Milk ?

[KayJay]

I know this isn't dealing with gluten-free but I know a lot of you have kiddos that can't tolerate milk so I wanted to see what you think about this.

Maddie was milk intolerant as an infant but seemed to do fine on lactose free milk now she is a year.

So for the last month that is what she has been drinking. Well about two weeks ago she started getting a runny nose and has had very runny leaky dirty diapers. (She only has those once maybe twice a day) At first I thought it was all caused from her immunizations but it just doesn't seem to be letting up at all. She has a slight fever too and has been extremely fussy the last few days.

How can I tell if it is caused from the milk or teething or immunizations? How long to we "wait" it out? Do these symptoms seem like they could be some sort of allergy?

Thanks for your help?

[shayesmom]

I know this isn't dealing with gluten-free but I know a lot of you have kiddos that can't tolerate milk so I wanted to see what you think about this.

Maddie was milk intolerant as an infant but seemed to do fine on lactose free milk now she is a year.

So for the last month that is what she has been drinking. Well about two weeks ago she started getting a runny nose and has had very runny leaky dirty diapers. (She only has those once maybe twice a day) At first I thought it was all caused from her immunizations but it just doesn't seem to be letting up at all. She has a slight fever too and has been extremely fussy the last few days.

How can I tell if it is caused from the milk or teething or immunizations? How long to we "wait" it out? Do these symptoms seem like they could be some sort of allergy?

Thanks for your help?

If you really want a true idea of whether this is caused by milk, the best thing to do is to take all dairy out of the picture for 3-5 days. Then re-introduce for one day and wait to see if the symptoms come back (give 2-3 days for reactions to occur). This includes all milk-derived ingredients so it probably will be a bit of a challenge, but usually the difference is pretty noticable if dairy is an issue.

Keep in mind that the symptoms you observed in your dd may not be the same as they are now. With my dd, any amount of dairy will cause night waking and hyperactivity....followed by one episode of loose stool which is usually yellowish in color. Stools are a great indicator of what's going on at times. Keep an eye out for any kind of changes.

HTH

[VydorScope]

Yea, I agree. The only way to know is to go dairy free for a bit.

She could have a cold/virus/etc, or could be somthing else. Two weeks is a bit long for a cold/virus but not all that unusal.