A Holistic Approach for FPIAP Healing
Did you know the majority of FPIAP diagnoses are in breastfed infants?
Up to 60% of FPIAP cases (food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis) occur in breastfed infants. With symptoms like visible blood and mucous in otherwise healthy infants, many breastfeeding parents are unfortunately advised to wean from the breast and provide hypoallergenic formula to their babies to mitigate FPIAP symptoms.
What about the mothers who have worked so hard to breastfeed their baby through early postpartum challenges?
What about the parents who don’t qualify for WIC and feel a huge financial burden to provide special formula for their infant?
What about the families who value breastmilk and understand that formula can never replicate their breastmilk?
What about families whose babies refuse bottles?
I could list 10 more scenarios why “just give your baby formula” is not good enough for many families after a FPIAP diagnosis. While weaning from the breast and providing formula is a solid option and preferred plan for some families, it’s not the ONLY option available.
Identifying and eliminating your baby’s trigger foods + adding healing measures to your maternal diet/lifestyle is a pathway to success for many babies with FPIAP symptoms like bloody and mucousy stool.
You aren’t crazy for wanting to breastfeed.
You aren’t selfish for wanting to breastfeed.
You aren’t making your child sicker for wanting to breastfeed.
I’m on your team and I support your infant feeding hopes, dreams and goals!
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3. Diagnosis and Management of Food Protein-Induced Allergic Proctocolitis.
Current Gastroenterology Reports. 2025. Leney M, Kahale F, Martin VM.
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