Milk Allergies? - Holland,MI

Have him seen by his pediatrician right away. They will do blood work. My daughter is allergic to milk and it can be very harmful sometimes even fatal.

My oldest son who is 2, since 9 months refused all dairy and prior to that barely ate any, never was on the charts for growth, docs couldn't figure it out...my 3 month old same thing started happening at 2 weeks, I was breastfeeding and needing to suppliment, I refused to go through what I did with my older, it was a nightmare and I felt like nobody could help me, I had him tested right away, sure enough, he has milk protein allergies, all milk proteins, whey, caseian, you name it, and the bad cradle cap and rash....probably related....needless to say I think my son had it, possibly outgrew it, which is possible but now refuses it because he knows it teared him up inside.....ugh....get him tested, don't give up, stay strong, best of luck, I know how hard it is!!

I would recommend having him tested. It could be acid reflux, allergy or lactose intolerance. My daughter was diagnosed with a milk allergy at 1. She is now 6 and hasn't out-grown this yet. She has become my soy baby - She really liked the Silk brand but now there is so many choices. She unfortunately has an egg allergy as well so I really have to watch it with things. Whole Foods and Trader Joe's are excellent places to shop for inexpensive natural foods - that don't contain these ingrediants. Good luck to you.

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I am a 37 yr. old mom of 4, prior daycare owner and a nursing student.

I am the mom of S.'s nephew. Thank you for your responses! To answer some of the questions asked by others, my son was BF until he was 11 months old, then formula until 12 months, then only organic milk. He was also diagnosed as "colicky" as an infant, though if he had a dairy allergy this can also cause colic. He started vomiting when we gave him formula, but not every time, and it is the same way with milk, he vomits some of the time, but not always. The only time he vomits though is when he has milk or foods containing milk, such as cheese or ice cream. The biggest question I have is if it is an allergy, wouldn't he vomit every time he had products containing dairy?

I have cut out all dairy and even foods that contain trace amounts and have had no problems, he has not vomited once. He has also presented with a rash on his face and two patches of eczema on his back, both are now gone. I think it is safe to say he has a milk allergy, an intolerance would cause other symptoms. We will be seeking the help of an allergist, thanks for the help!

S.,

I have found most pediatricians do not have enough information to accurately diagnose food allergies or intolerances. I suggest your nephew should be taken to a childrens allergist and be tested for both food allergies and food intolerances.

It might be discovered that your nephew is intolerant to more than just milk, and he will grow up to be healthier if those offending foods are removed from his diet.

My son (7) has seven food intolerances and he is rarely sick these days since we removed most of the foods from his diet three years ago.

Good luck!

-C..

Cows milk is a highly allergenic substance and not really the health food some would have us believe. I shake my head every time I say this as I gave up drinking lots of milk when I was 45 years old. I am studying to be a certified wellness educator and I have learned that milk probably shouldn't be consumed by humans, at all. A good source for information is found at www.strongbones.org. And it is NOT the fat in milk that is the problem. As another mom stated, it is the proteins in milk that cause health issues. Unfortunately, the allergic reactions are so varied and sometimes obscure, that unless you go to a naturopathic or holistic doctor, it is never considered as a source of illness.

I have a number of resources to share if you would like to learn more. We have substituted rice and almond milks at our house. I don't drink soy milk mostly because I get soy from a number of other sources, and I prefer the taste of almond and rice better. The latter two also have fewer calories/carbs for a person wanting to watch those things. Be sure that soy is organic, as it is a food that is subject to genetic modificaton, along with corn and canola.

I look forward to talking to you. In health, D. ###-###-####

lactose intolerance usually results in diarrhea, although in some people, that response can also include vomiting. What type of milk/formula has he had in the past? That would be a first clue to see what he can tolerate. It could be a wheat allergy, he could of gagged on the crackers (the texture may not of worked for him). How soon after he ate did he vomit? All of these help to determine what is wrong. If this is an ongoing thing, I would definitely encourage a doctor visit.

Sara,

I know this all too well, however with my daughter is was about a month after she turned one when she started throwing up. Now our son, who is only 3 months old started it too. They both are on Soy milk products. I know that we might not have it as your nephew, my daughter can eat crackers and have a little bits of other things with normal milk in them- but too much gives her a butt rash, the shoots and its just a daster.

I have noticed with our daugher, Chole (she'll be two in march) that it wasn't every time. But it would happen more often. I know when I talked to the doctor about it she just said normally they grow out of it. But just to try Lactose free milk and if that doesn't work then try soy products. But stay on each for a week or a little longer. Chloe was on Lactose free milk for oh.. almost 4 or 5 months or so when she started have issues with that. Since then we have been on soy milk and we haven't had any problems since. Its just a process of elimination. I have heard that you can get tested for it, but i don't think that they test kids this little since they tend to grow out of it.

Please let me know if you have any more questions.

I hope it all works out.

J.

Have him tested. Not all products with milk will set him off, but you are just ripping his insides apart. It is very painless for the child to be tested for allergies. Good luck with it. Oh I would also refrane from giving him any other milk products.

My son & niece both have milk allergies (and other food allergies, as well). I would definitely recommend someone take your nephew to the pediatrician to see what is going on. Best wishes!

Could be the milk quality. If it's typical store bought stuff, the cows may have been given hormones. Not that I think that would cause the problem, but it might taint the quality.
Try raw milk (I would ask a health food store about getting it, otherwise Hick's Dairy farm online could point you in the right direction). It contains the enzymes we need that are nearly obliterated from pasteurizing.
There's almond milk or rice milk you could try. You still get the calcium.

Maybe he is actually wheat intolerent. When children are wheat intolerent and they eat wheat, it makes it hard for them to digest milk products. The wheat damages the cilia in their intestine which makes it hard to digest the enzymes in milk and get any nutrients. When they go on a wheat free diet they are usually able to drink milk products as long as they are wheat free.

Hi S. B. My 3 year old is allergic to milk. He was born with the allergy but I didnt know it until he was a little after 1. I gave him Soy milk only to find out that he was allergic to it as well. So I started giving him Rice milk. He does fine with it. And his pediatrician was fine with him having it. There are surprisingly a lot of foods made with milk products that you would never think contains them but its in there. Try the rice milk it may help, but dont let him drink a lot of it at one time. It does have very very small grains of rice in the milk but nothing that he can choke over. And because it is rice it can constipate a child very easily.

I work at a day care center and I had a boy in my room that could eat cheese all day and not get sick, but would get really bad diarreah for like a week or 2 whenever he would eat yogurt or drink cow's milk. Now he's on lactose free milk and is doing well. All you can do is experiment with different types of foods to see the reaction. If he is younger than 1 year, the drs. won't even do any testing at all for allergies.