Milk Allergy Companion

Good luck with your son. You're definitely smart ...

2009-12-17T06:05:15.079-08:00

Good luck with your son. You're definitely smart to keep him off of dairy until you get him tested in February. I'm glad that my blog is helping:)

At 8 months old, I gave my son cottage cheese to t...

2009-12-16T22:38:40.995-08:00

At 8 months old, I gave my son cottage cheese to try as a finger food. He loved it, however it didn't love him. He ended up with hives and itchy/swelling eyes. We have an appointment with a Pediatric Allergist at the end of February where I'm assuming we'll find out just what part he's allergic to, or if he's allergic to all of it. :( Until then, no dairy. I'm not even giving him anything cooked or baked with dairy, just not willing to take that chance.

This is a great blog, and I've checked out your main website too. Might just be buying your cookbook soon! Great stuff here, thanks for sharing. It helps!

That's wonderful news!!! I hope your son complete...

2009-11-27T14:43:18.010-08:00

That's wonderful news!!! I hope your son completely outgrows his intolerances. Good luck!!!

by the way, excuse my english as I'm spanish and o...

2009-11-26T08:47:24.983-08:00

by the way, excuse my english as I'm spanish and obviously Spanish is my mother tongue.

hi there! it's not related really with this post, ...

2009-11-26T08:46:54.736-08:00

hi there! it's not related really with this post, but I thought I'd give some hope to parents with FPIES by letting them know of a case wherea baby seems to be outgrowing it.

my little boy (aged 2 since last saturday!) has had cow's milk FPIE since he was 3 months old and since then we've introduced foods slowly and later than to normal-dieters. last december he tried beef and had a very similar reation (vomiting after 2 hours; lethargic; really low blood pressure... had to stay at hospital). last monday he tried beef again and this time he was fine! we're so happy for what it means, not just for eating beef, which is easy to live without. the doctor is keen to try milk again in april 2010. just the thought of that gives us the creeps, but we'll see nearer the time.

so keep your fingers crossed and hopefully most of our kids we'll be normal dieters at some stage.

Thanks for the warning:) I'll be sure to look clo...

2009-11-12T07:18:32.777-08:00

Thanks for the warning:) I'll be sure to look closely at the labels before I get some for my baby.

FYI- Many of the popular brands of baby cereal (ie...

2009-11-12T06:29:06.296-08:00

FYI- Many of the popular brands of baby cereal (ie Gerber) have milk and or soy in them. It is best to check the labels very carefully! My favorite brand was Healthy Babies.

Very cute!

2009-11-09T18:18:06.236-08:00

Very cute!

The Smart Balance Organic is also dairy-free. Ear...

2009-11-08T08:19:58.342-08:00

The Smart Balance Organic is also dairy-free. Earth Balance spread is also dairy-free and they have a new soy-free version as well.

Good luck with narrowing down the food restrictions.

Congratulations for the new baby. Good luck for yo...

2009-10-14T02:38:47.544-07:00

Congratulations for the new baby. Good luck for your dairy free diet!
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Hi... Milk proteins are indeed very helpful to the...

2009-10-10T02:44:01.658-07:00

Hi...
Milk proteins are indeed very helpful to the body. It is a must in daily diet. Thank you so much for sharing such a nice information.
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That is indeed a very nice news. Thank you so much...

2009-10-08T00:46:17.923-07:00

That is indeed a very nice news. Thank you so much for sharing this news.
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Hi Juventa! I recently found your blog on dairy (...

2009-09-21T13:11:51.772-07:00

Hi Juventa!

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Lisa, My sister's children get extremely constipa...

2009-09-21T05:36:46.228-07:00

Lisa,

My sister's children get extremely constipated when they have dairy products even though they tested negative for a milk allergy. When she gave them soy, they had extreme diarrhea. With rice milk, they seem to have no problems.

With two of my sons, they get severe ear infections and have extra mucus when they have dairy. They have been ear infection free since removing dairy from their diet. Whether or not this is a true allergy or an intolerance is irrelevant to me because it is worth it to me to keep them off of dairy to keep them out of the ER with ruptured ear drums (has happened multiple times in the past).

My oldest son has a true allergy and had an anaphylactic reaction when he had dairy. His eyes rolled back, his throat started closing up, and his entire body swelled up quickly. Every time we've had him tested, it has always come back positive.

If you have a tightness of chest, then it may be a true allergy. I was getting that after having soy, with a lump in my throat, and I tested positive on the IgE skin prick test just recently. It wouldn't hurt seeing an allergist just to see how severe it is. That said, there are many people who have milk intolerances which can actually be more severe than a true allergy. The best advice I can give you is to 1. See an allergist (that way if the reaction gets too bad too quick, you can have an epi pen on hand) and 2. Do an elimination diet to see if all your symptoms go away. After the elimination diet (remove all dairy from your diet), you can reintroduce dairy to see if the reaction comes back. I know that allergists can also offer a placebo test where they do an in office challenge giving you a sample of the allergen that is a blind sample, meaning that you don't know whether or not the allergen is in the sample they are giving you. There could also be something on the pizza triggering your reaction (the pepperoni, etc.). It is helpful to keep a food log for a week or two and write down any reactions you may have. If you do have a reaction, it is helpful to write down all of the ingredients that were in that meal (even the spices). That helped when I diagnosed my soy allergy. It also helped me eliminate other possible allergens.

I'm not a doctor, but I wish you the best!!!

Juventa

HI, i was hoping someone could help. I am starting...

2009-09-20T20:42:28.110-07:00

HI, i was hoping someone could help. I am starting to think my son and I have a milk allergy, but I am not sure. My son is always constipted and he seems to catch a cold very often. I myself have noticed that after I eat alot of pizza, for example at a party or if we order pizza for the entire family, that several hours later I develop a low grade fever,about 99.4 and i get itchy and i get short of breath, even get some mucus, that is very hard to cough up. TIght in the chest. Depending on how much pizza I ate this can last for one to three days. ALso, I have had kidney stones, and I also was very constipated when I was younger. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone? I heard that there is an IGe test, but that many PPL who test negative still believe they have a milk allergy. Is there any other test available? Thanks in advance!
Lisa

Really a good post!! And also a useful product fo...

2009-09-16T22:40:36.560-07:00

Really a good post!! And also a useful product for the people who are allergic to the soy protein and dairy food. Just try it..

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Good luck. I am a avid follower because both of m...

2009-09-15T03:24:16.675-07:00

Good luck. I am a avid follower because both of my children and all three of my sisters have some sort of dairy allergy. My sister's husband and their youngest are also allergic to soy. I'm sure she will be tuning in for tips! Keep up the great work. You are an inspiration to all of us who have allergy ridden families :)!

You're welcome! I hope that going off dairy helps...

2009-09-08T06:39:25.391-07:00

You're welcome! I hope that going off dairy helps your son. I have lots of different quick meal ideas on this blog. There are also free recipes on the blog as well as on my website www.milkallergycompanion.com Good luck!!!!

That's so hard!!! My son used to also be allergic...

2009-09-08T06:31:05.319-07:00

That's so hard!!! My son used to also be allergic to eggs, however, he outgrew it by first grade. Good luck!!!

I wish I would have found your site sooner! I too...

2009-09-06T20:45:06.476-07:00

I wish I would have found your site sooner! I too have been struggling for a year with my sons chronic infections. He did not even have a runny nose before I stopped nursing him. Within a week of weaning him, he got his first ear infection, and pretty much kept one for two months until he had tubes placed, no antibiotics would help! The tubes helped the ear infections, but then the sinus infections started, and once again, no meds helped! We've been fighting with this for a year now. I had done some research of my own, and found a strong connection with his symptoms and dairy. I told his asthma/allergy dr this and they said No it wasn't a milk allergy, that the milk may just be making the mucus thicker, but it wasn't an allergy. We finally were referred to a pediatric ENT who, the moment he saw my son, says "oh, he has a pasty pale complexion, has he been tested for dairy allergies?" I had been trying to tell the other doctors this for months and they just wanted to keep pumping him full of more meds!
He's going to have a few more test done, but suggested we go off of all dairy for 30 days and see what happens. Today made day 3 off of dairy, and it was the first day in 12 months he has had NO nasal drainage, NO cough or wheezing!
Thank you for this site, it very informative and helpful! Keep up the good work!

Great tips! Remember to check for milk proteins i...

2009-09-06T20:03:08.985-07:00

Great tips!

Remember to check for milk proteins in the deli meat though. They sometimes have casein or whey.

(I'm actually jealous of your list. We have to avoid peanuts, eggs, and sesame also which rules out most of the list...But I'm definitely going to adapt some of these suggestions!)

That's so frustrating! Even when we're extremely ...

2009-09-06T05:28:20.519-07:00

That's so frustrating! Even when we're extremely careful, sometimes dairy still shows up in foods that were always once safe. We sometimes permit our oldest son to eat something that has been manufactured in a facility with milk products. That said, his legs are now covered in a eczema rash again. I feel almost certain it is because of our lenience. It requires constant vigilance as well as faith that everything will be okay. I feel lucky that we haven't had an ER visit in MANY years.

The biggest challenge I've had of late is that it ...

2009-09-05T23:01:13.956-07:00

The biggest challenge I've had of late is that it seems a lot of formerly completely dairy free products are adding it back in in response to the transfat panic...

We don't see him until December of this year, but ...

2009-09-02T06:05:40.531-07:00

We don't see him until December of this year, but I'd be happy to post our experience:) Good luck!!!

My 3 year old has a severe dairy allergy. A sip o...

2009-09-02T05:55:54.383-07:00

My 3 year old has a severe dairy allergy. A sip of milk results in vomitting, hives, and eczema within 10 minutes. Over a year ago I was optimistic he would grow out of it. A recent challenge at home that was just a based on skin contact still resulted in hives in the local area. Subsequently I went ahead and scheduled an appt with Dr. Wood--in March 2010! We have been seeing an allergist. Our allergist is relatively conservative and I am hoping that Dr. Wood may have another, more progressive approach for moving forward. Can you share your experience with Dr. Wood?