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.