Milk Allergy - Plainfield, IL

I can't help much, but my brother did grow out of his allergy around 2 years and hasn't had any trouble since.

is he allergic, or lactose intolerant? let me know, i can help if lactose intolerant, both my 3 yr old and i am lactose intolerant, but i dont know about allergic. if you need tips email me. chrissy

Hi J.,
I know this a little late, but I found two vegan baking cookbooks that I think look good -- "The Joy of Vegan Baking" and "Vegan Cupcakes take over the World." My son has been diagnosed with a milk allergy as well (he is 10 months old and also allergic to egg). I know they say 85% of kids outgrow milk (and egg) allergies -- but I've talked to a few mothers whose kids have not, so I've decided to get proactive about it and am starting to explore alternative medicine as a course of treatment. There are things that can be done that traditional western medicine generally does not acknowledge. (if you google "leaky gut" you will find out more information about what causes food allergies and what may help them.

I would also recommend that you read "Understanding and Managing your Child's Food Allergies" by Scott Sicherer (I have just started it).

Let me know if you would like any referrals.

Myself and my 2.5 yr old both had a early milk alergy, she outgrew it by 18months. And we are drinking regular milk now.

A friend of mine swears by The Whole Foods Allergy Cookbook.
http://www.amazon.com/Whole-Foods-Allergy-Cookbook-Homest...

Her kids have several allergies -- including a 3 year old with milk, egg, wheat and peanut. I recently ordered my own copy. I want to bake a few allergen-free foods for upcoming school bake sales since the 'allergen free' table always looks a little sparse. She also appreciates it when I make stuff her youngest can eat when they come over to our house.

My little brother was allergic to milk and my Mom used to buy goat milk from a farmer for him. He did grow out of it, although he still had a mild allergy to it through childhood, but he could eat things with a little milk in it. He was originally allergic to milk, yeast, chocolate, and eggs (and yeah, that cuts out like 75% of food altogether) but now he is only allergic to eggs and his reaction is uncomfortable but not life threatening.

My son is allergic to milk and soy. Really you just have to get used to reading labels and then its not that difficult. Some breads have milk, some don't. Some cookies do, some don't. I found that my son can have products w/ dry milk or whey as one of the last ingredients. If you stick to non processed foods you're fine. The veggies/fruit/starches/meats.... and use margarine or EARTH BALANCE instead of butter....

J. - i highly suggest you go to www.kidswithfoodallergies.org (KFA)- there's 10,000 + parents of food allergic kids there and it's been a life saver for me. People can help you there with anything FA related, including meals!

DD's allergic to milk. She just outgrew her IgE allergy - the one you have and are testing for, however she had a false positive skin test. You only know if it's outgrown with an on office food challenge. She passed the IgE portion of her dairy challenge.

She still has another type of milk allergy called Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome - FPIES. It causes delayed (2-5 hours) non stop vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, shock etc. Still life threatening if not treated w/ IV fluids and steroids, but not Epi Pen treatable.

Anyway, on KFA someone posted about recent study about growing out of dairy. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cm... higher your RAST (blood) numbers are, the less likely it is to be outgrown (but is still possible). A lot outgrow, but not everyone.

RESULTS: Rates of resolution were 19% by age 4 years, 42% by age 8 years, 64% by age 12 years, and 79% by 16 years. Patients with persistent allergy had higher cm-IgE levels at all ages to age 16 years.

I believe it's also related to the size of the skin reaction

The RAST doesn't show severity of allergies. It only shows the likelihood of a reaction. Very very low numbers can still have very very sever reactions and vice versa.

There's fabulous cookbooks for milk allergic kids. http://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org/cookbooks.html I think you can get into that page w/o being a member

Per a pp, I wouldn't do goats milk (or any other mammal milk). There's high cross reactivity.

good luck and i hope this helps

We found out about our son's allergy when he was 8 months old, and he's almost 3 years old now. I don't know if your child still has a milk allergy, but I know it can be very limiting. Our son has an allergy to casein specifically, and he can tolerate at least some amounts of whey.

Here are some of his favorite foods:
--Eggo mini waffles and french toast sticks (only have whey in them)
--unfrosted Pop Tarts
--Earth's Best mini meatballs
--chicken nuggets (Earth's Best, Banquet, Perdue Simply Smart, Great Value, etc. (check labels for other brands))
--kidney beans (yep, plain kidney beans)
--honey-roasted peanuts
--popcorn
--chips
--vanilla wafers
--fish sticks (check ingredients)
--Nature's Bakery fig bars (best value is at Sam's Club)
--raisins
--Annie's graham bunnies
--fruit snacks (I usually buy Mott's Medley's (made with fruit and veggie juice))
--graham crackers
--Lance whole grain cracker and peanut butter sandwiches
--different kinds of crackers
--Veggie Sticks (the crunchy kind you can find near chips at Walmart, local grocery stores, at Sam's Club, etc.)
--Great Value honey buns (just the glazed ones)
--cereal (usually give him off-brand cheerios)
--oatmeal
--yogurt (Silk yogurt and So Delicious yogurt)
--fries
--hamburgers
--fruit (grapes and clementines especially)

I haven't bought any for him yet, but Oreos are all milk-free.

If you're struggling with veggies, try fruit and veggie smoothies (banana, frozen fruit, spinach, a spoonful of orange juice concentrate, and a nut-based milk (or rice milk))

J., all 3 of my children had a small allergy to milk and 2 out grew it by the age of 2, my youngest has a problem still. I'm not too much help but on Tue. my daughters dentist told me her teeth are being affected by not drinking milk so just keep an eye on his teeth, I guess they can become decalcified.