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My daughter is just over 3 months (exclusively breastfed) and has had blood in her stools (although most of the time one can't see it with the naked eye) since March 7th (probably before but this was the first sighting), I began an elimination diet and cut our dairy, soy, nuts, and eggs -- the blood seemed to be decreasing but on Thursday the blood had increased so we began Neocate formula and took her off my breasmilk (I'm devastated). My daughter is a happy (laughs a lot), energetic little one -- her symptoms are the blood in stool, slight redness/rash on her chest, belly and back and stuffy nose in the morning. She does tend to nose dive into the shirt of anyone holding her at times to rub her face or nose (although there is no rash or redness on her face), we are washing her clothes in only warm water to make sure she is not allergic to the baby detergent.Long story short -- I an concerned since I have read about constipation with Neocate formula and would like to avoid this side effect if it is likely to happen. How long after starting this new formula should we expect to see a BM? She went 5-6 times a day on breastmilk and has not gone for almost 2 days since starting the formula -- I can't seem to find any info on side effects of Neocate or treatment of constipation due to Neocate...should I try the karo syrup, if so, how soon, can I assume no BM means constipation? Can this irritate her already inflamed insides even more? I am giving her a 1/2 teaspoon of gripe water 3 times a day to help with gas pains and settle her tummy, it seems to be working. What are the long-term considerations if she is constantly given food that is broken down to the basic amino acids, will her body learn to handle the breakdown of complete proteins eventually?Most importantly, why do you think so many babies are developing such sensitivities? Have we messed with the environment too much? too many chemicals? cow's milk have wierd hormones? -- I wish I could continue to breastfeed but I guess the Neocate is what is best for her -- I'm scared that the formula is a foreign substance in her body....

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