Cammie Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Dear Wise Hive, My dd10 has suffered from fairly frequent stomach aches for a while. We have just kind of lived with them but recently I really started trying to identify a trigger. She is my "milk baby" and drinks milk as a regular part of her life. However, now that we are paying attention it appears that within 10 minutes of eating a meal that contained dairy she has what appear to be pretty intense stomach pains. They subside within about 20-30 minutes. If anyone has any experience with lactose intolerance I would appreciate some info - what wat the experience like, how you handled it, what is the standard medical treatment, what is the best way to cope for a dairly loving child? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Standard treatment: eliminate dairy. You can try substituting one of the nut milks. If you don't make a big deal about the fact that she cannot have dairy, she might handle it just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 DS19 has this. We tried the Lactaid stuff - it worked when he remembered to take it. His solution was to stop drinking milk all together. He can handle small amounts of cheese without too much trouble - so a slice of pizza is ok, but if he wants more than that, he takes the cheese off. Same thing with ice cream - he can eat a little, but too much and he gets to have a massive stomach ache and/or inconvenient trips to the bathroom. DS19 drinks water. We did try soy milk, only to discover he has a worse reaction to soy than dairy. You could probably use the Almond milk - it tastes pretty good, but it would be better to just cut out the liquid dairy all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessAriel Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I have used Lactaid or one of the generics from Walmart or Target for many years. I have to remember to take it with the first bite or drink of dairy. I have noticed that over the years I have had to limit how much dairy I can handle in a day. Lately, I have been limiting it to sour cream, cream, and cream cheese and I do fine when taking the Lactaid. I have never, since I found out I was lactose intolerant, been able to handle milk as it just seems to be too much dairy for me. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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