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Suggest Diet For A Child Diagnosed With Milk Allergy

hi my son was diagnosed with a milk allergy at 5 weeks this runs in my family. everything has been fine untill he turned 3 months he has become fussy with his bottle and will only take 1 to 2 ounces a feed i am worried about weight loss and was wondering weather to give him baby rice or is there anything else i could do. he is also very fussy when drinkling what could this be
Mon, 18 Aug 2014
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Thanks for putting up your query at HealthCareMagic. I understand the cause of your concern for your 5 week old child. Let me mention that being lactose intolerant is not the same as having milk allergy, which is a more serious problem affecting a much smaller portion of the population. Breast feeding need not be stopped unless the baby has severe problems with it. The dietary changes should initially include the exclusion of those foods rich in lactose. If the symptoms resolve then small amounts of lactose containing foods may be reintroduced, and symptoms monitored. Most people will be able to determine their tolerance level for lactose. Very rarely people may be so sensitive that they will need to exclude foods with lower levels of lactose including biscuits, cakes and other processed foods. It is important to find a suitable replacement if important foods are excluded from the diet. In case formula feeds are being given, lactose free formula like Zerolac may be given. At 5 weeks of age introducing rice would not be recommended but that can be done in a month or so.

I hope that helps. Feel free to revert back with further queries if any.
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Suggest Diet For A Child Diagnosed With Milk Allergy

Thanks for putting up your query at HealthCareMagic. I understand the cause of your concern for your 5 week old child. Let me mention that being lactose intolerant is not the same as having milk allergy, which is a more serious problem affecting a much smaller portion of the population. Breast feeding need not be stopped unless the baby has severe problems with it. The dietary changes should initially include the exclusion of those foods rich in lactose. If the symptoms resolve then small amounts of lactose containing foods may be reintroduced, and symptoms monitored. Most people will be able to determine their tolerance level for lactose. Very rarely people may be so sensitive that they will need to exclude foods with lower levels of lactose including biscuits, cakes and other processed foods. It is important to find a suitable replacement if important foods are excluded from the diet. In case formula feeds are being given, lactose free formula like Zerolac may be given. At 5 weeks of age introducing rice would not be recommended but that can be done in a month or so. I hope that helps. Feel free to revert back with further queries if any.