Son Is Allegic to Milk

My child is not allergic to milk, but I do know some people at work that are...

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Go to this website, it has great recommendations for soy milk snacks. hope this helps!

I am allergic to about every thing except milk but my last live in job. the 3 girls were all allergic to milk and rice products so I have quite a bit of experience. Their favorite snack was cucumber dipped in Italian dressing it was so simple just cut of the peel and cut it into circles. also they make a soy cheese and soy butter( earth balance) that both taste great we used to make pizza from scratch and put the soy cheese on it was great. It also got them to eat a lot more when i included them in the preparation. I will have to look up the recipes for the other meals. I just moved here a few months ago and I am still getting my books out of their boxes so I will get back to you on that. oh and I almost forgot We used to give them Ice cream from Potato milk. It tasted just like regular Ice cream. it was great we found it at whole foods but it was a hit or miss type of Item sometimes they had it and other times they did not.

I am 27 and allergic to milk and eggs (among other things). While it may seem obvious to avoid milk, yogurt, and cheese, you need to have an emergency list in your house of other items to avoid - I recommend http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/misc/milkallergy_cutout....

Chocolate and chocolate spreads (Nutella) contain milk. You also need to use separate bowls and spoons to prepare your child's meals unless you have the "sterilize" option on your dishwasher. You need to inform your ped's office as well as hospital for each and every visit. Believe or not I actually went to a-shock while in the hospital because the nursing was not use to dealing with patients with milk and egg allergies. You MUST carry an epipen for big reactions and benadryl for small reactions. Avoid processed meats.

All vegan (not simply vegetarian) recipes should be safe for your little one. Indian food and some Thai food are good too.

I like the cookbook "What to Eat When You Can't Eat Anything" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1569244111

For birthdays, I have become an expert at making bundt cakes that I glaze with lemon juice and powder sugar. I puree 6 clementines with the egg substitute equivalent of 6 eggs and vanilla flavoring. Add 3 and 1/3 cups of self-rising flour and 1 cup of sugar. Bake 350 for 55 minutes or so. Williams-Sonoma has awesome bundt cake pans so last year I had a rose cake and this year I will have an octupus but I've also collected a sandcastle, cathedral window design, and Hansel and Gretel house over the years.

To tuck away in the back of your mind for later, if you have a little boy, beware of a high soy diet. There is a small possibility that it could affect his short-term fertility in the future (sexual arousal becomes more difficult due to the estrogen in the soy).

Just wanted to mention Earth balance butter is great and dairy free. Also, the whole foods brand of rice milk is really good. If you buy cheese make sure to get vegan cheese because some cheese alternatives have sodium casienate, a derivative of skin milk.
Once you get used to it, it's really not that hard. You just have to be careful when someone else cooks for you.

J.,
We have a 2yr old daughter that has issues with milk products. She can eat a little bit of yogurt, but no more than 4 oz. She is on Soy Milk. I do know that if you make pudding with the soy milk, that it does not hold up. I will be interested in seeing what recipes other people suggest.
M.

i hate to be nosey but how did you find out that hes alllergic to milk my son has trouble with constipation and i think its the milk but how did you find out for sure

HI my daughter is sensitive to milk not allergic. Have you tried lactose free milk? That's what I use and my daughter now has no issues with milk.

Both my brother and I were allergic to milk, growing up. I have since grown out of it, but he will most likely have it for the rest of his life. First of all, there's a lot that doesn't need milk!! You may need to isolate and see what all your child is allergic to. With both of us we were ok as long as there was an active culture in it (ie acidophilus as in yoghurt). There is soy milk and a number of different dairy replacements. I'm guessing your child is beyond formula, so experiment with what you like to do. If you are one for baking, most of the dairy replacements will show on the box/bottle what the ratio is for replacement. Beyond that, a lot of things simply don't need the milk in it. Pizza without cheese is still pizza!! (and don't let the cooks at the pizza restauraunts tell you differently) I can't tell you how many times we had to all but show the cooks that it would work. Mac and cheese is great, but so is macaroni by itself or with pesto. Ice cream has a number of new possible replacements, but watch out for Chocolate (most of it is milk chocolate and that used to drive us crazy). Luckily, you are living in an age where non-dairy is becoming mainstream. Check out some of you local organic or whole food resources, alot of them will be able to point you to some tasty and inexpensive milk free opportunities. Oh! And in the winter, try heating up any of his favorite juices (apple, lemonade and peach were my old favorites!) Hope this helps!
M. Baker

My son is 13 and deathly allergic to any dairy, milks cheeses yogurts etc and I have always used soy products and rice products. The rice dream ice creams are really good. I use Silk for milk and just prepare all our meals the same except add his milk and it doesn't taste any different in mashed potatoes etc. I use the silk singles for his lunches at school or if he buys at school he gets orange juice and they had to have a Drs. note for him not to have milk. Crazy/ but the world thinks milk is good for you, it actually is not that good for you. I used all the cheeses in the Kroger health section and smart balance butter or soy butter. I love the tofutti cuties, they are ice cream sandwiches.Yumm, we use the fake parmesean cheese, etc, just look in that section at publix or krogers or go to wild oats, read all labels and take old recipes and make them dairy free with soy or rice milk. The chocolate rice milk and soy are too strong, really yuk unless you add regular to it to tone it down.

Both my daughters are Lactose intollerant. Not sure if that's the same problem you have. We basically make whatever we'd normally make and simply replace regular milk with the lactose free kind. Oddly enough, the older one can tolerate most hard cheeses. Go figure. Neither could do soy milk due to the high gas levels it caused them to have.

My son is 18 months and he has a severe allergy to milk. We have an epipen for him. He had a sip of milk last week by accident and we had to rush him to the hospital. He used to be allergic to soy and I would give him rice milk and rice yogurt that I was able to find at Whole Foods. He outgrew his soy allergy and now he takes soy milk and soy yogurt. But be carful with soy yogurts because some have milk in it. I buy WholeSoy & Co brand and it is casein free. We buy Soy Dream milk and earth balance spread that I use as butter for his toast and in hot cereal. He is also allergic to wheat, but he can take spelt bread and gets a spelt bread toast with the earth balance spread. I also put earth balance on his glueten-free pasta. He eats his cereal with soy milk. I do cook a lot from scrach. I make a bullion from chicken or parts of turkey and freeze it and use it later to cook soup or rice for him. Thankfully, he is used to soy or rice milk and likes it now. There is also coconut yougurt, but my son is allergic to nuts, so we haven't tried it, but it supposed to be supper yummy :)

My daughter was severly allergic to all milk and soy products, (and spinach, green peas...) so we were really limited before she outgrew the allergy at 5 years old. She kind of stalled out in height too, as a result of lack of calcium. My doctor recommended we try goat milk, because it has a different type of protein than cow milk or soy products. She had no reaction!! So that's what we substituted... we made pancakes, chocolate milk, pudding pops, used it on cereal, you name it... and you can even make homemade ice cream- it's actually creamier than ice cream made with cow's milk. And an added benefit is that goats are rarely pumped full of the hormones that cows get simply because the demand for their milk is lower... and you can purchase goat milk at most Walmarts, if they don't have it, ask for it. It actually has more calcium than cows milk too. When we added this into her diet, she took off growing... it was so wonderful. I'll be praying your son outgrows the allergy!!

My 2yr old daughter is allergic to milk & several other foods. We love soy! There are tons of products out there that are dairy free. We had to change everything from milk to cheese to butter...ice cream. You would be amazed @ how many products have milk/ dairy in them. I became an expert @ reading labels. We like to go to Wild Oats...they have a great selection..Krogers has a pretty good selection in their whole food area. I really don't have an specific recipes. I just exchange the dairy product with a soy product. Good luck. Stay a way from the rice products...YUCK!

My 17 month old daughter also has severe allergies to eggs and milk (we carry an epipen and have to do strict avoidance), and she also happens to hate soy milk. It's been quite challenging, to the say the least, and we are not really role models on how to eat right now...she is extremely picky. Anyway, I try to think of things that she can eat and serve them to her, whether or not she eats them, like rice and black beans, stir-fry, pasta with olive oil on it (they need fat if they aren't getting it from milk), ground hamburger meat, little pieces of chicken, steamed veggies, etc. She tends to be able to eat anything with wheat and soy in it as ingredients (though she won't drink soy milk straight), which has been our saving grace...health food stores tend to specialize in non-dairy and non-egg products. Beware that some of the "veggie" and "soy" cheeses have some milk ingredients in them, which won't work if you need to do strict avoidance. I was able to find a milk-free veggie-based margarine product that I could use to "butter" things. You might also consider buying a "vegan" cookbook, since they don't eat any dairy either. With baking, I also learned that you can do without milk in lots of recipes...eggs are harder, but you can substitute with an egg replacer or something acidic, like lemon juice or vinegar. Anyway, good luck with it all...I think the milk allergy is probably the most frustrating of all b/c it is in everything with all our cheese, butter, etc., in every recipe. Also, other people don't take it as seriously as the peanut allergy since so many people are just "lactose intolerant," which isn't life threatening, and many people outgrow it. But for children with true milk allergies, it can be very life threatening, and new research is showing that kids aren't outgrowing it as often or as quickly as they used to. Good luck with it all...I am trying to join an allergy support group b/c it is very challenging. My daughter can just touch something with cheese on it and then break out in hives. I hope your son is doing okay with it all.

my son is 17 months and allergic also. the doctors say it is very common and a lot of kids outgrow it by age 5 at the latest, some much earlier. i use soy milk for now. i'm hoping he will outgrow it soon. it is very hard sometimes to find things w/o milk! feel free to email me any questions you have! also the outgrowing may depend on the reaction your child has. my son breaks out in a rash wherever the milk has touched, so it isn't very bad really and that is the common reaction that is usually outgrown.

I am 33 years old and have had a really bad allergy to milk my entire life. I am perfectly healthy and have great teeth and healthy bones! Cow milk, believe it or not, is not all that great for you. Is your child lactose intolorant or actually allergic to milk protien? If it is a true allergy, you need to consider getting an epipen for him. As far as food goes, make sure you are getting enough calcium for him in his normal food. Put spinach in spaghetti sauce. Soymilk is a staple at my house and is fortified with the same vitamins A and D just like cow milk.
You can pretty much use it as a substitute anywhere for milk. Trader Joe's grocery store has a wonderful variety of foods and snacks that are dairy free.

Hi J.,
When my son was 2yrs old he started developing very loose stool it was already loose but it got worse I found out it was the milk. As I was told we are not suppose to drink cows milk because it is a mammal. So I stop letting him drink it. I went to the whole food store and got him some gluten free rice milk and he does not know the difference because it states on the carton milk his stool is not loose anymore and he dont have the stomach cramps anymore I every get him the soy cheese I taste it and I cant tell the difference it melts just like the real stuff so I hope that helps you.

I do not have a child allergic to milk, but my husband is. When we first started dating it was quite a challenge because almost all of my cooking has some sort of dairy, cheese, butter, milk. I don't know if your child is like him, but I am able to bake things with milk and it does not bother him. We are able to use country crock for butter, he eats his cereal with water, if I make a cake and frost it, I look on the frosting container to see that there is no milk (I think it is Betty Crocker that is milk free. Sorbets are good for ice cream substitutes. Just let me know if you want to talk or have any more questions. I know a few tricks in dealing with this allergy.
B.

I see you have received some great advice already. If your child is allergic to the milk protein (casein), do not use soy as a replacement as the structure of the soy protein is similar to that of casein and can cause the same sort of issues. We are having to put my son on the gluten-free casein-free diet due to developmental delays and it's a huge challenge. Luckily, he loves the rice milk. I'm just having a hard time finding replacements for cheese and butter and the like. Most dairy replacements all contain soy but since we are having to avoid the soy, there's not as big of a selection. Good luck!

Hello J.. I too have a son who was allergic to milk...as well as peanuts and eggs. Thankfully, he has grown out of them. He is four now. So i know that struggle you are going through right now. I tried Soy Milk for him. I also tried soy based "cheese" for snacks that i found at whole foods. I also used to give him a variety of veggies with italian dressing for dipping instead of ranch. Thats about all i can think of right now. Hope that helps, and good luck to you!

I have no children, but Im allergic to dairy products also. I would suggest lactose free milk to the child. Anything without very much milk. When making things such as mashed potatoes, use the lactose free milk. If you use the lactose free milk when making a meal, the baby will be able to eat it. If my advice dosn't work I'm very sorry.

Rebekah :)

My son is allergic to all milk products, eggs, nuts, and wheat. His meals are usually chicken /beef, brown rice or rice noodles a fruit and veggie. Snacks were more challenging for me. My son (2yrs old) loves the soft cookies made by a company called ENJOY LIFE. He loves the snickerdoddle and chewy chocolate chip. You can find them at Whole Foods market or Wild Oats Market. I usually order mine online. Better price and I buy in bulk. The website name is Gluten Free Mall. The cookies are all major allergens free and actually taste good. Can your son eat soy? If so respond back and I can share so much more with you if you are interested. I could type for days. One note be careful of deli meats and those precooked rotisserie chickens you find in a lot of groceries. They contain caesin which is a milk protein used for flavor and perserving. Boars head deli meat (the chicken breast and roasted turkey) are caesin free. My son also snacks on corn/rice chex cereal, Kix cereal, soy crisp, fruit, oatmeal animal crackers, Scoops baked corn chips,and Gerber Graduates dried apples just to name a few. Hope this begins to help. Take care.

Hello J..

May I suggest soy milk? It is what I give my girls. We are the only mammals that still give milk after being weaned. Milk can cause allergies due to the junk they now put in it to preserve it (pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, etc.).
There is hemp milk, goat milk, rice milk.
I was raised on a farm where we got fresh milk straight from the cow. It was really good then and good for you. Now, not much good in milk anymore.
My friends daughter has asthma and she can have no dairy whatsoever. They make rice milk ice cream and soy ice cream. Major health food stores (Rainbow Bloosom, Wild Oats) will carry alternative stuff like that. May I suggest googling milk allergies or alternative dairy products.
I do with you the very best. Research would be my biggest suggestion. Knowledge is power.
In Christ, W. from Indiana

Use soy,rice,almond milks. They cost more , but you can use it to drink , cook, and put on cereal , make gravies etc.