So after the visits to peds and allergist, we have finally identified the major culprits. This is now day 4 of my elimination diet - free of soy, wheat, eggs, peanuts, and tree nuts. The results are showing...Kutay's eczema has drastically reduced and his baby soft skin is slowly coming back. There is only minor rash left behind his legs. Compared to how it has been for the last few months, there is night and day difference.
It is a bit challenging in terms of diet, as we now have to study the food labels very carefully. Eating out is a bit difficult as well...though a few restaurants offer ingredients information on their website, and the places that we have been to have been accommodating as well. I just start with the gluten free menu, then work my way down to remove the items that contain the remaining offenders. Granted, this doesn't leave me with much choice to choose from, but if this is what it takes for Kutay's eczema to subside and we can have a more fun time together free of hydrocortisone and other harmful chemicals, then so be it. :)
Come to think of it, isn't it a bit ironic (in a funny sort of way) that Kutay (being asisan) is allergic to soy, and (being turkish) is allergic to wheat?
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