is eliminating foods Barbara Wilson-Clay wrote about a breastfeeding mother who is eliminating foods from her diet: However, there are still sporadic episodes of blood specks. We are looking at dairy and peanuts in maternal diet. I am assuming that this baby has had negative stool cultures? I have had several patients whose babies were diagnosed with protein-induced colitis. All were resolved by the mother's strict avoidance of dairy. One baby whose condition had cleared for several weeks had "bloody stools that looked like menstral flow" (quote from mother) after she mistakenly consumed a single 1/2" cube of feta cheese in a salad, and a second episode when she used a teaspoon of non-dairy creamer (read those labels!) The physician suggested that most infants outgrow this intolerance by the end of the first year, so mom served the child ice cream on his first birthday--and things were fine. Another patient had to avoid all dairy and all soy products. Again, at the end of the year the baby could tolerate both. I think you are on the right track in having the mom eliminate dairy and peanuts. Do you have a list that details hidden sources of dairy products? E-mail me if you need resources. I have them here...um...er...somewhere! Thanks every one of you who contribute so richly to my days through LACTNET. Enjoy the holiday.