? for Moms of Babies with Dairy Protein Allergy

Re: ? for Moms of Babies with Dairy Protein Allergy

• triplea1819

  January 2011

  the blood in the stool is the 1 big indicator of the protein allergy.  2nd is mucousy stools.  so yes, if your doctor saw that, then your doctor is probably right and there is a protein allergy. (does not have to be milk, could be soy, or nut protein though)
  

  for us there was blood in stool, mucousy diarrhea.  colic, not a great weight gain.  no sleeping at all.  SEVERE reflux.   I had already given up dairy due to gas problems.  DD was put on nutramigen and after all the BM left her system, most of the symptoms went away. 

   

  Why do you not agree with the dr?  Why do you think it is a milk imbalance?
  

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• AndreaB111

  January 2011

  triplea1819:

  for us there was blood in stool, mucousy diarrhea.  colic, not a great weight gain.  no sleeping at all.  SEVERE reflux.   I had already given up dairy due to gas problems.  DD was put on nutramigen and after all the BM left her system, most of the symptoms went away. 
  

  This is almost exactly our experience as well. DS also had a rash. His cheeks and chin looked sunburned. They had that smooth but dead skin look and were hot pink, especially after eating. The rash started improving with the first bottle of nutramigen, and everything else took a couple of days.
  

  

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• niknak7 member

  January 2011

  I kept questioning the diagnosis as well since I have a super happy baby. However my LO's symptoms have continued getting worse anytime I have added back any dairy or soy so I now have no doubt. She hasn't had any blood in her stool but has had mucousy diarrhea as well as massive spit up. She also just acts a bit uncomfortable and is very gassy. She started having some symptoms at 2 weeks old (although I didn't know what it was) and they have continued to get worse with me consuming smaller amounts of dairy and soy. I used to be able to get away with the hidden dairy and soy but I can't do that anymore.

  

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• SammyJJo member

  January 2011

  Crying at the breast (due to silent reflux), eczema on face, and a gassy tummy.  We actually didn't see any blood in stool until AFTER the diagnosis and I had stopped eating dairy.

   I was incredulous about our diagnosis at first, too, but it really did seem to make a difference.  It can take a while to see full results though.
  

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• LW2410

  January 2011

  triplea1819:

  the blood in the stool is the 1 big indicator of the protein allergy.  2nd is mucousy stools.  so yes, if your doctor saw that, then your doctor is probably right and there is a protein allergy. (does not have to be milk, could be soy, or nut protein though)
  

  for us there was blood in stool, mucousy diarrhea.  colic, not a great weight gain.  no sleeping at all.  SEVERE reflux.   I had already given up dairy due to gas problems.  DD was put on nutramigen and after all the BM left her system, most of the symptoms went away. 

   

  Why do you not agree with the dr?  Why do you think it is a milk imbalance?
  

  I guess I question the diagnosis because there was only one symptom that matched it. The dr didn't even examine my lo before she made the diagnosis. Apparently, blood/mucus can also indicate a virus or milk imbalance. LO started having some latch issues a couple days ago which made me think that I may have forceful letdown/too much foremilk.

  Either way, I'm cutting out dairy for now and I'm getting a second opinion on Tues.
  

  

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• FutureGoldberg

  January 2011

  My LO had severe reflux, projectile vomitting, mucous in her stool, a rash all over her body, non stop crying, and weight loss.

  She has been put on Neocate after trying everything else and she is like a new babby so happy now and all of her symptoms are gone.

  

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