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MSPI | Peridot Kids
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My August babes and their issues: ear tubes, laryngeal cleft, MSPI, cyclic vomiting syndrome, asthma, allergies and a congenital heart defect. Join us for the ride of tears and joy. Milk soy protein intolerance (MSPI) is the inability to digest the proteins found in cow’s milk and soy foods. This differs from true food allergies (such as hives and anaphylactic reactions) in that it is not a true immune system response. It is more likely a poorly understood metabolic reaction. Eczema and/or skin rashes.
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The Wean | Peridot Kids
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My August babes and their issues: ear tubes, laryngeal cleft, MSPI, cyclic vomiting syndrome, asthma, allergies and a congenital heart defect. Join us for the ride of tears and joy. December 11, 2009. Where I wasn’t real happy with the decision by the GI doctor and APRN not to go along with my trial off the periactin for Sam? Well, I talked with a friend of mine, who also happens to have a kiddo with CVS on periactin, and she agreed with me on several things:. Trialing him off is a great idea. You are co...
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Tracey | Peridot Kids
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My August babes and their issues: ear tubes, laryngeal cleft, MSPI, cyclic vomiting syndrome, asthma, allergies and a congenital heart defect. Join us for the ride of tears and joy. I'm a 35 year old working mamma to 3 wonderful kiddos all with chronic health issues. December 30, 2011. While on an antibiotic for respiratory issues? So, off to the pediatrician we go…………. And he has pneumonia. Uggh! January 24, 2010. As for his behavior and sleep….I didn’t think there was really much change...When Sam does...
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Samuel’s story | Peridot Kids
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My August babes and their issues: ear tubes, laryngeal cleft, MSPI, cyclic vomiting syndrome, asthma, allergies and a congenital heart defect. Join us for the ride of tears and joy. Jennifer’s twin–born 5 weeks early. Outgrew reflux by 8 1/2 months. Treated briefly with zantac then prevacid. Born with a heart murmur. Had a heart ultrasound (echo) on day 2 of life that showed his foramen ovale was still open (usually shuts with first breath, but not always on preemies). Just over age 3 diagnosed with cycl...
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ENT appt — Ben | Peridot Kids
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My August babes and their issues: ear tubes, laryngeal cleft, MSPI, cyclic vomiting syndrome, asthma, allergies and a congenital heart defect. Join us for the ride of tears and joy. December 14, 2009. ENT appt — Ben. I'm a 35 year old working mamma to 3 wonderful kiddos all with chronic health issues. View all posts by Tracey. This entry was posted on Monday, December 14th, 2009 at 2:30 pm and posted in Benjamin. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Back on Periactin ». He has ...
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GI appt — Sam | Peridot Kids
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My August babes and their issues: ear tubes, laryngeal cleft, MSPI, cyclic vomiting syndrome, asthma, allergies and a congenital heart defect. Join us for the ride of tears and joy. November 23, 2009. GI appt — Sam. Sam is a very wild child. Some would describe him as a “typical boy” but I’m not sure it isn’t more than that. He is just downright crazy! But they didn’t agree with me and say that periactin is the #1 best med for CVS so we should continue on it. To pacify me it was agreed that we ...This en...
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Red Man Syndrome……or not? | Peridot Kids
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My August babes and their issues: ear tubes, laryngeal cleft, MSPI, cyclic vomiting syndrome, asthma, allergies and a congenital heart defect. Join us for the ride of tears and joy. November 25, 2009. Red Man Syndrome……or not? Sam got the first dose during surgery. The second dose was given 8 hours later in the PICU and about 1/2 way thru he looked like this:. Sam’s vanco reaction. I showed the pic yesterday to Sam’s GI and she agreed with me that it was an allergic reaction! Does it ever end! I’ve...
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Back on Periactin | Peridot Kids
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My August babes and their issues: ear tubes, laryngeal cleft, MSPI, cyclic vomiting syndrome, asthma, allergies and a congenital heart defect. Join us for the ride of tears and joy. January 24, 2010. I don’t really want to take him off again so soon and really confuse his little body. So, I guess my plan now is to keep him back on it for long enough to see if these anger reactions are happening often. If they are then I’ll take him back off and see if they really do stop. And if t...This entry was posted...
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Jennifer’s story | Peridot Kids
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My August babes and their issues: ear tubes, laryngeal cleft, MSPI, cyclic vomiting syndrome, asthma, allergies and a congenital heart defect. Join us for the ride of tears and joy. The first thing the team there did was take her off milk and soy. She had some symptoms with a formula change as an infant that led them to believe that she had MSPI. With this strict diet, she is almost reflux free. They also rescoped her vocal cords in the office, and with the added zantac they were finally heal...Just afte...
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Laryngeal cleft | Peridot Kids
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My August babes and their issues: ear tubes, laryngeal cleft, MSPI, cyclic vomiting syndrome, asthma, allergies and a congenital heart defect. Join us for the ride of tears and joy. Medical condition): A rare birth defect where there is an abnormal opening between the larynx and esophagus which allows food to get into the airways and even the lungs. The severity of the condition is determined by the size of the opening. Treatment usually involves surgical repair of the cleft depending on the severity.
