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Browse our FAQsFor parents and carers of infants who have been prescribed or recommended a specialist formula by a healthcare professional.
Information about our non-specialty formulas, including Similac® First Infant Milk and Similac® Follow On Milk.
Alimentum is prescribed for babies with mild-to-moderate CMA and other conditions where an eHF is clinically indicated, and can be started from birth (no need to switch at 6 months).
Alimentum can also be introduced to your baby as part of a recipe.
Download recipes and resourcesIMPORTANT NOTICE: Breastfeeding is best for infants and is recommended for as long as possible during infancy. Alimentum and EleCare are infant formulas for special medical purposes and should only be used under the recommendation or guidance of a healthcare professional.
*The 2'-FL (2'-fucosyllactose) used in this formula is biosynthesised and structurally identical to the human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) 2'-FL, found in most mothers' breast milk.4
†A single-arm study where infants were consuming an extensively hydrolysed formula before switching to Alimentum with 2’-FL for 60 days. Within 30 days of consuming Alimentum with 2’-FL: 97% of parents said they were satisfied or very satisfied, and their baby seemed happy after feeding.2
FAQs: frequently asked questions; HSE: Health Service Executive; WHO: World Health Organization.
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References
1. Kids with Food Allergies. Formula options for infants and Toddlers with food allergies. Available at: https://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org/formula-options-for-infants-with-food-allergies.aspx (accessed January 2021).
2. Abbott. Data on File (AL32). April 2020.
3. Borschel M. Allergy. 2014;69(Suppl. 99):454–572.
4. Reverri EJ, et al. Nutrients. 2018;10(10):1346.
5. HSE. Preparing baby formula. March 2018. Available at: https://www2.hse.ie/wellbeing/child-health/preparing-baby-formula/preparing-baby-formula.html (accessed February 2021).
6. World Health Organization (WHO). How to Prepare Formula for Bottle-Feeding at Home. 2007. Available at: https://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/micro/PIF_Bottle_en.pdf (accessed January 2021).
Short bowel syndrome (SBS)
SBS or short gut, occurs when part of the small intestine is missing or isn’t working. Can be present from birth or caused by another condition (e.g. necrotising enterocolitis).3
Food protein enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES)
FPIES is characterised by profuse and repeated vomiting within 4 hours of ingesting a problem food (on more than one occasion), lethargy, and other GI symptoms.4
Symptoms related to complex medical conditions
Including symptoms of poor feed tolerance (e.g. diarrhoea, constipation, and vomiting) and severe gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR).5
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)
Symptoms can vary, but EoE often presents with ‘dysphagia’ (the medical term for swallowing problems). The dysphagia that occurs in EoE is a feeling of food travelling slowly down or sometimes sticking to the chest. It can occur with or without significant pain.6
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Breastfeeding is best for infants and is recommended for as long as possible during infancy. Alimentum and EleCare are infant formulas for special medical purposes and should only be used under the recommendation or guidance of a healthcare professional.
*The 2'-FL (2'-fucosyllactose) used in this formula is biosynthesised and structurally identical to the human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) 2'-FL, found in most mothers' breast milk.7
References:
1. Borschel MW, et al. BMC Pediatr. 2014;14:136. 2. Luyt D, et al. Clin Exp Allergy. 2014;44(5):642-672. 3. Cleveland Clinic. Short Bowel Syndrome (Short Gut) in Children. Available at: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14725-short-bowel-syndrome-in-children (accessed January 2021). 4. FPIES UK. Welcome. Available at: https://www.fpiesuk.org/whatisfpies (accessed January 2021). 5. Meyer R, et al. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2020 Aug 21. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12794. Online ahead of print. 6. Guts UK. Available at: https://gutscharity.org.uk/advice-and-information/conditions/eosinophilic-diseases/ (accessed January 2021). 7. Reverri EJ, et al. Nutrients. 2018;10(10):1346.