11-06T23:34:00.000-05:00Such a touching account! A mother does know best.I...Such a touching account! A mother does know best.<BR/><BR/>It was scary to know that many homeopaths mix steroids in their remedies. Formy daughter's alopecia, we went the homeopathy route BECAUSE we wanted to avoid the recommended steroid treatment. I am glad we went with a certified homeopath and not with just anyone.Cee Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337348099202456358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-21485106456732484682008-11-04T13:56:00.000-05:002008-11-04T13:56:00.000-05:00My 18 month old has eczema and allergic to almonds...My 18 month old has eczema and allergic to almonds and cauliflower. We have been using 1% hydro cortisone and aquaphor. I would like to try homoepathy medicine. Could you please let me know the name of the medicine and perhaps I can get this from India if it is not available here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00905115284548851841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-36547494786282038482008-11-04T10:25:00.000-05:002008-11-04T10:25:00.000-05:00hi it was nice to read ur post. I was one among th...hi it was nice to read ur post. I was one among the unaware desi crowd. I recently came across a get together , wher my friends child was allergic to peanuts. So i made food with extra care. <BR/>MY question is : are these allergies only for the children born in US ? or does this happen in india too ? <BR/>I havent plannd a kid yet , Am a bit scared reading and hearing so many such allergies. <BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-89901961771615074952008-11-04T07:10:00.000-05:002008-11-04T07:10:00.000-05:00Thank you for this very informative post. My 3 yr ...Thank you for this very informative post. My 3 yr old daughter had severe eczema and now has been having asthma quite frequently. Though her blood tests show moderate allergies to most foods (wheat, soy), some are high (like egg whites, dairy & nuts). The dairy allergy has changed from moderate to high in the past year and they've asked us to stop it because it may be triggering her Laavanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778057550064849231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-38040739805987680692008-11-03T06:58:00.000-05:002008-11-03T06:58:00.000-05:00Hi,I was reading ur blog posts and found some of t...Hi,<BR/><BR/>I was reading ur blog posts and found some of them to be very good.. u write well.. Why don't you popularize it more.. ur posts on ur blog ‘blogpourri’ took my particular attention as some of them are interesting topics of mine too;<BR/><BR/>BTW I help out some ex-IIMA guys who with another batch mate run www.rambhai.com where you can post links to your most loved blog-posts. RambhaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-40435818686585314452008-11-01T15:27:00.000-04:002008-11-01T15:27:00.000-04:00@Sushama (from the other 'Sujatha'):Sorry that you...@Sushama (from the other 'Sujatha'):<BR/><BR/>Sorry that your case turned out to be so trying, with even the multiple diet elimination not working out. One of my acquaintances had a kid with a similar problem, he was on Alimentum as well for a long time till he outgrew some of the allergies. It all depends on the severities of the food allergies in the individual cases- some may work by simple Sujathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602206543960349999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-63084484916169473482008-11-01T13:33:00.000-04:002008-11-01T13:33:00.000-04:00Sujatha (the guest here, that is...:-)Thanks for p...Sujatha (the guest here, that is...:-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for pointing this out and taking this discussion to the next level. Yes, you are right. No child is allergic to breast milk. But it is also true that in the US doctors are especially careful not to recommend formula until they have first put the mother on an "elimination diet" -- a diet that eliminates one food at a time.<BR/>In our case, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-29454736023321545062008-11-01T12:30:00.000-04:002008-11-01T12:30:00.000-04:00Regarding the lactose in breastmilk, I did find th...Regarding the lactose in breastmilk, I did find <A HREF="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070618182416AAWOzWL" REL="nofollow">this useful Q&A</A> on answers.com. It's a possibility to try and reduce/eliminate milk ingestion by the mother, but could be hard if the mother relies on dairy as a primary nutritional source. It would depend then on how determined the mother was to Sujathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602206543960349999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-19495494943466714092008-10-31T19:40:00.000-04:002008-10-31T19:40:00.000-04:00P.S. Sujatha - I was on your blog this morning and...P.S. Sujatha - I was on your blog this morning and wanted to leave a comment, but didn't. Glad you came over. Thanks, and hello from further down south on 95. :)Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-82257214817007987952008-10-31T19:39:00.000-04:002008-10-31T19:39:00.000-04:00Sujatha, you make a good point. Thanks for mention...Sujatha, you make a good point. Thanks for mentioning it. I'm not an expert on food allergies, but, in a child with severe allergies, as Aneesh was, there is nothing really that the mother can do. And what about children with lactose intolerance? Will they not be allergic to breastmilk no matter what the mother eliminates from her diet? I don't know.Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-343959901247237432008-10-31T15:16:00.000-04:002008-10-31T15:16:00.000-04:00Oops, didn't mean to imply in the previous post th...Oops, didn't mean to imply in the previous post that I'm the author of this blog.<BR/>I'm just another Sujatha who blogs on Blogger :)Sujathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602206543960349999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-26483294879322527472008-10-31T15:14:00.000-04:002008-10-31T15:14:00.000-04:00Just to set the record straight on the 'allergic t...Just to set the record straight on the 'allergic to even breastmilk' statement: No babies are really allergic to breastmilk, though they can react to foods that the mother eats. So if the mother is willing and able to moderate her diet to adjust, it could be a less expensive alternative to special formulas such as Alimentum.<BR/><BR/>Source:<BR/>http://www.fda.gov/fdac/reprints/breastfed.html<BR/Sujathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602206543960349999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-221767839848244072008-10-30T16:56:00.000-04:002008-10-30T16:56:00.000-04:00Thank you all again, for being so generous with yo...Thank you all again, for being so generous with your appreciation.<BR/><BR/>Rohini, I asked the same question of every doctor I met. How come we have never heard of allergies of this nature in India? And every one of them gave me the same answer: "The US is so clean, that it is too clean and sterile. The immune system of children born here is not used to the kind of germs that they are exposed toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-58988463929090825962008-10-29T07:48:00.000-04:002008-10-29T07:48:00.000-04:00Hi all, thank you for your lovely comments. I've b...Hi all, thank you for your lovely comments. I've been encouraging Sushama to write and what a great job she did with such a personal and difficult topic! Preethi and Rohini, I've alerted Sushama to your request.Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-31266789385514260672008-10-29T02:44:00.000-04:002008-10-29T02:44:00.000-04:00great post Sujatha... lets hope this helps. Susham...great post Sujatha... lets hope this helps. <BR/><BR/>Sushama - thanks so much for sharing your experience.the mad mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535453643548976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-41943111934809385592008-10-28T13:05:00.000-04:002008-10-28T13:05:00.000-04:00"Sometimes, a mother’s instinct tops a doctor’s ex..."Sometimes, a mother’s instinct tops a doctor’s experience."<BR/><BR/>Amen to that!<BR/><BR/>Sushama, great post. I think it will really help people whose kids have allergies and give them hope.<BR/><BR/>Question: why do kids in US tends to be more allergy-prone than in India?Rohinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234347487003665907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-9958820056424893192008-10-27T23:04:00.000-04:002008-10-27T23:04:00.000-04:00Hello Sushama,My name is Preethi and live in Chica...Hello Sushama,<BR/><BR/>My name is Preethi and live in Chicago. My 14 month old son has similar food allergies. After reading the blog it gives me hope that my child can eventually grow out of this allergy. I have a few questions for you. <BR/>1. What homeopathy medications were recommended to ur child and how long did you have to give?<BR/>2. Did you see immediate results?<BR/>3. What kind of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16198547616163527847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-2391116317896425912008-10-27T08:56:00.000-04:002008-10-27T08:56:00.000-04:00Hi Sushama, Thank you for sharing your amazing st...Hi Sushama,<BR/> Thank you for sharing your amazing story with us.<BR/><BR/> Your story touched my heart as I am going through the same phase right now but for a different kind of food restrictions on my baby.<BR/><BR/>Your story gave me the strength that one day my 1 yr old baby will understand why I am putting all the restrictions on him now.<BR/><BR/>ArunaTaNikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743340591426881151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-88822361885209211902008-10-25T15:12:00.000-04:002008-10-25T15:12:00.000-04:00Amazing and heart warming story... Loved it and mo...Amazing and heart warming story... <BR/><BR/>Loved it and moved to tears knowing that the child had to grow up really early than his age<BR/><BR/>Sushma has explained her success story in a clear and concise manner...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-11143104874592674302008-10-25T08:54:00.000-04:002008-10-25T08:54:00.000-04:00Hi Suja,Thanks so much for posting this article an...Hi Suja,<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for posting this article and for the great intro. The intro is so well-done that it makes people want to read the article.<BR/><BR/>A special thank you to all of you who have commented on the article. I am so glad you all took it in a positive light. Deep down we are all optimists. Its just that sometimes life happens, and then we lose sight of our optimism. UntilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-34584936502111955592008-10-24T13:05:00.000-04:002008-10-24T13:05:00.000-04:00Beautiful motivating post. first timer, here from ...Beautiful motivating post. <BR/><BR/>first timer, here from Tharini's spaceImp's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929632710630026681noreply@blogger.com