6 months old - is FM hereditary or only HFI

[Tired mom looking for anwsers]

Hi all!

Quick question that i cannot seem to find and answer for;

Can fructose malabsorbtion be hereditary too?

My baby’s dad is currently going through tests to find out if he is celiac.. but we are starting to think that it might be more FM instead... and my baby is really starting to look like that is the issue as well.. they will both start the low fructose diet to test if it improves their symptoms but i was curious to know if it’s hereditary..

I know that HFI is hereditary, but would baby’s symptoms be more extreme if this was the case? Even if he is only 6 months old?

The baby’s symptoms are reflux, gas, cries in what seems to be extreme pain for hours, espicially at night, mucus in stool.. me and him are both on dairy free and cow protein free dietes (breastfeeding and started solids), which seemed to have helped a lot at first but symptoms are back now that he eats solids.

Thanks for your feedback!

[Tired mom]

Oh and forgot to mention that baby is not gaining a lot of weight too..but now one seems worried since he is developing very well.

[jenn123]

I am not familiar with FM so can not answer your question regarding the genetics of it. We did not introduce foods until later than 6 months. We breastfed for as long as possible. When you do introduce solids, HFI safe food would be simply plain cooked chicken and white rice. As long as that does not cause reactions, it may be a good way to get nutrition to your child while you are figuring out what the troubles may be. I think it was at 12 months when our doctor became concerned about our child’s lack of weight gain, did blood work up and discovered her liver numbers were off. Not sure about other HFI kids weight gain, but at 2 years old, my daughter was 18 pounds. She did not make the weight /height charts until 3 or 4 years old and has always been in the 5-10%.

[ukbill]

Pure starches are fine also (baby rice powder, Cornflour, potato starch, as is milk.. Cows, Goats, Sheep Buffalo etc.. whatever takes your fancy.

Also cheese is great. maybe try some soft cheese spread 1st its far easier to swallow.

If worried about allergies there are soft goats cheese around however much of it contains Garlic I'm afraid.

Making Semolina directly from cornmeal with Milk and unsalted butter or cream to make it very rich and yummy is also not hard and very nutritious, the butter / cream adds vitamins like vitamin D and K I think too. along with Calcium of course.