St. James Mom Shares Son's Odd Food Allergies with ABC News

Food Protein Induced Entercolitis Syndrome has limited the diet of 6-year-old St. James boy and first grade student Tyler Trovato to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, some cheese and milk products, corn and apples, and not much more.

According to an ABC News report, FPIES is an allergic reaction in the gastrointestinal system, commonly triggered by milk and soy, but not limited to those food products.

The report also states that and there is no diagnostic code to help doctors identify FPIES.

If Trovato were to take-in some of the food products that he is allergic to, according to the report, he will have stomach pains and vomit, sometimes so violently that he will bleed, followed by diarrhea and a shock-like response, similar to hypovolemic shock.

"He becomes pale, lethargic, doesn't talk and usually stumbles when he walks," Tyler's mother Jennifer Trovato told ABC News. "When he reacts he needs fluids. The hospital usually gives him saline, steroids and sometimes Benadryl. He doesn't require an epi-pen but his allergic reaction can be life threatening."

Jennifer watches what Tyler eats very carefully, and is happy he has been able to eat more food, such as pizza, than he could eat when he was younger.

"The local pizzeria knows us because if I call and order, they know to use a clean cutter," the concerned mother told ABC News. "One time he had a bad reaction, so I have to be really sure it's clean before they slice it and sometimes I have to wait around for a new pie to come. You would be surprised at all the things he is allergic to, so we have to be careful not to cross contaminate."

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