If the body is unable to convert tyramines to tyrosine what do you do?

Question

My 8 month old grandson has failure to thrive because so many allergies and we learned that he doesn't convert tyramines to tyrosine. His intestines haven't worked right since a month after my daughter, who is breast-feeding him, ran out of the colostrum. He is very small and weak and doesn't even roll over... Because of his intestinal insufficiency, his body must push toxins out into the bloodstream and out through the skin--thus, he has severe eczema and is constantly itching.

We've tried just about everything. I considered bovine colostrum, but he's allergic to dairy and even goat's milk. I presume that he doesn't produce monomine oxidase, the eznyeme that converts tyramines to tyromines. Is there a way that he can produce monomine oxidase; since I believe they s can only be produced by the body?

I must add that he was born with a black circle the size and shape of a Jewish Yameka (did I say that right?). We could'nt figure out why; but now we see that it oozes blood sometime

Answer 1

Im so sorry your poor little man is going through this. The only thing I can really find is info on how to avoid tyramines in food. Has your daughter tried a restricted diet?

http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/health/Diet/Tyramine_Free_Diet.htm

http://virtualtrials.com/pcvdiet.cfm

These sites have some info.

I don't know anything about this disorder... From my research I see that tyramine is an amino acid... so i'm not sure if just eliminating it from the mothers diet would be enough, or if her body would produce it anyway.

I am 100% for finding a way to nurse every child (and i commend your daughter for continuing with such a sick little man!) but have they talked about a specially made formula? I know that the most sensative pre-made, neocate, is just amino acids... so that probably wouldn't work. But it seems that they would be able to made a special formula that doesn't contain the tyramines. That would be a last-ditch thing though...

I do hope you guys work something out for him! (you may ask this in the homeopathy board or one of the diet boards... they may have more too offer)

Best wishes, I'll keep your little man in my thoughts and prayers.

Answer 2

you need to have the mom take this child to a doctor for advice not a group of random strangers i am also very sorry this little angel is soo sick

i also have no answer other than the doctor