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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Qasim Salau, M.B.B.S., FMCPaed [2]

History and Symptoms

Obtaining a detailed history is important in making diagnosis of allergic colitis. Complete history will help determine the cause and possible risk factors associated with the disease.

History

Specific history to ask include:

• Type of food ingested
• When the symptoms started
• Detailed description of the symptoms, such as stool pattern, number of times and presence or absence of blood in the stool; and vomiting
• Is the child thriving or ill looking
• Presence of abdominal pain

References

Type of Bursitis	History
Food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis	History of shoulder injury, tendinitis, or shoulder impingement syndrome History of muscle overuse or repetitive activity such as painting, throwing a ball, or playing tennis
Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome	History of direct trauma to the posterior elbow History microtrauma, such as rubbing constantly the elbow against a table during writing History of certain occupations, such as plumbers and technicians History of systematic inflammatory process, such as rheumatoid arthritis History of crystal deposition disease, like gout and pseudogout