Lactose intolerant?
Hi,
my LO is 9 months and Ive posted before about her still being sick after eating, mainly after dairy products. Well I saw the HV about this and shes suggested she might be lactose intolerant and to cut out dairy products for the time being.
It might just be me but Im finding EVERYTHING I think to make her seems to have some sort of dairy in it, cheese, milk etc.
Does anyone have any recommendations for foods she could have that are dairy free? Im going to try her on alpro soya milk and yoghurts but Im a bit stuck for ideas.
Thanks,
Sarah.x
my LO is 9 months and Ive posted before about her still being sick after eating, mainly after dairy products. Well I saw the HV about this and shes suggested she might be lactose intolerant and to cut out dairy products for the time being.
It might just be me but Im finding EVERYTHING I think to make her seems to have some sort of dairy in it, cheese, milk etc.
Does anyone have any recommendations for foods she could have that are dairy free? Im going to try her on alpro soya milk and yoghurts but Im a bit stuck for ideas.
Thanks,
Sarah.x
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if i think of anything else, i'll let u know, hth xx
Can I ask, have you tried your LO on dairy at all since he was diagnosed? The HV says its something she'll grow out of you see...
Also what symptoms did your LO show, Isla is just sick after most dairy meals and it doesnt seem to affect her in any other way. She has always been very congested and snotty though! x
well from day one he was very very sick, entire feeds would come up, bt it coudl be ten minutes after a feed or 3 hours after a feed. his stomach was solid, his poo was green, he'd scream if he needed to fart or poo, he had a rash (he still has very mild eczema) and eventually (because milk was the sole part of his diet until he was 23weeks) he started to lose weight. weird about the snottiness, never notcied it with ds, but i always get a bit 'pleghmy' after a cheese sandwich or a glass of milk. hth xx
Lizzie is on nurtramigen milk which ios a prescription milk. firstly i would go and see doc and ask for a trial of a cmp and lactous free milk. As your lo is over 6 months it will probably be a soya milk (they cant have soya formula under 6 months)
Luckliy lizzies was noticed very early so she know no different-she has no idea what cheese tastes like or anything like that.
If your doc agrees a trial and things improve you can ask to see a dietian who can advise of lo's diet. Mine wont see me until lizzie is over 6 months as the veg and fruit purees are fine and all she needs at the moment.
i have found there are other things lizzie cant eat and she gets an imediate reaction with them-mango, strawberrys were the 2 things i have found and hv has advised not go to her citrus fruits as its more than likely this will react with her too. luckly it is an intolerenace and not an allergy so if she does eat something she shouldnt it will probably upset her tummy/make ezcema worse but have no liofe threating elements!
also i dont know if you know or not but banana is a high risk allergy food too which is bizzare as its one of the things most babies try first! and even more strangly lizzie is fine with banana!!
i think she will end up like me-intolerent to life!! bless her x
i do think its trial and error im afradi. obv if anyones lo has a major reaction then they must let a health care poffesional know!
i was told that tummy ache, bad poos and rashs/skin problems are not going to hurt her in the long run but not to give them again if she has a reaction as the reaction can get worse-has anyone else been told this?
I am going on holiday to jamica in 6 months and have sod all idea on how im going to get on?! any ideas??
Isla doesnt seem to have had any other reactions which I find weird. She is a very phlehmy baby too and people have commented on this. My OH had ezcema and asthma as a child and he now suffers quite badly with hayfever.
Thanks for all the advice.x