is there a cure for a lactose intolerant baby?

Question

i have a four month old baby and he's lactose intolerant, is there an alternative for a lactose free milk? can he be cured?

Answer 1

Unfortunately no cure, but you can try either a soy-based milk replacer or locate someone with dairy goats. Goat's milk has a lower level of lactose than cow's or human milk. Easier to digest because the fat globules are smaller, too.

Have you searched the web for information put out by the La Leche League in Texas? They have loads of good info.

Answer 2

He should be getting soy-based formula, like Soyalac. Most babies outgrow lactose intolerance by the time they are 1 or 2 years old. It is not uncommon for babies to have it and outgrow it. I have had 2 boys. Both were lactose intolerant as infants. They outgrew it. Neither of them are lactose intolerant today. One is 26, and the other is 13.

Answer 3

My grand daughter who is now five was lactose intolerant when she was a baby. She drank "milk" made out of soy product supplemented with Vitamin D. She outgrew the intolerance and can now drink dairy products with no problem. More that likely your baby will also outgrow this condition.

Answer 4

He needs the natural enzymes that are lost through processing most likely. If you have access to a dairy farm in the area and could get fresh milk that is not pasturized and homogenized then that would probably solve his problem. Try getting the raw milk that isn't processed. It spoils fast, hence the need for the milkman in olden days, but the health benefits are worth having to get milk much more often.

Answer 5

i hope you mean formula and not milk. even though they sell lactose free milk. back to formula , there is lactose free . it is a soy one. the brand i had to use for my sons was isomeal i'm not sure if i spelled that right. it will tell you one the can.and he will have that for life. he can have goats milk if you can get it

Answer 6

He may grow out of it. My daughter eventually was able to tolerate milk but only after she was eating solid food and off of formula. I don't know that there's really a "cure" though. As an adult, she has a tendency to have digestive problems.

Answer 7

no cure per say , however when he grows older , there are replacement therapy tablets that he can take and then he can enjoy dairy products.
for now, stick to the formula , but by the way are you sure of the diagnosis , you must see a specialist pediatrician , preferably in a university hospital to do the right tests . good luck

Answer 8

They may outgrow it. In the meantime, don't drink regular milk while you breastfeed and give him Similac Isomil. Its a soy formula. There are other brands that make soy formulas. Use your favorite. He may outgrow it.

Answer 9

Soy milk, duh.