Pat:
       You ask if there are different signs and symptoms for soy allergy
compared to dairy allergy.  I have worked with lots of moms whose babies have had
allergies to various foods, like dairy, soy, corn, tomatoes, decaffeinated
coffee (a chemical left over from the decaffeination process), etc.  I find that
there are quite a few symptoms that can indicate a food allergy, but they can
be present no matter which food is the problem.  Thankfully, a baby doesn't
usually have *all* the possible symptoms, but an allergy to any food can bring
on any symptom(s).  Is that clear?  I think I'm trying to say that I haven't
seen any particular food have any particular sympton.  Possible symptoms of food
allergy include: frequent spitting up, throwing up large amounts, long spells
of gassiness with or without vomiting/spitting up, nasal congestion--either
constant or coming on during the feeding, skin rash, green stools, blood in
stool, stool unusual color or consistency, screaming/crying spells that don't
respond to parental comforting, frequent infections, and possibly some others
that aren't coming to mind right now.
       Hope that helps.
       Dee

Dee Kassing, BS, MLS, IBCLC
Collinsville, Illinois, in central USA

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