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What Causes Skin Rash With Constipation?
my 6 month old daughter has just developed a rash-maybe eczema-in the last week and she has just started having some formula and pureed fruit and vegetables causing her to not have a bowel movement for nearly 5 days. she is back to going regularly again now but i just wondered if the lack of bowel movement could cause the spots/rash or if she is likely to be allergic to formula or some food?
Mon, 24 Aug 2015
Dear friend,
What you are asking is if the lack of stooling for 4-5 days could have caused the rash. The simple answer is no. As to whether she might be allergic to some food or formula ingredient - I cannot say yes or no with confidence. You can try eliminating one food after another and see if the rash goes away. The only other way is a hi-tech method to check the blood for antibodies of the IgE class to different foods. I would not recommend this at present, but if the problem does not go away for, say, 2-3 months, you can approach her pediatrician for advice on allergy testing.
First, though, you need to confirm that this is an allergic rash, because it might well be just a viral rash!
Dr. Taher
What you are asking is if the lack of stooling for 4-5 days could have caused the rash. The simple answer is no. As to whether she might be allergic to some food or formula ingredient - I cannot say yes or no with confidence. You can try eliminating one food after another and see if the rash goes away. The only other way is a hi-tech method to check the blood for antibodies of the IgE class to different foods. I would not recommend this at present, but if the problem does not go away for, say, 2-3 months, you can approach her pediatrician for advice on allergy testing.
First, though, you need to confirm that this is an allergic rash, because it might well be just a viral rash!
Dr. Taher
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