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Anyone's toddler Lactose Intolerrant???

SeptmomtobeSeptmomtobe member
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My youngest (3 yrs) recently had a horrible case of diarrhea for just over 2 weeks.  We took him to the pedi after the first week who recommended we cut out all dairy as she stated having prolonged diarrhea can cause lactose intollerance.  After about a week it finally ended.  He had gone about 4 days without diarrhea so I thought I would try to reintroduce dairy since I'm thinking this "bug" is gone (FYI: the doctor ordered a stool sample with various  parasite tests and all came back negative).  Within 2 hours of drinking half a cup of milk he had diarrhea and continued to have it two additional times.  I haven't given him any more milk.

My husband and I are both lactose intollerant so we know the drill for adults.  But I'm not as familiar for a child so young.  We can take lactaid pills but I've never seen anything for children.  Obviously lactose free milk or soy milk is an option.  He's a very picky eater so I'm concerned about nutrition and vitamins. 

Any advice/help would be greatly apprecaited. 

Heather

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Re: Anyone's toddler Lactose Intolerrant???

  • joseysbridejoseysbride member

    My son is allergic to dairy.  We found out right after he turned one.  He did have loose stools, but the major symptoms he had was bad tummy aches (gas), a constant runny nose, and just general irratability (hello...he had a tummy ache all the time, so why wouldn't he be crabby?).  At first, we did not suspect a dairy allergy, but once we did, we cut out all dairy and have never gone back.  He drinks almond milk.  As for other foods, there is dairy in a lot of things you'd not suspect, so that can be hard when we want to eat out or if we are at someone else's house, but at home, it isn't a big deal.  He is plenty healthy and he eats mostly meats and fruits and veggies.

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