3 Yr old with egg allergy, CMPI and soya intolerant. Advice on giving a balance diet needed, getting no where with GP

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My 3 year old DD is allergic to egg, since she was first weaned. Since then we have had CMPI diagnosed, and just recently she is now soya free too as it was causing chronic diarrhoea. We were also advised not to let her have peanuts, just in case so she hasn't ever had them either.

We are due to go for her to have some bloods taken to test for Coeliacs and I am pushing to see a dietician but my GP keeps saying things like "as long as she is eating something you don't need to worry, toddlers can survive on just crisps and bread at this age" which makes me

I'm worried about her getting a balanced diet, I doubt she is getting enough calcium or protein. She was having soya milk and yoghurts, the calcium fortified ones but can't now and the GP said not to try oat milk or rice milk or the other alternatives.

She is a bit of a fussy eater, particularly with meat. She won't eat cold cut meats like sliced chicken or ham. Really only minced beef in a bolognese, sausages (usually make a casserole) and breaded chicken and fish fingers.

She will eat any fruit and veg, loves them. She likes bread and rice but won't eat pasta. She'll eat potato as mash or chips or waffles but not just as a plain potato.

I find things like sandwiches really tricky now, can't have cheese or egg, won't eat sliced meats or marmite. What do I send in her lunchbox to preschool?

I'm worried I'm not giving her what she needs. I keep asking for advise from the GP but its like banging my head on a brick wall, I'm getting nowhere. Should I be giving her some supplements?

I've asked to see a dietician but GP keeps saying well we can arrange that if we need to. I think we need to!

Sorry its turned into a really long OP, I'm just really bothered about it and I don't know what to give her for the best.

My 2 year old has the same allergies , well intolerances really, to your dd op .soya is evil! Have you looked through the convenience food thread as it has some ideas on there like sainsbos sausage rolls etc . I use oatly milk for his cereals etc and he has been prescribed pepti junior powder . You def need a dietician referral , mine is quite nice and will calculate how much calcium he is getting and prescribe supplements if necessary which is where you may need to be. mine seems to live in jelly and beans and sausages from a tin! Humous is good , pea protein yoghurts from health food shop are great .oatcakes too are good.

garliclover,
I recognise your concerns that people are given correct information. I too have multiple food allergies and my concern is always to make sure that I have got the best and most up to date information I can find. There are so many voices out there that it is difficult to know who you can trust. I too am a worried mother who is trying to do my best and so not medically qualified, but I do rely on the advice of people who are (whilst recognising that they might not always be right). I'm sorry you don't like the use of the word 'carcinogenic'. What I meant is that my peadiatrician (a specialist in allergies) and two dieticians (one who we see professionally and one who is now retired but has been part of pioneering work in the field of food allergies) have all warned me off using rice milk under the age of four and even as a breastfeeding mother. When questioned it turned out to be the arsenic that was the concern and that seems to be recognised by mainstream professionals (I try to research and present information that I have found, as accurately as possible - and then only from recognised sources). It is not considered suitable because rda's are not known for babies/young children. There are other alternatives of course but all should be properly investigated. Some milk drinks (almond for example) are suitable for use in food for babies over one, but not as main milk drink. I use soya for my baby (even though I would prefer not to) because that's currently the best alternative I have available, but am careful not to rely too much on it, as that for me, is the best approach (following professional advice). I'm sorry to go on but want to convey information as clearly as I can, for the benefit of all.