Dairy intolerance?

JennaNAaron

LO was on a milk based formula for several months, after a bout with a bacterial infection the pedi put her on a soy based formula. She had generally had pretty runny stools on the milk based formula and did well on the soy so we kept her on it. The pedi wasn't sold that it was a dairy issue though. Last night we gave her a little bit of cheese. Today she has a little rash on one cheek, but also has some yellow stringy loose poop. I was researching symptoms of an intolerance online. Anyone experienced a dairy intolerance with your LO?

tnd81

Mucous in stool especially with blood is an allergy. I'd ask your pedi to do an allergy test.

brennarobbie

A&B September 17:

tnd81:

Mucous in stool especially with blood is an allergy. I'd ask your pedi to do an allergy test.

Based on stool description, it sounds like it could be milk protein intolerance.  My LO never had blood in her stools, just stringy, mucous.  That cleared up after going dairy free and using hypoallergenic formula when needed.  You can go back to the diet your LO was tolerating and wait for the stools to clear up and then re-introduce cheese to see what happens if you want to confirm.  How are your LOs stools on soy formula?  If it is milk protein intolerance, many babies are also intolerant of soy, so make sure to watch for that.     

Intolerance to milk protein won't show up on an allergy test b/c it's not actually an allergy, the digestive tract just isn't able to process the protein. 

Watch for anything that has "casein" - that's the milk protein name. Lots of foods/products that have soy also have casein. 

tnd81

brennarobbie:

A&B September 17:

tnd81:

Mucous in stool especially with blood is an allergy. I'd ask your pedi to do an allergy test.

Based on stool description, it sounds like it could be milk protein intolerance.  My LO never had blood in her stools, just stringy, mucous.  That cleared up after going dairy free and using hypoallergenic formula when needed.  You can go back to the diet your LO was tolerating and wait for the stools to clear up and then re-introduce cheese to see what happens if you want to confirm.  How are your LOs stools on soy formula?  If it is milk protein intolerance, many babies are also intolerant of soy, so make sure to watch for that.     

Intolerance to milk protein won't show up on an allergy test b/c it's not actually an allergy, the digestive tract just isn't able to process the protein. 

Watch for anything that has "casein" - that's the milk protein name. Lots of foods/products that have soy also have casein. 

Blood in the stool is usually an allergy and yes that also means their digestive tracts can't tolerate it. My daughter had blood in her stool at 8 weeks, was put on a hypoallergenic formula, allergy tested at 8 mos, low and behold she's allergic to milk. So keep an eye on the poops. The rash on the face also leads me to think allergy. If milk touches my daughters skin it will get red and sometimes hives. It sounds like soy is working out for her so I wouldn't worry about that as much but probably stay away from dairy products at least til you see your doc again and talk to him/her about what's going on. 

JennaNAaron

She's been on soy formula for several months and doing fine. She still has loose poo today. The baby sitter said if it was the cheese she feels like it'd be over by now. She's convinced it's teething. Idk. Is there any test that can definitely say milk protein or is it more of a symptom thing?

alitria

We eventually figured out through trial and error with formula and our amazing pedi that my son seems to be bothered by casein but not so much by whey.  My family has many issues with allergies so we weren't eager to try soy.  We're using a casein free formula with probiotics and while it's a little expensive, it's less than some of the other sensitive formula options and we don't have to worry about a soy allergy.   

Our baby had endless screaming, constant gas with loud farts every minute or two, terrible bloating to the point his belly was hard and distended, was difficult to feed, slept poorly and was constipated and then would have terrible sticky poo.  It was complicated by the fact that the hospital really wanted to keep him on preemie formula to get his weight up but it was hurting him! 

I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I have to drink whey protein shakes and they don't bother me a bit, but milk and dairy do. I'm not saying that's the issue with your baby, but it took us a while to figure out so I thought it might help someone