GI Appointment

We went to see Dougie's pediatric GI today. We had a long wait to get in but it went really well. At this point, the doctor wants me to more aggressively cut out milk and soy products. I was already cutting out obvious sources (milk, ice cream, etc) but this goes a lot further. He suspects that Dougie may have a Milk Soy Protein Intolerance (MSPI). It's not particularly uncommon and most children grow out of it around age 1.

The new diet isn't going to be easy. It's amazing how many foods are out. Ingredients that need to be eliminated are:

milk
modified milk ingredients
milk protein
caseine
caseinate
butter
whey
lactalbumin
lactoglobulin
rennet
cream

soy flour
soy protein
soy
soya beans

This site goes into a lot more detail about the milk side of it. Notice, McDonald's fries are out... yes, it's that bad.

And, since I haven't posted some pictures in a while. A few of Dougie in his swing.