how do you know your LO has a food intolerance?

MNheidi

Tessa sometimes has really fussy nights where gas is DEFINITELY the issue.  She cramps up (pulling up her legs) and lets out a hollar.  And, then sometimes, she throws up her entire feeding.

So if you dropped dairy, was it fussiness or actual spitting up that clued you in.  I actually think it might be chocolate for us

swik23

I am on day 5 of dairy free because of mucus in his stools he also is gassy and grunts a lot after feedings.  I have not noticed any changes as of yet.

ak1234

My LO has a shellfish (or at leat shrimp) intolerance   He spits up after every feeding after I eat shrimp.

MamiJam

DS developed a cow's milk protein intolerance at aroudn 4 months.  I discovered this when DS kept having green mucousy stools and was really fussy and clingy after eating.  That started after I had eaten a lot of dairy products in 1 week.  I cut out obvious sources of dairy (milk, yogurt, ice cream, and cheese) and the green, mucousy stools went away within 2 weeks.  The fussiness went away earlier than that- probably within 1 week.  Once he turned 6 months and we started solids, I slowly re-introduced dairy in my diet and he has been fine since.

mari_gold

It was primarily fussiness and wakefulness, for us, that clued me into Zack's food issues. I found a list of common food intolerances and tried eliminating the three I ate/drank the most: chocolate, caffeine and citric juices. Citric juices turned out to not be a problem, but cutting out chocolate and caffeine made a huge difference in his mood and ability to sleep.

I didn't have to eliminate dairy, by the way. There is a chemical in chocolate, theobromide, that's a cousin to caffeine, and it's what can cause problems. Because babies have a more difficult time metabolizing caffeine, they also have a more difficult time metabolizing theobromide. Some lucky babies just don't handle stimulants well at all.