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March 30, 2008 at 12:12 am #49598
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I just discovered this website and forum and only wish I had found it sooner! My son is almost 5 months old and was diagonsed with reflux and started Prevacid at about 6 weeks.At 5 weeks, I cut all dairy out of my diet and that seemed to really help his gas and it eliminated some of the fussiness. I’ve tried dairy 2 different times in the last month or so. Both times, my son spit up considerably more than usual for at least 2 days following the dairy. The doctor said that it could have been due to the dairy. Someone suggested that I try taking Lactaid and that would keep my son from spitting up more than usual. Has anyone tried this and had success? I am finally getting used to not eating dairy, but I wouldn’t mind a bowl of ice cream every now and then! Thanks in advance for sharing any experiences!JenniferMarch 30, 2008 at 9:15 am #49605InactiveYour son’s reaction to you eating dairy sounds like MSPI (milk soy protein intolerance). That means it is the proteins in dairy he is reacting to (usually casein, but could be whey) and not lactose, which is a milk sugar, not a protein. Unfortunately, Lactaid would only help break down lactose in your GI tract, and not affect the cow’s milk proteins that are being excreted into your breastmilk. Sorry, but I don’t think this would help.
Glad you found us!March 30, 2008 at 9:33 am #49610hellbennt
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Mspi/allergy info(‘main page’): https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2697&PN=1&TPN=1March 31, 2008 at 1:00 am #49639InactiveThanks for the info!
March 31, 2008 at 2:48 pm #49662InactiveHi,
Just wanted to say that both my boys couldn’t/can’t handle dairy in my diet, so I sympathize with you — and good for you for sticking with the breastfeeding anyway!It is very likely that your son is bothered by the milk protein, not lactose, so I highly doubt Lactaid would help. And I think about half or so of the babies with milk protein intolerance also have soy protein intolerance. My older son was definitely milk protein intolerant but had no problems whatsoever with soy. My second son could not tolerate either early on, but we recently introduced soy and it seems to be going well.Anyway, just wondering if soy is a problem with your guy? If not, you may already know — but there are some pretty good soy and rice products out there to replace the usual dairy products (milk, cheese, ice cream). You are probably aware, but just wanted to mention that with my first son, I drank a ton of the “Very Vanilla” flavor of Silk soy milk — it’s great, and you can add fruit and make smoothies that are pretty similar to milkshakes, really.Oh, and keep trying! Maybe once a month or so to see what happens when you add dairy to your diet. One day he might surprise you!April 14, 2008 at 5:26 pm #50321InactiveHi Paula,
It’s taken me awhile to do some research on MSPI, but based on the symptoms, it sounds like that might be what my little one has. (Laura-thanks for sending me the link–I found so much great information!) I’ve been eating soy products and I don’t see the same reaction that I do with dairy. With dairy, he spits up a lot more, and it’s often projectile. I haven’t completely given up dairy–I still eat granola bars, and I know there’s some dairy in that. I’m always hungry and I’m running out of things to eat! I did just find some soy “ice cream” so I’m excited to try that! 🙂I have a couple questions…(if anyone knows the asnwer)…It’s possible to be just milk intolerant, but fine with so, right?Do they outgrow the MPSI? If so, when?Is there any testing that the doctor can do to determine if it is MSPI, or is it just by trial and error?Since my son has been on prevacid, he’s been so much better, although the spitting up has not improved. When I asked the doctor about a milk intolerance, her response was “Could be.” He’s below the 5th percentile for weight, but has been following the growth curve, so she doesn’t seem concerned. I know if he didn’t spit up so much, he’d gain a whole lot more! Since my son seems pretty content and is gaining weight, should I should assume all is well?When my son was first born and we were dealing with the spit up and reflux, I thought it was so bad, but after reading some of the posts and doing some research, I see others have had much more of a challenge with this. My son is much better than he was in the early weeks, but I still want to make sure we’re doing everything we can for him!Thanks,JenniferApril 14, 2008 at 8:13 pm #50330Keymasterthe medicines do not stop the spit up-
a lot is trial & error- if you cut out all dairy, including ‘hidden’ dairy (like your granola bars
), for 2 weeks & see an improvement w/ the spitting up, well then you’ll know if it’s milk proteins via your breastmilk…hope this helpsApril 14, 2008 at 9:06 pm #50341InactiveHi there,
Yes, it is possible to be milk protein intolerant but not soy protein intolerant (thank goodness, for bf mommies!!) I’ve heard about half to 60% of babies with milk protein intolerance also have soy protein intolerance??? And yes, chances are very good your son will outgrow it. My first son outgrew his around 6 months, and my second son (who had hellish Multiple Food Protein Intolerances and could tolerate basically ZERO protein in my diet) around 7 months. Many babies are closer to the 1-year mark, though.As far as testing…I’m not sure? I’ve always just gone by removing/reintroducing the suspect proteins from my diet to see what happens. I think blood in the stool can indicate protein intolerances, but the absence of blood doesn’t necessarily mean that there is no protein intolerance?? Sorry, I’m not sure.About the spitting up — it may be due to just plain old reflux (immature esophagal valve), and not to protein intolerances, in which case there’s nothing you can really do. My second son was a big-time puker even when I was on the TED and had removed pretty much all possible proteins from my diet. But I would do as Laura suggests and maybe go completely dairy-free for a couple of weeks just to see? Sorry, I well know that’s not an easy thing to do! Good luck whatever you decide to do 🙂 And I’m glad your son is doing well on Prevacid as far as pain goes.April 14, 2008 at 10:45 pm #50354InactiveMy little guy is almost two and is still dealing with it. However we have found some really good dairy substitues. There is something called veggie shreds in the health food section of most grocery stores. So we can do grilled cheese with that. For snacks we do popcorn, bunny grahams, fruit, nuts, raisins. Basically I went and spent some time in the health food area to find things without dairy. It takes time, but you do get used to it. I’m not even nursing anymore and don’t really do dairy much. It makes me sick too so it’s not a huge loss to me.
Oh, I don’t think the lactaid would go through your milk although I could be wrong. We tryed lactaid a few months ago with Justice after allergy testing said he had no allergy to milk. It was disaterous. We were up all night long for a few nights in a row.Justice’smom2008-04-14 22:47:39
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