Lactose Intolerance in Kids

[JazzysMom]

Well Jazmine has started with her belly aches. Last year we had a rough time with them. Pain, nauciousness, gas, no sleep. I use to think it was allergies then anxiety.

So last night it started. NOW I know its NOT allergies (environemental that she has been treated for I mean) or anxiety, BUT I have narrowed down the possibilities.

She bought school lunch yesterday & the only thing different from her home diet was the milk she drinks which she drinks whenever she buys lunch. She also drank florinated, bottled water that I sent with her. She drinks neither of these at home. She doesnt eat cheese except melted mozzarella at home. She does eat ice cream, but its not the "quality" stuff made from thru cream etc. I buy the cheap stuff for her since she doesnt care & goes thru a lot of it.

I looked info up on the internet & it could be Milk Allergy OR Lactose Intolerance. Given the fact that it seems to happen mainly when she drinks milk & no problems with cheese & that 90-95% of African Americans encounter this problems I am leaning toward that.

I am waiting for her doctors office to open so I can get her in. In the meantime I shipped her to school. Tired, but better! Its only the 2nd day & I just cant have her out already.

Its easy enough to fix if it is this, but I am looking for feedback from anyone that has been officially diagnosed with milk allergies OR lactose intolerance. The internet also said with the intolerance that the severity varies from person to person. Which would explain why Jazz can handle mozzorella cheese etc, but not the actual milk.

Thanks Guys!

UPDATE:

We went to the doctor. We discussed the different theories & options. He believes its lactose intolerance. It would have been 1 year on September 9 that we went to him for her last belly ache issue during school time.

He wrote a note for her to have the option of drinking juice when she buys lunch. I didnt want her to worry about taking the pills there. I told him as of right now cheese, yogurt, ice cream etc isnt a problem. He didnt seem surprised. He did say to pick up the Lactate tablets to have for the times she will drink milk like with cereal or if for some reasons her intolerance worsens. And of course to call with any problems, but he was sure this was the answer.

All of last year & possibly before this could have been her problem, but I didnt connect the dots. I will keep logging things etc to make sure, but I have confidence in her doctor.

He also has intolerance so was very understanding of her discomfort. She now weighs 75 pounds & is 4 10 1/2".

Thanks for all your input. Jenn....no real change in diet except no regular cows milk. I dont know if we will try soy or just try the tablets with any regular milk she uses. I dont see soy being a hit in our house, but you never know!

 

[JazzysMom]

Well Jazmine has started with her belly aches. Last year we had a rough time with them. Pain, nauciousness, gas, no sleep. I use to think it was allergies then anxiety.

So last night it started. NOW I know its NOT allergies (environemental that she has been treated for I mean) or anxiety, BUT I have narrowed down the possibilities.

She bought school lunch yesterday & the only thing different from her home diet was the milk she drinks which she drinks whenever she buys lunch. She also drank florinated, bottled water that I sent with her. She drinks neither of these at home. She doesnt eat cheese except melted mozzarella at home. She does eat ice cream, but its not the "quality" stuff made from thru cream etc. I buy the cheap stuff for her since she doesnt care & goes thru a lot of it.

I looked info up on the internet & it could be Milk Allergy OR Lactose Intolerance. Given the fact that it seems to happen mainly when she drinks milk & no problems with cheese & that 90-95% of African Americans encounter this problems I am leaning toward that.

I am waiting for her doctors office to open so I can get her in. In the meantime I shipped her to school. Tired, but better! Its only the 2nd day & I just cant have her out already.

Its easy enough to fix if it is this, but I am looking for feedback from anyone that has been officially diagnosed with milk allergies OR lactose intolerance. The internet also said with the intolerance that the severity varies from person to person. Which would explain why Jazz can handle mozzorella cheese etc, but not the actual milk.

Thanks Guys!

UPDATE:

We went to the doctor. We discussed the different theories & options. He believes its lactose intolerance. It would have been 1 year on September 9 that we went to him for her last belly ache issue during school time.

He wrote a note for her to have the option of drinking juice when she buys lunch. I didnt want her to worry about taking the pills there. I told him as of right now cheese, yogurt, ice cream etc isnt a problem. He didnt seem surprised. He did say to pick up the Lactate tablets to have for the times she will drink milk like with cereal or if for some reasons her intolerance worsens. And of course to call with any problems, but he was sure this was the answer.

All of last year & possibly before this could have been her problem, but I didnt connect the dots. I will keep logging things etc to make sure, but I have confidence in her doctor.

He also has intolerance so was very understanding of her discomfort. She now weighs 75 pounds & is 4 10 1/2".

Thanks for all your input. Jenn....no real change in diet except no regular cows milk. I dont know if we will try soy or just try the tablets with any regular milk she uses. I dont see soy being a hit in our house, but you never know!

 

[JazzysMom]

Well Jazmine has started with her belly aches. Last year we had a rough time with them. Pain, nauciousness, gas, no sleep. I use to think it was allergies then anxiety.

So last night it started. NOW I know its NOT allergies (environemental that she has been treated for I mean) or anxiety, BUT I have narrowed down the possibilities.

She bought school lunch yesterday & the only thing different from her home diet was the milk she drinks which she drinks whenever she buys lunch. She also drank florinated, bottled water that I sent with her. She drinks neither of these at home. She doesnt eat cheese except melted mozzarella at home. She does eat ice cream, but its not the "quality" stuff made from thru cream etc. I buy the cheap stuff for her since she doesnt care & goes thru a lot of it.

I looked info up on the internet & it could be Milk Allergy OR Lactose Intolerance. Given the fact that it seems to happen mainly when she drinks milk & no problems with cheese & that 90-95% of African Americans encounter this problems I am leaning toward that.

I am waiting for her doctors office to open so I can get her in. In the meantime I shipped her to school. Tired, but better! Its only the 2nd day & I just cant have her out already.

Its easy enough to fix if it is this, but I am looking for feedback from anyone that has been officially diagnosed with milk allergies OR lactose intolerance. The internet also said with the intolerance that the severity varies from person to person. Which would explain why Jazz can handle mozzorella cheese etc, but not the actual milk.

Thanks Guys!

UPDATE:

We went to the doctor. We discussed the different theories & options. He believes its lactose intolerance. It would have been 1 year on September 9 that we went to him for her last belly ache issue during school time.

He wrote a note for her to have the option of drinking juice when she buys lunch. I didnt want her to worry about taking the pills there. I told him as of right now cheese, yogurt, ice cream etc isnt a problem. He didnt seem surprised. He did say to pick up the Lactate tablets to have for the times she will drink milk like with cereal or if for some reasons her intolerance worsens. And of course to call with any problems, but he was sure this was the answer.

All of last year & possibly before this could have been her problem, but I didnt connect the dots. I will keep logging things etc to make sure, but I have confidence in her doctor.

He also has intolerance so was very understanding of her discomfort. She now weighs 75 pounds & is 4 10 1/2".

Thanks for all your input. Jenn....no real change in diet except no regular cows milk. I dont know if we will try soy or just try the tablets with any regular milk she uses. I dont see soy being a hit in our house, but you never know!

 

[JazzysMom]

Well Jazmine has started with her belly aches. Last year we had a rough time with them. Pain, nauciousness, gas, no sleep. I use to think it was allergies then anxiety.

So last night it started. NOW I know its NOT allergies (environemental that she has been treated for I mean) or anxiety, BUT I have narrowed down the possibilities.

She bought school lunch yesterday & the only thing different from her home diet was the milk she drinks which she drinks whenever she buys lunch. She also drank florinated, bottled water that I sent with her. She drinks neither of these at home. She doesnt eat cheese except melted mozzarella at home. She does eat ice cream, but its not the "quality" stuff made from thru cream etc. I buy the cheap stuff for her since she doesnt care & goes thru a lot of it.

I looked info up on the internet & it could be Milk Allergy OR Lactose Intolerance. Given the fact that it seems to happen mainly when she drinks milk & no problems with cheese & that 90-95% of African Americans encounter this problems I am leaning toward that.

I am waiting for her doctors office to open so I can get her in. In the meantime I shipped her to school. Tired, but better! Its only the 2nd day & I just cant have her out already.

Its easy enough to fix if it is this, but I am looking for feedback from anyone that has been officially diagnosed with milk allergies OR lactose intolerance. The internet also said with the intolerance that the severity varies from person to person. Which would explain why Jazz can handle mozzorella cheese etc, but not the actual milk.

Thanks Guys!

UPDATE:

We went to the doctor. We discussed the different theories & options. He believes its lactose intolerance. It would have been 1 year on September 9 that we went to him for her last belly ache issue during school time.

He wrote a note for her to have the option of drinking juice when she buys lunch. I didnt want her to worry about taking the pills there. I told him as of right now cheese, yogurt, ice cream etc isnt a problem. He didnt seem surprised. He did say to pick up the Lactate tablets to have for the times she will drink milk like with cereal or if for some reasons her intolerance worsens. And of course to call with any problems, but he was sure this was the answer.

All of last year & possibly before this could have been her problem, but I didnt connect the dots. I will keep logging things etc to make sure, but I have confidence in her doctor.

He also has intolerance so was very understanding of her discomfort. She now weighs 75 pounds & is 4 10 1/2".

Thanks for all your input. Jenn....no real change in diet except no regular cows milk. I dont know if we will try soy or just try the tablets with any regular milk she uses. I dont see soy being a hit in our house, but you never know!

 

[JazzysMom]

Well Jazmine has started with her belly aches. Last year we had a rough time with them. Pain, nauciousness, gas, no sleep. I use to think it was allergies then anxiety.

So last night it started. NOW I know its NOT allergies (environemental that she has been treated for I mean) or anxiety, BUT I have narrowed down the possibilities.

She bought school lunch yesterday & the only thing different from her home diet was the milk she drinks which she drinks whenever she buys lunch. She also drank florinated, bottled water that I sent with her. She drinks neither of these at home. She doesnt eat cheese except melted mozzarella at home. She does eat ice cream, but its not the "quality" stuff made from thru cream etc. I buy the cheap stuff for her since she doesnt care & goes thru a lot of it.

I looked info up on the internet & it could be Milk Allergy OR Lactose Intolerance. Given the fact that it seems to happen mainly when she drinks milk & no problems with cheese & that 90-95% of African Americans encounter this problems I am leaning toward that.

I am waiting for her doctors office to open so I can get her in. In the meantime I shipped her to school. Tired, but better! Its only the 2nd day & I just cant have her out already.

Its easy enough to fix if it is this, but I am looking for feedback from anyone that has been officially diagnosed with milk allergies OR lactose intolerance. The internet also said with the intolerance that the severity varies from person to person. Which would explain why Jazz can handle mozzorella cheese etc, but not the actual milk.

Thanks Guys!

UPDATE:

We went to the doctor. We discussed the different theories & options. He believes its lactose intolerance. It would have been 1 year on September 9 that we went to him for her last belly ache issue during school time.

He wrote a note for her to have the option of drinking juice when she buys lunch. I didnt want her to worry about taking the pills there. I told him as of right now cheese, yogurt, ice cream etc isnt a problem. He didnt seem surprised. He did say to pick up the Lactate tablets to have for the times she will drink milk like with cereal or if for some reasons her intolerance worsens. And of course to call with any problems, but he was sure this was the answer.

All of last year & possibly before this could have been her problem, but I didnt connect the dots. I will keep logging things etc to make sure, but I have confidence in her doctor.

He also has intolerance so was very understanding of her discomfort. She now weighs 75 pounds & is 4 10 1/2".

Thanks for all your input. Jenn....no real change in diet except no regular cows milk. I dont know if we will try soy or just try the tablets with any regular milk she uses. I dont see soy being a hit in our house, but you never know!

 

[EnergyGal]

You can learn how to energy test aka muscle test and you will know for sure if what she is eating is affecting her. Then you can do a few things to treat her as well. I can help you if you have any questions. You can learn how to energy test for foods and vitamins from the Book "Energy Medicine" by Donna Eden and David Feinstein PhD.
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What I love about energy testing is you can avoid any problems before eating something that can possibly cause you problems. In most cases, if something tests weak, then you avoid it. Some foods willl test strong and after you eat them in large quantities, you can have some problems and energy testing will definitely show the weakness for you. Some people can tolerate soy milk (a half of a cup per day) but if you gave them a quart a day, they would have a reaction. You can also test for how much a person can tolerate.

To answer some of your questions, yes you can Energy test to pills, vitamins, foods and drugs.

 

[EnergyGal]

You can learn how to energy test aka muscle test and you will know for sure if what she is eating is affecting her. Then you can do a few things to treat her as well. I can help you if you have any questions. You can learn how to energy test for foods and vitamins from the Book "Energy Medicine" by Donna Eden and David Feinstein PhD.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://innersource.net">http://innersource.net</a> if you want the discount, visit the Thank you page on transplantbuddies and you will see it.

What I love about energy testing is you can avoid any problems before eating something that can possibly cause you problems. In most cases, if something tests weak, then you avoid it. Some foods willl test strong and after you eat them in large quantities, you can have some problems and energy testing will definitely show the weakness for you. Some people can tolerate soy milk (a half of a cup per day) but if you gave them a quart a day, they would have a reaction. You can also test for how much a person can tolerate.

To answer some of your questions, yes you can Energy test to pills, vitamins, foods and drugs.

 

[EnergyGal]

You can learn how to energy test aka muscle test and you will know for sure if what she is eating is affecting her. Then you can do a few things to treat her as well. I can help you if you have any questions. You can learn how to energy test for foods and vitamins from the Book "Energy Medicine" by Donna Eden and David Feinstein PhD.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://innersource.net">http://innersource.net</a> if you want the discount, visit the Thank you page on transplantbuddies and you will see it.

What I love about energy testing is you can avoid any problems before eating something that can possibly cause you problems. In most cases, if something tests weak, then you avoid it. Some foods willl test strong and after you eat them in large quantities, you can have some problems and energy testing will definitely show the weakness for you. Some people can tolerate soy milk (a half of a cup per day) but if you gave them a quart a day, they would have a reaction. You can also test for how much a person can tolerate.

To answer some of your questions, yes you can Energy test to pills, vitamins, foods and drugs.

 

[EnergyGal]

You can learn how to energy test aka muscle test and you will know for sure if what she is eating is affecting her. Then you can do a few things to treat her as well. I can help you if you have any questions. You can learn how to energy test for foods and vitamins from the Book "Energy Medicine" by Donna Eden and David Feinstein PhD.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://innersource.net">http://innersource.net</a> if you want the discount, visit the Thank you page on transplantbuddies and you will see it.

What I love about energy testing is you can avoid any problems before eating something that can possibly cause you problems. In most cases, if something tests weak, then you avoid it. Some foods willl test strong and after you eat them in large quantities, you can have some problems and energy testing will definitely show the weakness for you. Some people can tolerate soy milk (a half of a cup per day) but if you gave them a quart a day, they would have a reaction. You can also test for how much a person can tolerate.

To answer some of your questions, yes you can Energy test to pills, vitamins, foods and drugs.

 

[EnergyGal]

You can learn how to energy test aka muscle test and you will know for sure if what she is eating is affecting her. Then you can do a few things to treat her as well. I can help you if you have any questions. You can learn how to energy test for foods and vitamins from the Book "Energy Medicine" by Donna Eden and David Feinstein PhD.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://innersource.net">http://innersource.net</a> if you want the discount, visit the Thank you page on transplantbuddies and you will see it.

What I love about energy testing is you can avoid any problems before eating something that can possibly cause you problems. In most cases, if something tests weak, then you avoid it. Some foods willl test strong and after you eat them in large quantities, you can have some problems and energy testing will definitely show the weakness for you. Some people can tolerate soy milk (a half of a cup per day) but if you gave them a quart a day, they would have a reaction. You can also test for how much a person can tolerate.

To answer some of your questions, yes you can Energy test to pills, vitamins, foods and drugs.

 

[westonsmom]

Good luck with that. As you know the doctors are still questioning with Weston. Most of the people I have talked to never had a test for either they were just diagnosed. Once you find out I may be able to help you with some different foods since we have had him on a lactose free diet for the last month and a half. Milk protein allergy and you can help me out because I just don't quite understand that one as well. Send me some good internet sites if you find any. I have looked at a few briefly, but you are better at the computer thing than I am!

 

[westonsmom]

Good luck with that. As you know the doctors are still questioning with Weston. Most of the people I have talked to never had a test for either they were just diagnosed. Once you find out I may be able to help you with some different foods since we have had him on a lactose free diet for the last month and a half. Milk protein allergy and you can help me out because I just don't quite understand that one as well. Send me some good internet sites if you find any. I have looked at a few briefly, but you are better at the computer thing than I am!

 

[westonsmom]

Good luck with that. As you know the doctors are still questioning with Weston. Most of the people I have talked to never had a test for either they were just diagnosed. Once you find out I may be able to help you with some different foods since we have had him on a lactose free diet for the last month and a half. Milk protein allergy and you can help me out because I just don't quite understand that one as well. Send me some good internet sites if you find any. I have looked at a few briefly, but you are better at the computer thing than I am!

 

[westonsmom]

Good luck with that. As you know the doctors are still questioning with Weston. Most of the people I have talked to never had a test for either they were just diagnosed. Once you find out I may be able to help you with some different foods since we have had him on a lactose free diet for the last month and a half. Milk protein allergy and you can help me out because I just don't quite understand that one as well. Send me some good internet sites if you find any. I have looked at a few briefly, but you are better at the computer thing than I am!

 

[westonsmom]

Good luck with that. As you know the doctors are still questioning with Weston. Most of the people I have talked to never had a test for either they were just diagnosed. Once you find out I may be able to help you with some different foods since we have had him on a lactose free diet for the last month and a half. Milk protein allergy and you can help me out because I just don't quite understand that one as well. Send me some good internet sites if you find any. I have looked at a few briefly, but you are better at the computer thing than I am!

 

[barbc888]

I've not officially be diagnosed with a milk allergy (whenever I mention it to any doctor, they look at me like I have 3 heads). But drinking milk causes me to cough up blood, lots of it. So I've avoided it for 10 years now (switched to soy). I don't have a problem with cheese, it's just the milk. Since all dairy makes me extra congested anyway, I've switched to all soy products.

I hope you find out what the problem is... seems like allergies to foods takes a lot of patience and research to find where exactly the problem lies. Good luck!

 

[barbc888]

I've not officially be diagnosed with a milk allergy (whenever I mention it to any doctor, they look at me like I have 3 heads). But drinking milk causes me to cough up blood, lots of it. So I've avoided it for 10 years now (switched to soy). I don't have a problem with cheese, it's just the milk. Since all dairy makes me extra congested anyway, I've switched to all soy products.

I hope you find out what the problem is... seems like allergies to foods takes a lot of patience and research to find where exactly the problem lies. Good luck!

 

[barbc888]

I've not officially be diagnosed with a milk allergy (whenever I mention it to any doctor, they look at me like I have 3 heads). But drinking milk causes me to cough up blood, lots of it. So I've avoided it for 10 years now (switched to soy). I don't have a problem with cheese, it's just the milk. Since all dairy makes me extra congested anyway, I've switched to all soy products.

I hope you find out what the problem is... seems like allergies to foods takes a lot of patience and research to find where exactly the problem lies. Good luck!

 

[barbc888]

I've not officially be diagnosed with a milk allergy (whenever I mention it to any doctor, they look at me like I have 3 heads). But drinking milk causes me to cough up blood, lots of it. So I've avoided it for 10 years now (switched to soy). I don't have a problem with cheese, it's just the milk. Since all dairy makes me extra congested anyway, I've switched to all soy products.

I hope you find out what the problem is... seems like allergies to foods takes a lot of patience and research to find where exactly the problem lies. Good luck!

 

[barbc888]

I've not officially be diagnosed with a milk allergy (whenever I mention it to any doctor, they look at me like I have 3 heads). But drinking milk causes me to cough up blood, lots of it. So I've avoided it for 10 years now (switched to soy). I don't have a problem with cheese, it's just the milk. Since all dairy makes me extra congested anyway, I've switched to all soy products.

I hope you find out what the problem is... seems like allergies to foods takes a lot of patience and research to find where exactly the problem lies. Good luck!