Since these episodes have not occurred consistently on a daily or near daily basis, but the timing seems to be a little more than an hour after she eats when it does occur, it would be reasonable to suspect a relatively "heavy" dose of soy exposure at those particular meals. Try to record the circumstances the next time one of the episodes occurs with regard to timing, food consumed that day, whether there are any other associated symptoms such as a headache or bloating. It could also be dairy and relative lactose intolerance upon unusual consumption, consumption of artificial sweeteners*, egg protein as you suggested and the list goes on and on. The key is to identify a trigger common to each episode which can be more time consuming than one would like to get to the bottom of the problem. The emotional implications for her could outweigh that actually caused by the underlying problem. Consulting her pediatrician for advise is certainly warranted. I did not initially realize how extensively she had been tested for allergies, nor did I understand this happened episodically, but not routinely. With mild to moderate reactivity to an allergen there is often a critical threshold of tolerance, beyond which symptoms are triggered. Things like lactose intolerance can be mitigated with "lactaid" if you know you have that problem.
Also her neurological system may still be maturing in terms of sphincter control that might make her a little more susceptible to loosing control more easily, however, this should have been happening all along with anything that upset her bowels, whether food or viral infection, etc. If the opportunity arose, I would also take a look at her stool when these episodes occur. You might ask her if she notices mucous or white marbling or "stringy stuff hanging off her stools or whether it seems "sticky" (I will leave it to you to try to explain what this would look or feel like). I definitely think you should consult with her pediatrician for advice. He/she may want to run some tests. It is difficult to know the whole story over the internet and without talking to the child. Her pediatrician will be able to put her clinical picture together, better than I.
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Edited by Victoria on May 22 2008 at 8:34 PM
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