How to Manage Infant Food Sensitivities with Dr. Trill Paullin

01/04/22 • 36 min

Let's Gut Real - Easy to Digest Nutrition Science

It’s not always easy to identify what may be causing infant colic or infant allergy reactions. Infant food sensitivities are common and can result in projectile vomiting, reflux, mucousy/bloody stool, and more - which can be very distressing to parents and lead to unnecessary dietary restrictions.

This week I interview Dr. Trill Paullin on Infant Food Sensitivities, how they arise and what we can do to help manage them

Dr Trill is a Molecular Biologist and mother to two daughters who had severe infant food sensitivities and reactions to proteins transferred from my diet to her breast milk. After she processed the painful fact that she could hurt my children through breastfeeding, she started researching how to produce breast milk they could properly digest. She discovered that many parents experience the same troubling situation. Through this experience, she wanted to create a place for parents to find answers to their questions about infant food sensitivities and empower them to continue their breastfeeding journey. That was how Free to Feed was born. Free to Feed is starting this mission by first creating an at-home test strip that will allow mothers to analyze their breast milk for allergens.

We talk about:

How Trill became interested in the field of infant allergies
The origin of Trill’s company Free to Feed
What the differences are between non-Ige mediated allergies (FPIAP and FPIES) and IgE mediated allergies
How the symptoms between these three diagnoses differ
How to identify what may be causing infant allergies
What the treatment options are for mothers trying to cope with infant allergies
How Trill was able to gather data in this area of research that was largely unrepresented in the literature.
The research around transferability and reaction timing
The lack of support for families dealing with non-IgE mediated infant allergies and the importance of validating these experiences
What Free to Feed offers today to help parents navigate this journey.
At-home breastmilk test strips as well as infant allergen friendly multivitamins

Connect with Trill on her website at freetofeed.com on Instagram @free.to.free on Twitter or on her Facebook here as well!

This week I interview Dr. Trill Paullin on Infant Food Sensitivities, how they arise and what we can do to help manage them

We talk about:

How Trill became interested in the field of infant allergies
The origin of Trill’s company Free to Feed
What the differences are between non-Ige mediated allergies (FPIAP and FPIES) and IgE mediated allergies
How the symptoms between these three diagnoses differ
How to identify what may be causing infant allergies
What the treatment options are for mothers trying to cope with infant allergies
How Trill was able to gather data in this area of research that was largely unrepresented in the literature.
The research around transferability and reaction timing
The lack of support for families dealing with non-IgE mediated infant allergies and the importance of validating these experiences
What Free to Feed offers today to help parents navigate this journey.
At-home breastmilk test strips as well as infant allergen friendly multivitamins

Connect with Trill on her website at freetofeed.com on Instagram @free.to.free on Twitter or on her Facebook here as well!

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Gastroparesis and Digestive Look-Alikes with Dr. Linda Nguyen

Feeling full, nausea and vomiting are all symptoms of gastroparesis, yet other gut conditions can present like this too – so how do we know which it is? This week I interview Dr. Linda Nguyen on gastroparesis and other digestive disorder look-alikes like IBS, functional dyspepsia, cyclic vomiting syndrome and how she works with patients to improve their quality of life.

Dr. Linda Nguyen is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and Clinic Chief in the Digestive Health Center. Her clinical and research interests include GI motility disorders and disorders of gut brain interaction, with an emphasis on gastroparesis, functional dyspepsia and chronic abdominal pain. Her current research includes identifying biomarkers to better diagnose motility disorders, understanding the role/impact of physiologic testing on clinical care, exploring novel therapies for gastroparesis and expanding the role of neuromodulation in the treatment of GI motility disorders and pain. She is also passionate about quality of life, professional development and physician wellness.

We talk about:

How Linda came to work in the field of digestive health and her interest in GI motility and gastroparesis
What gastroparesis is, how it develops, what the symptoms are, and how common it is
The tests for gastroparesis
How patients with gastroparesis develop a change in motility or emptying of their stomach
Treatment options for gastroparesis
Functional dyspepsia, how it similar or different from gastroparesis, and what the symptoms are
Cyclic vomiting syndrome, how it similar or different from gastroparesis, and how is it treated / managed
The use of implanted gastric stimulators for gastroparesis treatment
The nutrition management of gastroparesis

You can learn from Dr. Nguyen on Twitter @ LindaNguyenMD

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Navigating the Gluten-Free Diet with Celiac Disease with Selena Devries, RD

Were you recently diagnosed with celiac disease? Having celiac disease can mean something different for each patient. There are many different symptoms and yet some people may not experience any symptoms at all.

This week I interview RD Selena Devries about different ways to advocate for yourself if you have been diagnosed with celiac disease and helpful ways to encourage your transition into eating gluten-free.

Selena Devries is a registered dietitian from BC Canada. She completed her dietetic training at Kelowna General Hospital in 2013 and was, shortly, after diagnosed with celiac disease myself. Through her diagnosis, she started to volunteer with the Canadian Celiac Association and ended up working on their national board of directors as well as their professional advisory council with other celiac dietitians and gastroenterologists. She is also trained in the low FODMAP diet for IBS through Monash University. Her own diagnosis and follow up led her to discover gaps in care for celiac disease which led her to private practice with a focus on the dietary management of celiac disease. With her online nutrition practice, she helps celiacs fall back in love with food. She helps them resolve persistent symptoms despite a GF diet, help the newly diagnosed get off on their best foot, and help celiacs eat out with confidence.

We talk about:

How Selena became interested in celiac disease
What is celiac disease?
The common symptoms of celiac disease and some emerging symptoms (GI and otherwise)
The mainstay in celiac treatment
What you see as major gaps as a dietitian working with celiac and living with celiac when it comes to celiac education
High risk gluten-free grains
Tips for eating out while gluten-free
What to do when symptoms don’t improve
How to advocate for yourself as a patient with celiac disease
Health monitoring protocols like annual blood labs
The overlap with IBS and SIBO or other gastrointestinal issues