Laurie, Have any of these questions been asked? Why would an allergy only effect the baby's rectum? Why not the small intestine? Wouldn't that have caused some digestive symptoms? A long as elimination diets are concerned, have corn and corn products been deleted from mom's diet for a trial? Why would some allergy skin testing "at this age" by an allergy specialist rather than guessing by the pediatrician be so ineffective? Is the stool yellow? If it is at all still greenish tinged from passing through quickly (higher lactose load?), could the digestive enzymes be working on the endpoint mucosa? It certainly does a number on adults with diarrhea at times. Would the trade-off of first seeking an opinion from a pediatric gastroenterologist and possibly subjecting the baby to a colonoscopy better than interrupting the breastfeeding and even temporarily taking the benefits of breast milk away from the baby in favor of experimentation with even the best-hyped artificial hypoallerginic concoction, which may or may not work? And horrible to contemplate as it seems, has this baby been constantly under mother's supervision? Is there any remote possibility of sexual abuse at any time since birth? Just thoughts that came into my mind. K. Jean Cotterman RNC, IBCLC Dayton, OH ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]