What is the difference?

Question

What exactly is the difference between all these formulas:

Soy
Lactose Free
Hypoallergenic Lactose Free

I've tried them all for my daughter and Hypoallergenic Lactose Free (Alimentum) is the only thing that works but I really don't understand WHAT she is allergic too and does this mean she will be forever?

The Dr. had us try these...I didn't just switch.

Here are the formulas we've used...Similac and Enfamil, soy, lactose free, Goodstart and finally Alimentum (hypoallergenic). She gets painful gas and colicy from all but the Alimentum...I just hope she doesn't need special milk forever :)

Answer 1

The hypoallergenic formulas are amino acid based rather than milk or soy based. They are broken down so they are easier to digest. She may not be allergic to any of it, just can't break it down. My daughter had chronic diarreah. We tried several different formulas including hypoallergenic (NeoCate) and Soy. She does best on the milk based Goodstart formula with DHA and ARA. She had not been on a milk based formula until I decided to try it, without DR.s orders. Every baby is different. some are allergic to the milk protiens. Some are Lactose intolerant. Some just have trouble breaking down their food. Good Luck.

Answer 2

People drink Soy and Lactose Free when they lack lactase (the enzyme that is necessary to break lactose into glucose and galactose). It's not an allergy.

If your daughter is allergic, that means she is allergic to some other component of milk. If you really want to know, you can have your doctor perform allergen testing (like skin scratch tests, etc) with the various components of milk. You perhaps want to get her tested for other allergens too.

Sometimes, it is possible to outgrow an allergy. Allergies are caused by an inappropriate immune response. It's possible to build up tolerance. It can happen when exposed to low levels of the allergen for long periods of time. If the allergy is severe, then it wouldn't be a good idea to try it. And even if you do, you should definitely contact your doctor before attempting anything.

Answer 3

Soy formula has soy protein in it instead of milk protein. Lactose free may have soy or milk protein in it, but uses another sugar instead of lactose. Hypoallergenic lactose free is where they choose proteins that are less likely to cause allergies in addition to using a sugar other than lactose. She's probably sensitive to soy proteins and possibly milk proteins. No, she won't be that way forever. She probably will grow out of it by the time she's three and quite possibly much sooner.

Answer 4

Soy is actually from the soy bean, where as Lactose free is still cow's milk , just without lactose. Lactose only occurs in cow's milk. Goat and sheep's milk is an alternative for those whom are lactose intollerant. I am not sure about the hypoallergenic kind though. Maybe she is completely allergic to cow's milk. Has she tried goat's milk? That may be another alternative for her.

Answer 5

There is a large change. A dog demands burglary. You are not able to do this if you're away eight hours an afternoon. A dog demands to be socialized. You are not able to do this if you're now not dwelling. A dog demands plenty of time and awareness in the course of the day to quit it fitting distructive. If you're at paintings all day the one method to preclude the distruction is to go away it in a crate all day. By the time it turns into a puppy it will have to already be housebroken and feature extra manipulate of it is physically features so but it will probably move from the time you move to paintings till the time you get dwelling. A puppy will have to be socialized by the point it is a puppy and now not a dog. A puppy as a rule might as an alternative sleep all day and be able for play and awareness while it is proprietor will get dwelling. It will have to even be informed so it would possibly not be distructive as soon as you're long gone so it would possibly not have to be left in a crate for eight hours an afternoon.

Answer 6

When my son was born I started to breastfeed. He would just throw it all up. We put him on similac, he would throw up twice as much as he ate. It was horrible. We talked to our pediatrician about this and he was put on Similac Alimentum. It has worked for 12 months.

We have taken him to the Allergist and found out that he is very allergic to milk. He is almost 14 months and still on formula. I talked to his pediatrician about this and said that he should stay on the formula until he is 2 yrs old. The Allergist told me that most children grow out of food allergies by the time they are 2-3 yrs.

Good Luck

Answer 7

I cant tell you specific difference except its the sugar in them. My son had to be put on lactose free for a week then went back and perfectly fine. I was told some babies have a harder time processing lactose then others but many out grow it within weeks to months. Good luck

Answer 8

No it doesn't mean she will be lactos intollerant forever.. Our Neighbors son was on Lactos free (the really expensive stuff..) by the time he was a year old, he could handle milk and cheese fine..

-HtJ