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Post by fiddlesticks on Jun 28, 2014 19:09:54 GMT
DD had a milk allergy that we discovered when she was about 5 weeks old. At least that's what the dr said, although he didn't want to do any official testing. She was throwing up after she We had testing done last summer when she was 4 and the results said that she didn't have a milk allergy. Kids can grow out of them and we just chalked it up to that. She hasn't fallen in love with a lot of different dairy kinds of things since she could start eating them. Mostly yogurt and cheese on pizza. I can cook with milk and it doesn't bother her. She still prefers sorbets over ice cream although she has had dairy ice cream.
Yesterday, we made homemade vanilla ice cream because we were having a bit of a family reunion. Anyway, it was the kind with whole milk, whipping cream and half and half. She had a bowl after dinner. Went to bed and then last night had an impressive display of throwing up. She did a few times, fell back asleep and today she seems her normal self. It wasn't until I was unloading this dishwasher that I saw the bowl we used for ice cream and I wondered if maybe it was that made her sick. I was allergic to milk, wheat and eggs when I was little and when I ate dairy, I had a similar reaction but I had full fledged allergies.
I am going to call her dr tomorrow just to ask, but I wondered if anyone here had any experience or knowledge about the different between an allergy and an intolerance?
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Post by paigepea on Jun 28, 2014 19:34:25 GMT
I had an allergy when I was born. A tiny bit of dairy (like a mini chocolate chip) sent me to hospital with vomiting for a long time, and I'd be in for a bit. I didn't have the enzyms to break down milk ingredients. I outgrew it by 5/6 yrs old and I was then able to break down milk products. I developed NEC necrotizing entrocitis when I was less than one day old. The treatment caused the milk allergy (I lost the enzymes needed during the pumping of my stomach).
Dh has an intolerance to dairy. If he eats too much he might have diarrhea. I would say maybe vomiting but only in rare occurances.
I hope your dd is ok and you figure out what she has.
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Post by Dalai Mama on Jun 28, 2014 19:37:10 GMT
I am lactose intolerant. So is my father, my husband, one of my sons and many of my aunts and cousins. It has never caused any of us to vomit.
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Post by ~Sherri~ on Jun 28, 2014 19:53:21 GMT
My DGS has an intolerance to milk. DGS was fine when he took his formula. But after DD put him on whole milk, he started have explosive diarrhea. DD took him to the pediatrician but they couldn't find any thing wrong and said DGS should be okay soon. It kept on for over 2 months and more trips to the DR. One of the nurses I worked me told me that he might be lactose intolerant because her DGD was the same way when she was little. DD got lactose free milk and DGS finally stopped with the diarrhea.
He can eat yogurt, which he loves, and it doesn't bother him. Milk and cheese will keep him on the toilet. It hasn't caused him to vomit.
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Post by melissa on Jun 28, 2014 20:06:31 GMT
What you are describing does not sound like an allergy, but something a bit less severe, hypersensitivity to milk. It does not sound like lactose intolerance.
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Post by MonkeysInk on Jun 28, 2014 20:13:28 GMT
We had the same problem with my boys and our GI and the dietician said it's not an allergy, it's an intolerance to the size of the proteins. It's not the same as being lactose intolerant, because that's an intolerance to the sugars. Soy protein is apparently very similar, so they have similar reactions to both soy and dairy. My older son had failure to thrive and massive screaming/vomiting/diarrhea, so my DH suggested I eliminate dairy in my diet to see if that would help. I had a new baby in a few days and once we talked to the dietician and eliminated soy, we had a totally different baby - no gas or projectile vomit and he started growing.
When my youngest was born, he had the same symptoms so we eliminated them again from my diet. (I nursed them both) and then from his diet, too. He had some allergy testing done recently and is not allergic, but is still definitely intolerant.
The best explanation I got is that an intolerance is an irritation of your GI tract and an allergy is an immune system reaction. Seeing a dietician was a Godsend - she was through the county's Early Childhood Intervention program and she came to my house and helped me identify hidden dairy and soy in things (crackers, bread, pasta...the most unlikely things have dairy and soy in them). It was a PITA at first, but now I've read enough labels that I can shop pretty confidently and I've cooked enough with almond milk that I know what's going to taste okay.
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Post by fiddlesticks on Jun 28, 2014 20:16:34 GMT
Hmmm... So a sensitivity is a whole other option.... I wonder if it would be worth trying to nail it down, or if we just learn from experience what she can handle and what she can't?
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Post by georgiapea on Jun 29, 2014 0:36:10 GMT
I have some sort of undiagnosed reaction to milk and cheese. Milk I never touch but cheese I love and sometimes eat. Then I get multiple little blisters on my legs. Sometimes on my arms or torso, but mostly on the legs. This only started about 10-12 years ago. I was a big milk drinker as a child and young adult. My belief is that it is to the multitude of chemicals added to milk.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jun 29, 2014 1:02:56 GMT
Hmmm... So a sensitivity is a whole other option.... I wonder if it would be worth trying to nail it down, or if we just learn from experience what she can handle and what she can't? I'd nail it down. Someone I work with has a child with a diagnosed dairy allergy. Merely touching it causes her to break out, and she has to carry an epipen. |
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Post by mikklynn on Jun 29, 2014 16:55:57 GMT
I'd have her tested by an allergist. What can it hurt? We discovered our DD was allergic to corn and oranges, which we had no idea. We had figured out cats and seasonal allergies on our own.
I can't tolerate any dairy, even the lactose-free products. I'll be in the bathroom for days! I can tolerate soy milk, coconut milk, and goat cheese. I love the soy yogurt.
Good luck!
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Post by jenjie on Jun 29, 2014 18:12:41 GMT
Have her tested. Better safe than sorry. DS had a milk allergy which he did eventually outgrow. It never made him vomit but he broke out in spots.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2014 18:27:11 GMT
Lately, I cannot have whipping cream. It makes me throw up. I can drink 1% milk, have cheese, ice cream all without too much of a problem. Too much diary and I get gassy. But if I have anything that has whole cream or whole milk in it, I'm sick to my stomach to a point where I end up puking it all up. This has developed in the past couple years for me.
I'd have her tested to be sure it's not an allergy.
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Post by justkallie on Jun 29, 2014 19:32:10 GMT
Lately, I cannot have whipping cream. It makes me throw up. I can drink 1% milk, have cheese, ice cream all without too much of a problem. Too much diary and I get gassy. But if I have anything that has whole cream or whole milk in it, I'm sick to my stomach to a point where I end up puking it all up. This has developed in the past couple years for me. I'd have her tested to be sure it's not an allergy. In my very-humble-not-at-all-professional opinion, to me, it could be one or two things. One, it sounds like she is very lactose intolerant. I live in Germany, and apparently, if you have cultural heritages from anywhere in Northern Europe, there is a VERY high chance that you may have some sort of lactose intolerance. Number 2, you stated that she does not eat ice cream very often. Well, homemade ice cream tends to be way heavier than store bought ice cream because it doesn't have the stabilizers and artificial ingredients to give the mouth feel and texture that homemade has. Lots of fat and very heavy. It might have sat in her stomach like a rock and her system just didn't know what to do with it, so she puked it up for relief. For some people who haven't eaten beef in a long time which can be very heavy in the stomach, people will complain of feeling sick or actually get sick, because their body just can't tolerate it as they haven't had it in so long. Like others said, it is probably much better to be safe than sorry in doing allergy tests, but with intolerance, they don't usually show on a patch test. With my daughter, I had to watch her digestive system (gross, but easier since she is a toddler) and I noticed when she was on normal milk products, she was very runny with her stools, and when I moved to lactose free, her diapers finally became normal and her mood improved. In any case, I hope she feels better - that's the most important thing.... |
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