Enterocolitis
Enterocolitis is an inflammation of the colon and small intestine.
This study set out to examine the demographic characteristics, causative foods, clinical features, treatments, and outcomes for children with acute food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome.
Thirty-five children experienced 66 episodes of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome. The average age at was 5.5 months. They quite often had a number of episodes before a correct diagnosis was made.
The majority reacted to a single food but 6 reacted to two foods. The problem foods were rice, soy, cow's milk, vegetables and fruits, oats, and fish .
In the 66 episodes, vomiting was the most common symptom, followed by lethargy, pallor, and diarrhoea.
They concluded that "misdiagnosis and delays in diagnosis for children with food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome were common, leading many children to undergo unnecessary, often painful investigations".
Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome: 16-Year Experience
Sam Mehr, Alyson Kakakios, Katie Frith, and Andrew S. Kemp
Pediatrics. published 2 February 2009, 10.1542/peds.2008-2029