Milk - Long Beach,CA

I agree with eveything that Roma L. said. Additionally, are there any other symptoms aside from the vomiting -- rash, itching, bloating, pain, change in bowel habits, etc. THe more info the Dr has, the better he/she can diagnose the problem.

Pediatrician should be involved but you could also try something else like almond or rice milk for a week or two then go back to regular milk. Make sure if it is not the milk that you are using organic dairy, one that is hormone free. If you knew the problems with dairy you'd probably would switch to something else even if there was no allergy involved.

If there is an allergy /intolerance here, one of the best sites to go to on changing the diet is www.tacanow.org a site for families of autism of which typicallly the children have lots of issues with food. (no I am not saying your son has autism, just utilize the diet site) At the top, select the GF-CF Diet.

There could be reflux issues and if so I'd look into diet modifications as well.

Hi L.,

First, call your doctor (glad to see more mom's are suggesting this over giving dubious anecdotal advice!) and schedule an appointment to discuss this with him. One thing that is important to know is how long your son has been vomiting. If it's been only a few days, he could, believe it or not, have an ear infection. Inflammation in the inner ear affects the vestibular system. This is the balance control center, and if it's inflamed, dizziness or a feeling of nausea can result.

If this has been going on for a couple of weeks or longer, and if your toddler was drinking a milk-based formula before switching to milk, it's unlikely that he has a lactose intolerance or cow's milk allergy, although it is possible, as allergy can emerge at any time. More likely, something else that's newly introduced into his diet is the likely culprit. Try keeping a food diary for 1 - 2 weeks, and see if the vomiting is associated with some other food. Principle allergens to consider (beside milk) are fish, soy, corn, wheat, egg (white), tree nuts, and peanuts

Several digestive disorders -- even minor ones -- can reduce tolerance to fats. If his diet is fattier now than it was before and this is the source of the vomiting, a pediatric GI specialist should be able to sort things out.

Oh, about the rice milk. There's nothing wrong with it. I don't know what philosophy the "makes hard tissues soft and soft tissues hard" statement comes from, but there's no physiological basis for that. Rice milk is calcium and vitamin-D fortified to levels very similar to cow's milk. Fat level is about the same as 2% milk. It is a bit higher in sugar than cow's milk, however. Incidentally, cows milk is NOT the best food for baby humans, contrary to the Dairy Advisory Board. Neither is goat's milk, sheep's milk, or any other animal milk, for that matter. The ideal milk for baby human's is human milk, because we evolved to feed out infants. Cows evolved to feed calves, goats to feed kids, etc. Absolutely do NOT feed a toddler raw milk. Doing so increases the risk for a number of food-borne diseases, especially bacterial infections such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli and Listeria.

BTW, a word on the GMO's. Most genetically modified plants in current use have been engineered to be resistant to either pesticides or pests (such as insects, fungi, plant viruses, etc.) I don't think there's ever been definitive proof that any of the proteins altered in the process cause disease or any kind of pathogenic process in humans. In reality, the same types of modification could have been made using older, nonmolecular genetic techniques, such as cross-breeding and back crossing. These methods just take a lot longer, but, until about 25 years ago, were the only tools available for selecting desirable traits in an organism. Technically, both corn and wheat are GMO -- neither plant used in modern agriculture is anything like it's original ancestor. Our ancestors bred and cross bred varieties to get the high-gluten grains we use today. Natural as all get out, but still lethal for people with celiac disease and detrimental for those with many other digestive disorders (such as Crohn's). Science and technology do not necessarily equal "bad."

Hi L.,

I'd definitely contact your son's pediatrician. My first son vomited quite a bit (sensitive gag reflex), but it's always best to check it out and make sure there isn't something else going on. If the vomiting isn't after every bottle, it's probably not the milk that's the issue, but you never know. Better to have a medical professional check it out. My second son had issues with milk (makes him very constipated), so my boys drink almond milk now. Ahh - the joys of kids and eating issues! :-)

Good luck!
D.

Don't give him rice milk it makes hard tissue soft and soft tissue hard. Toddlers need plenty of fat so do not comprise on fats. Just give good fats. Coconut oil in cooking if you make eggs and I hope you do for him. I would try raw milk a little bit then more if he does well with little. Also goats milk is easy on the stomach if raw.
He is very young and these soy based products and gmo foods should all be removed to help his intestines heal. Check ingredients in all you give him. Check for foods like corn and soy that are genetically modified food. Sugar is like a volcano in the stomach the reaction is so huge so no sugar or High fructose corn syrup which is also GMO.

my daughter would do that if she had more then like 12 oz of milk. what her dr suggested is lactaid milk (which is for lactose intolerant people so theres no fat in it or the protiens that trigger it). i had her on it for 2 months then gradually reintroduced regular milk back to her and it worked for us. there is such a thing as a delayed allergy reaction (i watched a show on it last night). my daughter isnt allergic to milk though her stomach was just sensitive to it for a while.

Why are you associating the vomiting with milk since he doesn't throw up after drinking milk at other times?

I suggest that you talk with his pediatrician. There can be other causes than milk.

Whole milk is not too fatty unless he has difficulty digesting fat. In which case he'd have difficulty with fatty foods, many of which have much more fat in them than whole milk. Whole milk is good for babies. They need the fat to build brain cells.

He could be vomiting because he has drank too much milk or eaten too much food or too much in combination just before he vomits. When a baby's stomach gets too full they do vomit because their pyloric (?) valve is under developed. I remember feeding a toddler cousin who just keep eating. I wasn't familiar with her eating habits. Suddenly she vomited all over herself. Her mother looked at how much she'd eaten and said, "no wonder." Most babies will stop eating when they're full but not every one. :)

Perhaps you could monitor how much he eats to be sure he's not over eating. But also talk with his pediatrician.

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