anyone dealing with milk protein allergy?

We are. DS is 15 months old and still on soy.
He seems to be able to eat Mac & cheese and a little yogurt
without any undo effect, except the yogurt can make him gassy.
We keep the yogurt in his diet because he get yeast infections at
the drop of a hat.

We have been told by our Pedi to try cows milk every six months or so (when
he is healthy, so that symptoms
don't get confused).

How are other parents dealing with this?
Have your children had this and grown out of it later?

Thanks
jojo

Hi -

If your son has milk protein allergy, then it's very odd that he
tolerates any yogurt at all. What makes you think it's a milk protein
allergy? What are his symptoms?

Many babies with milk protein allergy outgrow it, but usually they go
strictly milk-free for a full three to five years before trying milk
again.

A milk protein intolerance can be treated differently. For one, it
doesn't have the potential to lead to anaphylaxis, which can be deadly.
An infant intolerance can cause gas, crankiness, intestinal cramps,
etc. (Not rash or eczema, which are indicative of allergy.) For that,
your ped. is right that you can try milk every so often to see if your
son is tolerating it better. But be aware that your son may not LIKE
the taste of milk, being unaccustomed to it, and that's just fine. My
milk-intolerant baby still doesn't love milk products, but is now
willing to eat small amounts of pudding or ice-cream if sorbet isn't
available. It took eight years ... and he still prefers milk-free foods
and sweets.

You may find my web site helpful. It has lots of information, and a
pointer to the no-milk listserv and its archives.

I hope this helps,
--Beth Kevles

http://web.mit.edu/kevles/www/nomilk.html -- a page for the milk-allergic
Disclaimer: Nothing in this message should be construed as medical
advice. Please consult with your own medical practicioner.

NOTE: No email is read at my MIT address. Use the AOL one if you would
like me to reply.

Yes we are dealing with this too. Well we assume we are as he is not
testing allergic, but all signs point to milk as the issue.

We have Patrick on Rice milk and tried lactose free whole milk in Aug.
He didn't have any issues, but then did (perhaps unrealated) so we
just went back to what we knew. No one has told me when to try it or
cows milk again. For Patrick it seems to be a threshold thing. He can
have a certain amount of dairy a day, but over that and he starts to
show signs of discomfort. Without drinking milk he rarely hits the
threshold.

Other families I know haven't seen a descrease in the sensativity
until age 3- and at that age both her kids went to cows milk, so we
are just hanging in for another year. It is expensive though!!

Allie

"jojo" wrote in message m...
We are. DS is 15 months old and still on soy.
He seems to be able to eat Mac & cheese and a little yogurt
without any undo effect, except the yogurt can make him gassy.
We keep the yogurt in his diet because he get yeast infections at
the drop of a hat.

We have been told by our Pedi to try cows milk every six months or so (when
he is healthy, so that symptoms
don't get confused).

How are other parents dealing with this?
Have your children had this and grown out of it later?

Thanks
jojo

Thanks Beth, I'll check out your site.
I may have misspoken when I said "allergy"
He does not "break out".
His symptoms are as you described for "intolerance"
painful gas and cramping. His bottom (around his anus) typically
gets very red, but it seems to be more "below the skin" and not raised.
This does not respond to any treatment other than eliminating milk products.
Like another poster stated, my DS seems to be able to tolerate a little bit
of milk based products daily, but there is a threshold where he starts
getting negative effects.
Giving him Mac and cheese for dinner does not seem to have any effect on
him.
Mac and Cheese for dinner if he had a grilled cheese for lunch will make him
gassy.
cheese again the next day and he is downright uncomfortable. (this has only
happened once)

Thanks,
jojo


"Beth Kevles" wrote in message
...

Hi -

If your son has milk protein allergy, then it's very odd that he
tolerates any yogurt at all. What makes you think it's a milk protein
allergy? What are his symptoms?

Many babies with milk protein allergy outgrow it, but usually they go
strictly milk-free for a full three to five years before trying milk
again.

A milk protein intolerance can be treated differently. For one, it
doesn't have the potential to lead to anaphylaxis, which can be deadly.
An infant intolerance can cause gas, crankiness, intestinal cramps,
etc. (Not rash or eczema, which are indicative of allergy.) For that,
your ped. is right that you can try milk every so often to see if your
son is tolerating it better. But be aware that your son may not LIKE
the taste of milk, being unaccustomed to it, and that's just fine. My
milk-intolerant baby still doesn't love milk products, but is now
willing to eat small amounts of pudding or ice-cream if sorbet isn't
available. It took eight years ... and he still prefers milk-free foods
and sweets.

You may find my web site helpful. It has lots of information, and a
pointer to the no-milk listserv and its archives.

I hope this helps,
--Beth Kevles

http://web.mit.edu/kevles/www/nomilk.html -- a page for the
milk-allergic
Disclaimer: Nothing in this message should be construed as medical
advice. Please consult with your own medical practicioner.

NOTE: No email is read at my MIT address. Use the AOL one if you would
like me to reply.

"jojo" wrote in message m...
We are. DS is 15 months old and still on soy.
He seems to be able to eat Mac & cheese and a little yogurt
without any undo effect, except the yogurt can make him gassy.
We keep the yogurt in his diet because he get yeast infections at
the drop of a hat.

We have been told by our Pedi to try cows milk every six months or so (when
he is healthy, so that symptoms
don't get confused).

How are other parents dealing with this?
Have your children had this and grown out of it later?

Thanks
jojo

My daughter has a malabsorbtion issue due to milk sensitivity, and
she's truly allergic to eggs. We've been told that she can try milk
again after she's been off it a year, which was last month, but I'm
waiting until we see the GI again to re-evaluate her. I don't think
she'll like milk, cause she never has, and she likes her 'substitute'
foods just fine (soy and rice milk, dairy free margarine). I've
gotten a lot better at cooking from scratch, and while I hope to keep
that up, I am anxious to be able to do things a little simpler, if
possible.

We're hoping she outgrows it just for the ease of cooking and eating
out, but the eggs she is not as likely to outgrow, so we're planning
on dealing with this in some manner for awhile.

You may not need to go 'all out' with the cooking, like I have, but
I've found a lot of good recipes at www.vegweb.com, and the health
food store has a lot of neat choices.

My older daughter was sensitive to dairy as a baby, but outgrew it by
about 15-18 months. I stayed off milk while nursing her and am doing
the same thing for my younger daughter who's still nursing (I'm of
course off eggs, too), and I think it helps a lot, for her -- she
tells me she needs my milk, and when I've snuck a bite of something I
shouldn't, she notices and chastises me.

Good luck! It's do-able, especially with the things your son is able
to eat already. It sounds like a friend of mine who calls herself
lactose intolerant (I don't know if a Dr. said this or she just
decided it), and a lot of people have that condition.

Tina.

Allie wrote:

Yes we are dealing with this too. Well we assume we are as he is not
testing allergic, but all signs point to milk as the issue.

Our son has tested (both RAST and spt) positive to milk (along with a
bunch of others)

We have Patrick on Rice milk and tried lactose free whole milk in Aug.
He didn't have any issues, but then did (perhaps unrealated) so we
just went back to what we knew. No one has told me when to try it or
cows milk again. For Patrick it seems to be a threshold thing. He can
have a certain amount of dairy a day, but over that and he starts to
show signs of discomfort. Without drinking milk he rarely hits the
threshold.

Hehe...our Patrick is on Rice Dream and is still nursing (I'm on an
elimination diet as well). Our allergist said that the best way to
proceed (and the best chance for him to outgrow it) is a total
elimination diet until his next blood and skin tests, in about a year.

A few days ago, he got hold of my husband's tea, and had a gulp (DH
takes milk in his tea)...two days later, he has eczema on the (formerly
clear) backs of his legs.

Other families I know haven't seen a descrease in the sensativity
until age 3- and at that age both her kids went to cows milk, so we
are just hanging in for another year. It is expensive though!!

It is more expensive, but we also find other benefits...we are all
losing weight (a lot of processed foods have milk by-products in them),
are cooking healthier and feeling better. Patrick's never had cow's
milk in a glass (he was still nursing when we found out that he was
allergic), so he really doesn't know what he's missing. There are
plenty of soy alternatives...cream cheese and sour cream really do it
for me :-).
--
It's Tis Herself

jojo wrote:

: How are other parents dealing with this?
: Have your children had this and grown out of it later?

My son had a very mild milk allergic reaction at age 3-1/2yo where he
broke out in hives but nothing more than that. He has been drinking soy
milk for the past 5 years with no incident. We do not keep milk in the
house. Soy milk is higher in protein than rice milk; however, soy can
also be one of the more common food allergies along with tree nuts,
peanuts, eggs, etc.

Noreen (a soy latte family for years now)