Guest guest Posted February 18, 2001 Report Share Posted February 18, 2001 Some thoughts/questions... Where on her face does the rash appear? Many health food stores carry a " map of the face " which indicates what areas correspond to which body parts. If the dried fruit you use says " sulphured " switch to un-sulphured (sulphur is a type of preservatives which makes the fruit retain its pretty color but may cause health problems. Avoid the soda, it contains many toxins (plus the aluminum it leaches from the cans if you buy it in cans). Tap water or filtered? Any chance gluten plays a role? Oatmeal contains it and most likely the noodles you use. (Gluten-free noodles available at health food stores made from rice, corn, or quinoa). Slim jims may contain lots of preservatives. Good that she's off of milk. Top food allergens include dairy, wheat, corn, soy, strawberries, eggs (not necessarily in that order). Any luck with some veggies? I realize its often tough to get some kids to eat anything, let alone veggies. Her diet seems heavy on the fruit and carbs which could feed a candida overgrowth (Has she had many antibiotics?) Might want to try a rotation diet where you eliminate one food at a time for several days and see if you notice a difference. That could help you identify the culprit. Any chance she also started tooth brushing about this same time? Most toothpastes contain unhealthy ingredients and young kids tend to swallow some. Tubes of toothpaste actually carry a warning not to use more than amount the size of a pea and that swallowing it may pose health hazards! S -------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Listmates: Although I don't follow this list as thoroughly as others, I know that many have you have a wealth of knowledge. Because of this I am submitting this question to you. My daughter who has recently finally started eating some solid foods: apricot, fruit medley, peach cobbler, rice cereal, oatmeal cereal, cherry-vanilla-all being baby food, fries, chicken nuggets, slim jims, lettuce, grapes, cooked pasta noodles, chocolate, dried apples, dried apricots, and will drink juice and water and soda when we let her have it. She is now completely off milk because we took her sippy cup away and she refuses to drink milk out of any other cup. About 4 weeks ago she came down with a cold and then started getting a rash on her face. The rash in three round, red, slightly raised spots about the size of a dime each.(The cold went away-the rash did not). I spoke with our pediatrician and she recommended using an anti-fungal creme which we have been doing. At times the spots start to fade and will start flaking like they are drying us and then they will get red and raised again. I do suspect a food allergy, but I have no idea what. I am not using any different detergent or lotion. We have also struck out on trying different vitamins because they are so hard to blend into foods. We tried the gummy bear vitamins, but she hated them. Any suggestions with what could be causing the rash would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jill (jillplato@...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2001 Report Share Posted February 18, 2001 Dear Listmates: Although I don't follow this list as thoroughly as others, I know that many have you have a wealth of knowledge. Because of this I am submitting this question to you. My daughter who has recently finally started eating some solid foods: apricot, fruit medley, peach cobbler, rice cereal, oatmeal cereal, cherry-vanilla-all being baby food, fries, chicken nuggets, slim jims, lettuce, grapes, cooked pasta noodles, chocolate, dried apples, dried apricots, and will drink juice and water and soda when we let her have it. She is now completely off milk because we took her sippy cup away and she refuses to drink milk out of any other cup. About 4 weeks ago she came down with a cold and then started getting a rash on her face. The rash in three round, red, slightly raised spots about the size of a dime each.(The cold went away-the rash did not). I spoke with our pediatrician and she recommended using an anti-fungal creme which we have been doing. At times the spots start to fade and will start flaking like they are drying us and then they will get red and raised again. I do suspect a food allergy, but I have no idea what. I am not using any different detergent or lotion. We have also struck out on trying different vitamins because they are so hard to blend into foods. We tried the gummy bear vitamins, but she hated them. Any suggestions with what could be causing the rash would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jill (jillplato@...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2001 Report Share Posted February 18, 2001 Hi It sounds like my sons rash after his cold. It was impetigo. We got and antifungal from the doctor . It was called bactroban. kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2001 Report Share Posted February 18, 2001 Hi Jill: Don't rule out ringworm. My son got a small round red rash (dime size) that I took him to the docs about. The doc said that it could be one of three things, ringworm (which they didn't believe it to be), impentigo (sp?), the third I can't remember. Anyway they gave me a cream that would treat the second to. Well his rash looked like it was clearing up then it started getting worse and worse. Went again and they gave a different cream. Again the same this continued to get worse. When it was about the size of a half dollar, I went back and got referred to a skin specialist. Well she took a small scraping and looked under the microscope and low and behold, ringworm. They perscribed the proper cream and within five days it was gone. You would think they would do a scraping in the first place to rule it out. Go figure. In Christ's love and mine...Jen : ) On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:29:17 EST jillplato@... writes: > Dear Listmates: > > Although I don't follow this list as thoroughly as others, I know > that many > have you have a wealth of knowledge. Because of this I am > submitting this > question to you. > > My daughter who has recently finally started eating some solid > foods: > apricot, fruit medley, peach cobbler, rice cereal, oatmeal cereal, > cherry-vanilla-all being baby food, fries, chicken nuggets, slim > jims, > lettuce, grapes, cooked pasta noodles, chocolate, dried apples, > dried > apricots, and will drink juice and water and soda when we let her > have it. > She is now completely off milk because we took her sippy cup away > and she > refuses to drink milk out of any other cup. > > About 4 weeks ago she came down with a cold and then started getting > a rash > on her face. The rash in three round, red, slightly raised spots > about the > size of a dime each.(The cold went away-the rash did not). I spoke > with our > pediatrician and she recommended using an anti-fungal creme which we > have > been doing. At times the spots start to fade and will start flaking > like > they are drying us and then they will get red and raised again. I > do suspect > a food allergy, but I have no idea what. I am not using any > different > detergent or lotion. > > We have also struck out on trying different vitamins because they > are so hard > to blend into foods. We tried the gummy bear vitamins, but she > hated them. > > Any suggestions with what could be causing the rash would be greatly > > appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Jill > (jillplato@...) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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