How can you tell if a toddler is truly lactose intolerant? I suspect my 13 month old is (possibly allergic)?

Question

but our pediatrician says that intolerance cannot develop until age 5. Ther is not much information regarding this in toddlers.

Answer 1

To be absolutely sure, you need to take your baby to another pediatrician and have a lactose intolerance test performed. He/ she may be able to do it as an out-patient procedure, saving you money. At the age of your baby, there could be another malady; but you really need to be sure.

Note; Your doctor is mistakened as per test results I have read.

Answer 2

Give me a break! Find a pediatrician or allergist that will test your child. They are plenty old enough. We suspected our 4 1/2 yr old had a problem with milk when he was just a few months old (I stopped nursing and moved him to formula). We took him off the milk based formula and his nose was no longer stuffy and his eczema began to clear. We had him allergy tested at 12 months old. It revealed a milk allergy. Once I learned how to read labels, and got ALL the dairy proteins out of his system his skin almost completely cleared. To this day he is HIGHLY dairy allergic. One Hershey kiss is a mess to clean up. FYI: This same son is allergic to peanuts and my 15 month old is allergic to apples, bananas, pears and sweet potatos at least.... Taking the baby to a different allergist on Monday.

Answer 3

My doctor said it was common to develop lactose intolerance at 15 months. My little boy started having trouble at that age. Take him off all dairy products for several days. (This includes milk in baked goods.) See if his diarrhea disappears. Then give him something with milk in it and see if he gets diarrhea again in under 24 hours. Lactose-free milk and soy milk are substitutes. Those are so expensive that I usually don't buy them and I give my boy calcium pills. For young children, you can get chewable calcium that looks similar to candy. You can also buy lactaid pills so he can eat cake, cookies, etc.

Answer 4

my daughter became ill at the age of 2, and after a lot of stress and months of feeling ill, she went on a lactose free diet after seeing paediatric dietician. She was much better on this diet, and spent several years eating soy cheese and milk, all smelt and tasted awful to me, but she seemed ok with it. IF she accidentally ate lactose she would be ill with stomach pains and bowel problems - it swung wildly between severe diarrhea and severe constipation.
She was still not well though, and after 3 years on lactose free diet, we finally got to see a doctor who checked her out properly, it turned out she really had coeliac /celiac disease, an inability to digest wheat/gluten. One of the symptoms of cd is lactose intolerance, as the gut is so damaged by gluten it can't cope with lactose. After a few months on a gluten free diet the dietician told us to re-introduce lactose, amazingly she could digest it and she is now enjoying chocolate, milk and cheese again.
Lactose intolerance can lead to low weight, slow growth and bone problems, don't let your doctor be so ignorant, insist on seeing a paediatrician who specialises in digestive disorders (GI)

Answer 5

Change your doctor. Possibly. Or best to consult, online, NLM or VHN. True, lactose intolerance does take a while to diagnose, as babies will vomit if overfed and as a result of the fact that it is between 1.5 to 3 years before they produce sufficient acids to digest. Your doctor is being over cautious and really one shouldn't look for diagnosis among a bunch of stoners and ignorants. I'm not saying trust your doctor but above referenced sites will tell you all you need to know if you are genuinely curios/worried.

Answer 6

poor little guy! he can no longer have an uncomplicated time of it later on - it quite is confusing for little human beings to conform with nutritional problems. fortunate for him, you're discovering what he could have now to furnish him an extremely solid start up. in basic terms some suggestions, uncertain how clever they are going to be.... Any vegetables you additionally could make and puree at residing house...mashed potatoes, peas, carrots, squash,and so forth. he will love the super style of 'actual' foodstuff over the jars of prefab stuff. Meats could be frustrating - until eventually they are processed sufficient to determine that there are actually not stringy bits. you do no longer choose a brilliant foodstuff processor for this the two - the smaller ones do a brilliant pastime and are not high priced to purchase. in case you may set up time for it, which could be confusing, do up various ingredients at a time, and positioned them into ice cube trays. Freeze them good, then pop them into little freezer bags or plastic containers. you're able to do up various foodstuff at a time, and all you're able to do is pop them interior the microwave and heat them up. it quite is too early, likely, for cows milk, yet examine the community diary area to work out in the event that they have lactose-unfastened milk. some shops carry it now because of the fact there is taken into consideration one of those call for. solid success!

Answer 7

It is common for humans to react to cow's milk. It is not native to us.
Like the people have said in here, stop giviing milk and watch all ingredients for lactose. See if the kid is better. If using formula use a soy based milk which doesn't contain lactose.

I was milk allergice from day one and I suffered until I was a school age kid who stayed away from milk voluntarily cuz it hurt my stomach.

Get another opinion.

Answer 8

He/she would have to be tested for it. you could also buy only lactose milk as I do for my Grandson when he is here. Regular milk (or any other cow milk ) gives him diarrhea. It's high about 3 bucks a half gallon but well worth it, and he doesn't lose any vitimins such as calcium and vitimin D.

He/she should be tested to find out if your toddler ios latose interant.

Answer 9

Look out for the following symptoms
Stiff Joints.
High Uric Acid in Blood.
Swelling in neck muscles.
Reflux of meals immediately after milk.

Answer 10

For three weeks give the child everything except food with lactose /dairy products. If the problem persists then it's something else. Try soy product. Hopefully you will have answers. Make sure you provide calcium supplements if the child begins to lack calcium from the absence of dairy products.