One Year Old with Bad Eczema - ? Related to Cow's Milk?

Eczema is typically an allergic reaction.

Keep a food log. Take ONE thing out at a time. It has to be out for at least 2 weeks to make it noticeable.

Our youngest had major allergies, including dairy. We gave him rice milk, and he still drinks it to this day, even though he has outgrown his dairy allergy. He is still highly allergic to tree nuts.

I would not suggest giving almond milk or soy milk. Tree nuts and soy are also high on the allergen list, and since your son hasn't been tested yet, you don't know if he is allergic to these things. Rice milk is generally considered a very safe option. Ask your doctor about trying rice milk with your son.

A great resource for those dealing with food allergies is www.foodallergy.org. This is the website for Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE). You will find a great deal of helpful information here.

Don't give up until you find the answers and the right medical specialists you need to help your child with his allergies. Food allergies are serious, and in some cases, life-threatening, but they CAN be managed. Learn all you can to manage these allergies and help your son to manage them as he grows.

Here is an important difference. Eczema is a condition by it's self. One doesn't have to have both tho it's common to have both. When one doesn't have eczema, allergies manifest in different ways.

My grandaughter has both. She was allergic to milk protein. She was given a special formula. At a year she drank rice milk. Get the one that has extra nutrients. Added calcium, and some vitamins. My grandaughter was able to drink cow's milk when she was 5.

I have had many food allergies. I'm also lactose intolerant. I use coconut milk for everything. I buy coconut mild with added nutrients including higher levels than milk.

Yes, I would avoid nut milks until she is tested and found to be not allergic to nuts. My granddaughter is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts.

I suggest that coconut milk is a better source of nutrients than rice milk, unless rice milk has added nutrients. Both milks can be found in the refrigerated part of store. They are usually put in cartons that look like milk cartons.

You can also find them in a stericarton and shelved with other foods. These don't have to be refrigerated until they're opened.milks from the refrigerator section taste best.

My son was tested for allergies at 2 yrs old. He is 4 1/2 now. He tested allergic to milk and peanuts. He got a rash when I gave him peanut butter 2 different times. He was also constipated a lot. Cutting milk helped so much. He also had really bad eczema from when he was a baby==about 3 months old on his face. Hydrocortizone valerate helped tremendously. But once we cut the milk, very rare. He still eats yogurt. Don't even tell him he cannot have it. For some reason, he has no issues with it. He drinks Almond milk. I buy the vanilla flavored but low sugar. He has had regular milk with no issues luckily when someone gave him the wrong milk in his cereal. But he is really good at insisting on his special milk.

I refuse to buy soy milk. Especially after reading about the process. The only good soy is the bean.

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My son was tested for allergies at 2 yrs old. He is 4 1/2 now. He tested allergic to milk and peanuts. He got a rash when I gave him peanut butter 2 different times. He was also constipated a lot. Cutting milk helped so much. He also had really bad eczema from when he was a baby==about 3 months old on his face. Hydrocortizone valerate helped tremendously. But once we cut the milk, very rare. He still eats yogurt. Don't even tell him he cannot have it. For some reason, he has no issues with it. He drinks Almond milk. I buy the vanilla flavored but low sugar. He has had regular milk with no issues luckily when someone gave him the wrong milk in his cereal. But he is really good at insisting on his special milk.

I refuse to buy soy milk. Especially after reading about the process. The only good soy is the bean.

My son had horrible eczema even when I cut out all his allergens. What worked the best for us was using Eucerin products. I slathered him in it as often as I could. Once a day for sure but tried for two. It was exhausting but we made it through. He is 7 now and although he still has it, it is so much better now. Especially since he can cream himself up. We also cut out scented products from the house as those were irritants to him. That included scented bar soap, laundry soap, perfumes, and colognes of any kind.

Great advice below.

All of my children have had eczema at one point or another. One of my kids has it very badly due to allergies.

One thing I just wanted to add is - if it's just a recent thing it could be from summer time - may not be related to the milk. One of my kids reacted very poorly to sunscreen, heat, sweaty skin, and chlorine (pools). His eczema just flared right up around your son's age and then we bathed him in cool water with Dove soap, used hydrous emollient and I had to keep him out of the sun. He gradually outgrew it. But I had to use medicated ointment for 2 weeks straight twice a day until we got it under control. Otherwise, it was just itchy and cream wasn't helping.

I would say yes, it's probably related to the milk or something else that he's eating (eggs are a common culprit). My son (age 9) can only drink soy milk - both the pediatrician and his allergist recommended it as the best alternative to cow's milk (I ignore all the people who say how terrible soy is, because this is what's best for us and I have yet to see a single negative effect from the soy he consumes).

Anyway, your doctor will probably give you a prescription to use when his eczema is really bad. For my son, we use Dove sensitive skin bar soap to wash his body with. Afterwards, we pat him dry and then put Cerave lotion all over his body to help lock in the moisture. This has worked well over the years to control his eczema. We use steroid creams/oils as needed.

My husband and I don't eat any dairy. We use almond milk, and even our teens (who spent their childhood's drinking cow's milk) like it.

Yes. I even had to cut cows milk out of my diet when nursing to prevent eczema. We went to rice milk.