Did your child outgrow their milk protein allergy?

ali26 · February 2013

At what age? We just got our blood test (rast/immunocap) results and the numbers haven't changed much. They went up by 2 and the allergist says this is not a significant increase. She is still at the high end of level 3. He said at this rate, because she's doing great on a dairy free diet and no other issues, we might as well hold off on any other testing until age 4, since he doesn't expect it to go down much until 4 or 5.

I was kind of bummed because initially we were told many kids outgrow this allergy by age 3. At home it's no big deal to manage but I was hoping she'd show some improvement by now since we are moving and she may have to start daycare/school within the next year (right now my mom watches her for me).

So basically, anyone with older kids, what age did they outgrow it? Did the levels gradually decrease or was it more sudden at a certain age? I honestly don't care if she can never have straight dairy products but I'd love to get to a point where she can at least have it in baked goods, etc and not have to always worry about every ingredient...

LSU628 · February 2013

DD outgrew hers at 2 1/2. She was tested at 8mo, 18mo, and finally passed at 2 1/2. It was hard at school, but at that time I had to send her lunch every day, so I knew she was safe. I'd also send her snack and almond milk so she could sit and eat with the other kids. The teachers would also call me if they were unsure about special treats (birthdays, parties, etc.).

klyann · February 2013

We've never done any blood testing. But DD tested positive by skin test at 10 months (after having a hive reaction at home). almost a year later we did a milk challenge and DD passed with boiled milk. This past October we were back at the allergist after an allergic reaction to Peanuts at home and he did another milk skin test. She barely reacted at all. He said he wouldn't even necessarily count it as a full allergy at that point.

We still don't give DD milk to drink, but she does have it in other foods. And so far seems ok.

Have you discussed giving baked milk (like in baked goods)? The protein is broken down a bit. There are some studies that show it can help to grow out of the allergy. We think it helped DD.

lrn327 · February 2013

C's almost outgrown his at just over 2. We did lots of baked milk (approved by allergist) and believe that helped.

ali26 · February 2013

klyann:
Have you discussed giving baked milk (like in baked goods)? The protein is broken down a bit. There are some studies that show it can help to grow out of the allergy. We think it helped DD.

We were told it was ok initially (she had had some bread and things with milk in it before we realized she had an actual allergy) but we started to notice that any time she ingested baked milk she'd get horrible diarrhea within 30 mins so we cut it out completely. Then around may of last year she had a very scary reaction from rice cooked in chicken broth (turned out there was whey in the broth) so I'm hesitant to start again. She does have baked things with margarine from time to time (which has very small amount of milk protein depending on brand) with no problem.

I didn't ask about trying again since its been several months but I guess I could talk to the allergist about that.

ali26 · February 2013

Also, we've never done skin testing, only blood, but if I forget to wash my hands after eating ice cream or yogurt she'll get hives almost immediately after I touch her. If the dogs kiss her she also gets hives since their treats contain dairy. So I feel like she's still pretty reactive to it.

mrsmac08 · February 2013

DD is about to turn 2, so I don't have much advice, but I'm feeling like you, hoping she will outgrow her milk allergy too. She has a non-IgE mediated allergy (causes delayed severe vomiting, limpness,quick dehydration, etc) so it doesn't show up on blood or skin tests so we have to do hospital food challenges. We were hoping to schedule one soon but she just had a minimal accidental exposure to whey baked into something and violently vomited... So I think we are going to wait another year most likely depending on what her allergist says.(Her twin brother has a similar allergy to soy...we are doing a hospital challenge this week!).Good luck to you!!

Rachel*Neocate · February 2013

My LO is 2 1/2 and still cannot have dairy, however, he does not have a true allergy but rather an intolerance.

Unfortunately with allergies it's hard to determine whether your LO will out grow it or not. She is more likely statistically to outgrow a milk allergy vs. a peanut allergy, but it may be something she'll have for life. This article actually gives some great information about outgrowing allergies...it says that 85 - 90% of children grow out of CMA by age 3, but your LO may just need more time:

https://www.neocate.com/blog/can-your-child-outgrow-a-food-or-milk-allergy/

If your LO does not outgrow her allergy there are things you can do to keep her safe at home and school (when she goes). Do you have an EpiPen?

https://www.neocate.com/blog/settling-in-to-a-food-allergy-life/

Kirsten.In.NH · February 2013

Both of my daughters outgrew it. DD2 was far worse than DD1 and she just turned one and is doing great on milk products. There is hope!!!

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