Milk Intolerance? - Bloomsburg,PA

Try low fat milk or dry milk. When I was a baby, my mother had the same problem with me. She had to raise me for a long time on nonfat dairy dry milk. She was told that it was not lactose intolerance. It is a sensitivity to the fat content in milk, particularly whole milk.

As I grew up, I became less sensitive to milk and was able to tolerate low fat milk. However, I have never been able to tolerate whole milk by itself. I gives me a queezy feeling in my stomach. When I was younger, it would make me vomit. I am now 37 years old and I only drink 2% milk. It is just too risky for me to drink whole milk.

I hope this helps you.

I'm lactose intolerant, and it sounds like your son is also. Even the slightest bit of dairy (a little butter in cookies/sweets) will make for an upset tummy. Yogurt is ok, AGED cheese is ok (NOT american or mozzarella). Lactaid tablets help, if he is going to eat something with milk/butter/dairy you could try to give him a tablet, and if it works you'll know it's probably just lactose intolerance. Lactaid pills aren't medicine, they're just lactase enzyme (naturally occurring enzyme in most people). It is something that can come or go, so hopefully he'll grow out of it.

My daughter has this problem also. You can get him tested (a blood draw) but it sounds just the same. She has a low level milk allergy - probably the milk protein not the lactose - and can't tolerate milk but is ok with yogurt. It's weird but true. Probably cooking with milk, like mac & cheese, would also be ok.

We are hoping that she'll outgrow it by 2 or 5, but you never know!
Good luck!

My son was very sensitive to dairy such as milk when he was a baby/toddler. We had success with yogurt, and also goats milk which you can get at Whole Foods fresh and pasteurized or they make a powdered version. If my memory serves me right it was called Myenberg. You can google it. Check reviews on Amazon and other places. If the sensitivities continue follow up with a pediatrician and also a pediatric allergist ASAP! Good luck!

when i started milk.. the dr. told me to stay with the formula.. and add like 2 tablespoons of milk,,, for 1 week.. then 3 table.... another week.. then like a 1/4 cup... and so on... until i could have him take all milk,, maybe try 2% at first.. it's a little less creamy.. good luck

From what I'm reading (on google) it seems that yogurt and cheese have less lactose... Yogurt has good bacteria/probiotics which help people digest lactose.

You may want to try almond milk. It's delicious! (especially the chocolate) It comes in a little box in the health food aisle. Rice milk is OK too, but I like the almond milk... Be careful of the soy.... it's in EVERYTHING now.... they mass-produce it and it acts like an estrogen or synthetic growth hormone for some people. (especially for me... it messes with my thyroid)

It looks like you're doing everything right! Just finding what works and what doesn't.
Good luck!

Why are you making your child sick? Give up the milk!!!!!!!! Most cheese does not contain lactose. He may be allergic to dairy. You should talk to your doctor.

My daughter that just turned one kind of had the same issue. She can tolerate dairy products just not milk itself. I asked the doctor and she said that some children can't tolerate milk but are fine with other dairy products and to put her on either Soy Milk or Next Step formula. I chose to put her on Soy Milk and she loves it. I will try to introduce milk around 16-18 months per doctors recommendation. Good luck!

Lactose intolerance and milk protein allergy is 2 different things. My son had a milk allergy and had all the things you are saying. Talk to your doctor and see what they recommend. You might want to have him tested.

My whole family has an intolerance to milk. My husband had it as a baby, got better, and developed a problem again in his early 30s. My 5 yr old was put on soy milk @ 15 months due to incurable diaper rash. My 2 yr old was put on soy formula @ 2 wks b/c he would start pooping as soon as he drank his bottle. Finally, I started having a problem when I was about 18 and diagnosed w/ Crohn's Disease. None of us threw up, but I know that my husband and I have horrible stomach cramps. These symptoms can occur immediately or the next day, depending on what we ate.

The good news is, everyone is fine and healthy on Soy milk or Lactaid, the bad news is, Soy milk and Lactaid are more expensive :) We all eat cheese and yogurt, but have a problem w/ ice cream. If my husband really needs his ice cream fix, he takes a chewable lactaid tablet.

My older son has had regular (he calls it white) milk recently w/ no issues. When the 2 yr old gets a little older and more verbal, we'll introduce it to him.

BTW, the 5 yr old is the only one who has had any allergy testing. The milk didn't show up on the skin test, but it did show up in the blood test. When he had the test repeated at 3, the doctor said he could move to regular milk since the levels had gone down. He didn't change b/c he didn't like the taste of it.

Good luck,
T.

My daughter can't have cows milk protein; she will either get severely congested, vomit or get the runs if she eats it. (I've found that cows milk/butter/casein & whey ingredients make her congested while cows milk cheese makes her vomit or have diarrhea).

Not all "milk allergies" are the same thing.  Lactose intolerance means the person doesn't make the enzyme to breakdown and digest lactose (the sugar in milk); it's a life long food intolerance.  An allergy to cows milk protein means the person is allergic to dairy from cows, but may not be allergic to yogurt/cheese/milk from sheep or goats; many children may have a bad reaction to cows milk protein but most outgrow it during childhood.

The main reason I mention it is that you really do need to know what type of food aversion you're dealing with.  Foods that are lactose-free may still have cows milk protein ingredients (I made that mistake.. Bought my daughter lactose free cheese, only to find out it's made with butter fat), while a diet that avoids cows milk protein may incorporate lactose from other animal sources. 

How about goat's milk? If it's a dairy intolerance he should still be able to handle goat's milk.

My daughter had formula issues & when she started milk she had some problems. She will be 2 in 2 weeks & I still give her 1/2 milk 1/2 water & that really helps! (Plus she still gets 4 grams of fat from the whole milk). I think 8 ozs of milk was just too heavy for her belly.. she use to puke often now maybe just once a month!
Good Luck! I'm sure u will find some thing that works for him!

Why not try 1% or 2% milk? See if that has the same effect.