Dietary characteristics in FA vs Indecisive symptoms for FA and
IgE vs Non-IgE
The mean durations of elimination diet of FA (103±81 days) and
Indecisive symptoms for FA (81±59 days) groups were similar (p=0.21).
The most common reason to begin an elimination diet was the
recommendation by a doctor. The written sources and internet were the
second most common reasons for both groups (Table 2).
We asked the mothers the significance of dietary elimination in their
lives. Of the mothers, 69% of FA and 82% Indecisive symptoms for FA
groups reported that the eliminated foods were very important for them
and avoidance of many foods affected their lives very seriously. In the
FA and Indecisive symptoms for FA groups, 77% and 67% of the mothers
reported that they lost weight after elimination diet. Of the mothers,
65% of FA and 57% of Indecisive symptoms for FA embodied a change in
their breast milk characteristics. The decrease in breast milk volume
and the increase in feeding frequency were the most frequent changes
reported by the mothers in both groups (Table 2).
Egg, milk, red meat and tree nuts which were the main source of protein
and calcium were the most common foods eliminated from mothers’ diets.
Of the groups, 41% of the FA and 29% of the Indecisive symptoms for FA
excluded >20 nutrients from their diets. The number of
foods eliminated from diets of mothers was insignificant between the
groups of FA vs Indecisive symptoms for FA and IgE vs non-IgE mediated
FA (p>0.05) (Table 3). The number of eliminated foods were
presented for each group in Table 4.