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I have an unusual queation. My husband will take the kids downstairs to the gym when he worksout and the kids think they workout as well. When they come up, my husband makes his protein shake, well of course the kids want one. He makes then a small one of course. My question being, since my son cannot handle any dairy other than hard cheese, and this is "WHEY" protein as follows (whey protein concentrate, ~50% B-lactoglobulin, ~20% lactalbumin, ~1.5% lactoferrin, whey protein concentrate, among other weird stuff) do you all think this could be the culprit of my sons on-off potty issues since Friday. He's done this in the past but I've never thought to look at the jug of protein. I've looked it up on line and some say if you're lactose intolerant not to use it, other sites say it's okay. I guess it depends on the brand. This one seems to have quite a lot of lactose and whey stuff in it. Some say the whey proteins could be as much as 15-20% lactose. I'm worried as to why my son is having such problems since Friday. I'm thinking maybe it is something else and not related at all to celiac disease. Maybe the GI is right, but then I remember how wonderfully the diet has worked until then. I hope this is just a minor set back. I'm making myself nuts. If it's not one thing it's another. I've checked and rechecked all the food he's eaten the past few days. Ugh. If anyone has any info on the whey I'd appreciate it. By the way it does say gluten free.


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Maybe try eliminating the protein shake from his diet for a while and see if there is an improvement. Or you could try lactaid pills. If he still gets reactions while on lactaid pills, then he may be sensitive to casein the milk protein. I used to take the maximum amount of lactaid and then some and I would still get a reaction. I assumed that I was probably either intolerant or allergic to casein. Just recently, a blood test confirmed that I am allergic to milk.

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Maybe try eliminating the protein shake from his diet for a while and see if there is an improvement. Or you could try lactaid pills. If he still gets reactions while on lactaid pills, then he may be sensitive to casein the milk protein. I used to take the maximum amount of lactaid and then some and I would still get a reaction. I assumed that I was probably either intolerant or allergic to casein. Just recently, a blood test confirmed that I am allergic to milk.

My husband remembers giving it to him last week and then again last night. He's just been kinda off all weekend. I never liked the idea of the protein anyway, he's only 3. I know my husband probably only put a small amount in his rice milk, but I wonder if it was enough for a reaction. He just gets such a kick out of it. He's not allergic to milk, but we know he can't have it. He's actually never had reg. milk. Either soy, and now rice. It doesn't sit well with him. Yogurt or ice cream either at this point. Am I really just banging my head against the wall? You're always wondering, am I doing the right thing? Is it actually this or something else. It's really taking over my life. My son on the other hand goes about his business playing, having a blast. being as carefree as a 3 year old should be, thankfully. At least he feels better. It's more than I could've hoped for at this point.

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I think that you are doing the right thing. You are being cautious. My guess is that he probably is reacting to the whey in the shake.

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