Anything to avoid if lo has exema?

[Beauregard]

Wasn't sure whether to post here or on allergies,is there any foods i should avoid giving to dd2 when i begin weaning?as she has hayfever and exema and i dont want to trigger anything or make it worse.

[ggglimpopo]

Have just come back from the dermatologue with my 17 month old who has occ very mild eczema. He said that one of the best things I could do to stop it getting worse would be to fit a water filter to the main tank - that the impurities in the bath/tap water (he mentioned magnesium and chlorine I think) were the worst culprits for making a babies skin irritable.

Nothing was said about any foods, though I do know that in some cases there are foods associated with flare ups.

[Beauregard]

Anyone?

[pupuce]

Dairy and wheat are usually suggested as foods t avoid.... goats milk tends to be milder than cow's milk..

[BudaBabe]

Dairy was def the cause of DS's excema. Cut it out for a year and now it's OK. Still gets a bit itchy if too much but we cut back a bit and it's fine again.

[Pixiefish]

tomatoes, peppers, strawberries, milk. Avoid if you can until lo is 1

[Beauregard]

If i dont offer wheat or dairy will it really limit
which meals etc i can offer?(im not very imaginative anyway)

[pupuce]

Get "what should I feed my baby" by Susannah Olivier... excellent - lots of ideas

[Beauregard]

Thanks

[sazhig]

I found \link{http://www.hallpublications.com/title2_sample2.html\this} on the net when searching for similar info when Ds started solids.