Glenda
16-04-2003, 07:45 PM
Hi,
I wish I had found this site earlier, then perhaps my 3 yo son would have had an Easter egg this year (even if I ended up eating it, lol)!
I stopped eating dairy (most of the time, lapses do occur) when I found my son was allergic to dairy and eggs at six months. Ever since he was two months (after his first injections - coincidence?) he has suffered from eczema and hives. As he was breastfed I was fobbed off with various creams which did not work. It took four months for it to 'click' that he suffered worse after feeds, and a little investigation on the internet found that dairy consumed by the mother passed through into breastmilk. I managed to get this confirmed through skin prick tests at the hospital and my son has been on a restricted diet ever since. Not surprisingly, he has rarely suffered from hives since and the eczema has on the whole cleared.
Even though my son does not rely on breastmilk now, I still find obvious dairy products distasteful and keep my son company with his diet. I am probably better for it.
One of the most useful bits of info I can offer (as many of you probably already know) is to contact your local supermarket for their list of dairy-free own product list - though, watch out as they sometimes alter ingredients.
Glenda.
I wish I had found this site earlier, then perhaps my 3 yo son would have had an Easter egg this year (even if I ended up eating it, lol)!
I stopped eating dairy (most of the time, lapses do occur) when I found my son was allergic to dairy and eggs at six months. Ever since he was two months (after his first injections - coincidence?) he has suffered from eczema and hives. As he was breastfed I was fobbed off with various creams which did not work. It took four months for it to 'click' that he suffered worse after feeds, and a little investigation on the internet found that dairy consumed by the mother passed through into breastmilk. I managed to get this confirmed through skin prick tests at the hospital and my son has been on a restricted diet ever since. Not surprisingly, he has rarely suffered from hives since and the eczema has on the whole cleared.
Even though my son does not rely on breastmilk now, I still find obvious dairy products distasteful and keep my son company with his diet. I am probably better for it.
One of the most useful bits of info I can offer (as many of you probably already know) is to contact your local supermarket for their list of dairy-free own product list - though, watch out as they sometimes alter ingredients.
Glenda.