staceyobu Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 blood in their stool? We've been dairy free for two months now. The blood stopped for two weeks and started back today. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Are you sure that you didn't eat something with milk in it? It seems to hide in everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyobu Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Sigh... it's possible. We went out of town for a family reunion so we were eating out a lot. It took seven weeks for the blood to stop initially. Will it take that long again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camibami Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 :grouphug: My youngest had food allergies, too, and it was so nerve racking (wracking??) and tough! Dairy was the biggest culprit, but she was also allergic to corn, soy, and wheat. I basically lived on lettuce and free range chicken- no joke. Dairy was the absolute worst to get rid of, and the reason I went to only "pure" foods, ie nothing with anything else in it! Because its in e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. I wish had some advice, but other than see a Dr (which is not always much help, I know!) and watch the diet, I have none. Just my sympathy- I remember bawling my eyes out over her poor diapers and my rapidly dropping weight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 blood in their stool? We've been dairy free for two months now. The blood stopped for two weeks and started back today. :glare: Yes. turns out it was coming from ME. Seems those sore N#pples were bleeding a bit. Doesn't hurt the baby at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplain Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 A rather large percentage of babies who can't handle milk protein also can't handle soy. If you're satisfied that you've had the dairy out (strictly!) for at least two weeks, try taking out soy as well, including soybean oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Yes. In our case I believe it was flax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 (edited) I didn't but my oldest sister did. My nephew couldn't have dairy, eggs, or soy. My sister's meals for 3.5 years were plain grilled meat, plain potatoes or rice, and plain veggies. She could have salt and pepper for seasoning. Because his allergies were so severe, she stayed on that diet, pumped, and gave him breastmilk in a cup even after he stopped nursing. My sister found out that a lot of food that's labeled dairy-free isn't. You have to read the ingredients on everything. Edited September 9, 2009 by LizzyBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 My DD had blood in her stool after she was in a lot of stress/pain from something else entirely. I would also recommend that you get the baby on some "babydophilus". It is the culture that is in the DanActive yogurt. You can get it in a dairy free powder form at the health food store. DS was greatly improved from eating it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamapjama Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I had been taking a vitamin suppliment with calcium in it as I thought I would need it after eliminating dairy. Of course the calcium supp. contained dairy :glare: Soon as I stopped taking it the problems stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara R Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 My baby never had that symptom, but we dealt with allergies with her (eczema). Have you tried allergy testing? If the allergies show up on an allergy test, you can avoid a lot of uncertainty and huge inconvenience. It could be one of the 8 common allergens, but it could be something weird. My daughter was allergic to flax seed oil too (but not ground flax in my bread), along with milk, soy, egg, and wheat. There are some risks to you for going on such a narrow diet. During the time I was on the elimination diet, I started having weird nervous system symptoms. I thought I was coming down with MS. Turned out it was just a potassium deficiency. Bananas are a good source of potassium. Other good sources are milk (scratch that), orange juice, V-8, potatoes, and "lite" potassium salt. Anyway, if allergy testing works on your baby, and if you can get an allergist to do it, I highly recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyndie Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 All my babies did. Dairy was the biggest problem but they also had other allergies pop up that made their GI tract bleed. I had to journal to figure it all out but each time I eliminated the new allergen, their poops went back to normal. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 My baby never had that symptom, but we dealt with allergies with her (eczema). Have you tried allergy testing? If the allergies show up on an allergy test, you can avoid a lot of uncertainty and huge inconvenience. It could be one of the 8 common allergens, but it could be something weird. My daughter was allergic to flax seed oil too (but not ground flax in my bread), along with milk, soy, egg, and wheat. There are some risks to you for going on such a narrow diet. During the time I was on the elimination diet, I started having weird nervous system symptoms. I thought I was coming down with MS. Turned out it was just a potassium deficiency. Bananas are a good source of potassium. Other good sources are milk (scratch that), orange juice, V-8, potatoes, and "lite" potassium salt. Anyway, if allergy testing works on your baby, and if you can get an allergist to do it, I highly recommend it. tomatoes and citrus are common allergens in babies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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