My toddler is all of a sudden very sensitive to milk...any suggested alternatives?

Question

My 18 month old is just getting over stomach flu and being on antibiotics from strep throat. She can not tolerate milk right now...it gives her bad diarrhea...but she cries and cries for it. I read that kids can sometimes be sensitive for up to a week after an illness...any alternatives suggested? I was looking into soy products or lactaid milk?

Answer 1

Ask your pediatrician before changing an 18 month old's diet.

Answer 2

Lactaid may cause more problems than it is worth. Have you tried watering down the milk to a half and half mix, powdered milk or even rice milk?

I went through this often myself after rounds of antibiotics but my reaction became full-time. When my son went through this it lasted for 6 months. If it doesn't go away within the next week an allergy test might be in order. Sometime illness can bring allergies to the surface.

Answer 3

Try Vanilla flavored Soy Milk or Chocolate Soy Milk I suggest the brand SILK- both taste really good and they won't cause any tummy trouble.

Answer 4

your looking in the right direction
soy products and lactaid milk
but double check with the doctor first

Answer 5

My youngest can't drink milk at all. She can drink Lactaid and rice milk. Rice milk is sweeter than soy milk and tastes much better.

Answer 6

Try soy milk products, they are better for a toddler than lactaid. As a treat since she's sick, you could even do something creamy but non-dairy like YooHoo.

Answer 7

The best milk to give is the organic milk. It takes out all the hormones and other crap they inject cows with.. Its way easier on babies/toddlers etc stomachs. So go with organic, Soy milk is WAY to nasty

Answer 8

Soy milk and Rice milk are good alternatives.

Answer 9

Talk to your doctor first.
Maybe you could try Soy Milk or Rice Milk.

Answer 10

try soy milk or goats milk