my nine month old daughter has severe reflux and lactose/soy allergy - need assistance from someone who knows?

Question

she is low on the weight scale so the dr. wants us to see if she can tolerate the soy again, we did - she vomited like my 6 yr old would have, everything came up, plus some. I think the doctors are guessing - any suggestions from those who have children with this condition?

Answer 1

check out Rice Milk.

It's not milk or soy, but rice, and it is fortified with stuff like vitamin D and I think calcium.

It tastes good too.

Answer 2

9 out of 10 times she probably is more so spitting up due the reflux rather then the allergy. Although with a kid with allergies soy is the one option. My question would be if she had been to an ENT and if she was on any medications for the Reflux. My daughter showed signs of reflux at 2 weeks old. If you would like to talk to someone who has dealt with the same thing plz feel free to IM on yahoo forever_taken_by_papi

Answer 3

Is she on Prevacid? She should see an allergist and ear, nose throat doctor (ENT) and the feeding clinic at your local Children's hospital. Lactose/soy is not a combination. I used soy with my son who had a milk allergy (but was not lactose intolerant). Is she allergic to lactose AND soy? They have formulas without lactose that aren't soy based. Soy formulas aren't that great for kids anyway, but sometimes necessary for milk allergies. Yes, his weight FINALLY went up after we corrected his reflux/feeding/allergies!! Unfortunetely, he also has a hietal hernia (in his stomach) which makes the reflux worse. A GI (gastrointestinal) specialist) can perform tests to determine if there is something like this.

Answer 4

WOW!! My son was diagnosed with the EXACT same thing at 4 months old...after screaming day and night like he was in torture since birth.We were told for 4 months it was "just colic". We finally took him to a childrens hospital in a big city. We live in a small town. He was put on Neocate formula which was very expensive for his allergies to milk and soy and put on meds for his reflux. This helped a little but 1 month later I took him to another specialist who referred me to a Ear nose and throat dr. We found out he had severe ear infection since birth that was never caught by 3 different hospitals (one being a childrens hospital) They inserted tubes in his ears to allow the infection to drain, removed his tonsils and adenoids and for the first time in his life was happy for more than half the day and slept through the first night. He was a completely different kid... The dr said the vomiting was caused by the ear infection... Infection induced reflux (the ears would drain into the throat and cause upset stomach and then vomiting) It had nothing to do with allergies...He has not had ANY problem with vomiting since the day of surgery and was able to be weaned back onto regular formula!! PLEASE get this checked out. I know from experience how hard it is for both the parents and ecspecially the child... Please keep me informed and GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU!

Answer 5

I am a nutritionist
lactase will solve the problem
lactose intolerance is caused by insufficient lactase enzyme in the digestive system (an extremely rare occurrence in infants)
you can give your baby lactase drops with her regular formula and she will digest it just like a normal baby
if lactase doesn't help, she is not lactose intolerant (this should have been diagnosed with a hydrogen breath test) but may have a dairy allergy (which can be diagnosed or ruled out with a stool sample test for blood)
also try giving less at feedings and feeding more frequently (usually helps reflux and spitting up) and cut down on solid foods and concentrate on formula (its more nutrient dense and will help with weight gain)

Answer 6

My now 10 month old was diagnosed with reflux at three weeks old. I was breast feeding and he was still having problems so we supplemented with soy. The soy formula was over working his colon and he started having bloody stools due to the colon over working. He is now on Nutramigen and goes and sees a gastrologist twice a month. They say he will grow out it by the age of two. But who's to say every child is different. Hope this helps

Answer 7

My child had severe reflux and we were told to use soy formula, I understand you can't do that due to allergy. But for whatever formula you can use....they sell drops you put in the formula for reflux......ask your local pharmacist. Good luck.....i know it is difficult but the baby will grow out of it and the drops are fantastic and help alot. Also if the baby is loosing too much formula, use pedialite to replenish lost fluids.

Answer 8

It's perfectly fine to give your baby anything after 9 months. The first time my daughter had scrambled eggs she was about 9 months and then had diarrhea from it. So I waited another month and gave it another try and she was fine, no diarrhea. She just turned a year old last week and weighs only 18 lbs. She is perfectly healthy, just really small. She eats all the time, but doesn't seem to gain any weight because she poops it out as fast as she eats anything lol. Small babies are cute and fine. Don't be worried about what to feed her, she can have anything we eat now.

Answer 9

Does she have any teeth yet? If she does, you can try to start feeding her SOFT food, like mashed potatoes, or baby cookies, or pieces of something she can't choke on. My 10 month old niece can eat almost anything, without choking, but really, it might be just her because she already has a lot of her teeth. Just make sure that you don't leave her alone when she's eating something because she might choke. By the way let me just tell you in advance, do NOT feed her eggs. Babies are not meant to eat eggs. She can probably have egg products, but not the actual egg, because she might break out in a rash.

Answer 10

When my son was born he had this. It didn't seem as severe as yours, but ask your doctor about an actual prescription for him. This seemed to help quite a bit. He was on it until he was about 4-5 months old. Sorry I can't remember the name, he did try a few. But there are prescriptions out there.

Answer 11

I would go to another doctor to get a second opioion and ask lots of questions and see a specailist. A gastroenterologist or an ENT ones at a pediatric hospital not just a regular dr.