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So if your kid is sensitive to eating dairy
What are his/her symptoms?
We decided to try giving DS cheese, etc since he wasn't gaining despite my avoiding dairy. We figured since his not gaining in the past was our big indication (or so we thought) of a dairy intolerance, we'd try something new.
It's been a few days and his # of poops has increased but he is also (I think) growth spurting and eating a TON. He doesn't seem any more gassy. Some poops have had a little mucus but he's also sick.
I plan to wait a few more days, we have a scale to weigh w/ now at home so we can watch him closely.
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Re: So if your kid is sensitive to eating dairy
Eli has a milk allergy. When he was that age if he had milk products, he threw them up almost immediately and got a rash anywhere on his skin that it touched him. Now that he's older (we haven't tried for about a year I think), he complains that his throat is itchy and his belly hurts. He can have small amounts of dairy...like I can cook with butter, he doesn't have a problem with muffins/bread baked with small amounts of milk, etc.
I think having a scale at home is a great idea for you to be able to monitor him very closely. It's great that he has such an appetite lately...I hope it shows in his numbers for you guys!
Big E (6) & Little E (2.5)
We had colic, painful gas, rock hard tummy, weight loss, frequent vomiting (as in, hardly being able to keep anything down- hence the weight loss), diarrhea, and blood and mucous in stools. According to my pedi GI, 60% of babies with a dairy issue also have a soy issue (it turns out DS is very sensitive to soy).
Good luck, I hope he starts gaining!
DS#1 would get eczema patches on his cheeks. They'd be the worst within a couple hours of eating dairy, and fade over the course of a week. He out grew it around 2.5 years.
DS#2 and DS#3 are sensitive to dairy through my breastmilk, and would e irritable and more refluxy. #2 outgrew the dairy sensitivity around 5 months, hoping this one is the same.
DD was older when we realized that she had problems with dairy. The major indication was that she had very frequent and loose poops. If she had a lot of dairy, she?d be clearly uncomfortable (probably gas or cramping). Looking back, I suspect that her eczema was related.
If it?s cow milk allergy, try goat milk products.