Lactose Intolerance is the new issue in our home. J has always suffered with bouts of diarrhea. She has never really had normal BM's. The first time we had 12 weeks of diarrhea at the age of 3. After tons of test, going milk free and seeing the Dr every few days to check for weight loss she was diagnosed with Toddler Diarrhea. The Dr said that one day it would just stop and it did. Then at the age of 4 we had another 13 weeks of diarrhea. We had all the tests done again and the only thing we found out was that her protein levels were low. So, we bumped up the protein and she started feeling better and poop was a little more solid. Now, at age 5 we have diarrhea again! Only this time is it so much worse. She can't hold it to make it to the potty. We've had her on lactose free milk since the last bout with this at age 4 but we still allowed her to eat cheese, yogurt and other dairy. Well, that has all stopped. J is now a lactose free kid! So, on top of reading labels for peanut and eggs warnings we are adding milk and dairy! Can I please catch a break in the food allergy and intolerance dept?!?!? Have you read a food label lately???? Do you know how hard it is to find a label that is peanut, egg and dairy free??? It's next to impossible! But I have one saving grace.... she is now old enough to use Lactaid. So, I'm off to buy some to add to our med bag we carry for N and all her Benadryl / Epi Pen Jr's.
Leann, You wouldn't want to move closer so you could supply me with some of your goat milk? Have you seen how much a 1/2 gallon of Lactose free milk cost!?!?!?!? Holy Cow...I mean Goat!
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That so reminds me of my sister. She was allergic to EVERYTHING as a kid. I think she ate rice cakes, ham and mustard for lunch every day. We always had to ask what oil things were fried in when we went to restaurants. She ate apple juice in her cereal instead of milk (still does at 28!). It was tough back in the 80's too cause food was so different back then. Much more processed unless you made it at home, which my mom ended up doing most of the time.
Hope little J eventually grows out of most of her food allergies like Katie did!
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