Marianne,
I too think the mom's own gut issues seem like a likely source for all of
the allergies we see today in breastfed babies.  We pass on our flora to our
children after all.  Although she only provides anecdotal evidence, I find
Natasha Campbell-McBride's theory on allergies compelling.  "Gut and
Psychology Syndrome" is her book, and yes, she sells a very expensive
probiotic and proposes a special diet for healing the gut (and allergies and
autism and and and).  She believes the current state of bad gut health is
due to:

-higher rate of c/sections
-sanitized food supply and lack of fermented foods in the diet
-chlorinated water
-overuse of antibiotics

An overview is at gapsdiet.com and I'd be curious to hear what others on
this list think.

Jessica Claire
LLLL in Los Angeles and mom to two breastfed kids with food sensitivities

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 3:00 AM, Marianne Vanderveen-Kolkena <
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> Hi Cathy (and Jennifer),
>
> I attended a workshop about two weeks ago from a dietician. She told about
> allergies and food sensitivities.
> I still have great difficulty understanding this whole issue and told her
> about this idea, that Jennifer often promotes: if mom does not have a leaky
> gut, then she will not let allergies through and therefore the baby will
> then not be exposed to allergens and consequently show no signs. She said
> this was not proven. I am really confused now: this theory of the leaky gut
> in mom sounds SO logical, that it is hard to believe that it is not true.

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