What To Do If Baby Has Allergic Reaction To Rice Cereal. Cereals should not be mixed with infant formula or breast milk. FPIES is a food allergy that affects only the GI tract. It can be a complete nightmare to deal with because literally any food can be dangerous and despite not causing anaphylactic reactions it is still serious. Before starting with solid diet like rice cereal to your baby always consult your childs pediatrician in order to know the right way to mix the formula for achieving the right consistency of cereal.
However rice cereal is very gentle on infants stomachs. Your baby may not be allergic to rice at all. If your baby is severely allergic symptoms usually develop right away. FPIES is not the same as an anaphylactic type of reaction although kids with the syndrome often do have other anaphylactic allergies. Sometimes parents will add rice cereal to their babys bottle to help with sleep issues. Allergic reactions dont usually happen on the first exposure to a food because he hasnt created any antibodies yet.
Some kids will have such prolonged vomiting.
Therefore eliminating rice and rice products can help in reducing the symptoms of the allergy. We got the ok to start solids at 4 months. We would need to administer antihistamine immediately. Some kids will have such prolonged vomiting. Make sure your child is ready Mix 1 to 2 tablespoons of rice cereal with 4 to 6 tablespoons of breastmilk formula or water. It can be a complete nightmare to deal with because literally any food can be dangerous and despite not causing anaphylactic reactions it is still serious.