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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NMJ's mom here.  He had his 6 month appointment today.  17lbs 11oz and 26.5 inches, so very average in terms of height and weight!  The Ped and I spoke at length about his food issues and the types of reactions he'd had, and she referred us to an allergist at Children's (rather than going back to the Ped GI).  She mentioned wanting to rule out something called Eosinophilic Esophagitus because of the severity of his responses, which I had never heard of but googled when I got home, and it's a little scary.  Basically it's an immune response to food allergies that causes swelling of and damage to the esophagus, resulting in reflux-like symptoms including pain, vomiting, gagging, difficulty sleeping, etc.  It often co-occurs with asthma and eczema.  The diagnosis is made via esophogeal biopsy, so I'm REALLY hoping that the allergist doesn't think this is something N might have.  I am still hopeful that we are just dealing with some food intollerances that he will grow out of.[/quote]

Good luck!  I hope you are able to find out what is wrong...[/quote]

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