Sorry its taken so long to respond, I haven't been on the computer for a
while.  My son is now 8 years old and diagnosed with severe allergy to dairy
when he was an infant.  When he was firsr born I breastfed him and he always
screamed whenever he started to nurse and then after nursing he was very
colicky. I expressed my concerns to the pediatrician and they told me to cut
out spicy foods, when that didn't work they suggested cutting out my dairy.
So I stopped all dairy and he didn't have any problems again after that,
with my breastmilk.  When he was four months old a family member gave him a
little lick of ice-cream and his eyes swelled and he had hives all around
them and around his mouth.His worst reaction as a baby at about 15 mos he
got hold of a little piece of cheese and his whole body was covered in
hives, his mouth and eyes swelled.  He also would vomit. He was finally
tested by an allergist at 2.  We were also told he would possibly out grow
this.  But he is now 8 and still very allergic, if you kiss him after eating
dairy his throat gets itchy and hives around his mouth, he is very sensitive
to it. I hope you r child does outgrow it.  We pray every day that ours
will.   Sincerely, Honey
----- Original Message -----
From: Ryan Dowdeswell <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: Two things


> I'm not sure how to pronounce casein either.
>
> My dauughter is allergic to milk too. She is now almost 2 years old, but
we found she was allergic when she was about 8 months old. We discovered it
one night when we went out for sundaes, and we fed our daughter a couple of
spoons. About 10 minutes later, we noticed a bright red rash with white
spots forming around her mouth and face. Soon it had spread to her back and
belly. She appeared not to be in any pain or discomfort right then, but
later that night, she vomitted and was not feeling very well. It was a
strawberry sundae, so at the time, we weren't sure if she was reacting to
the strawberries or the dairy. So, we waited a few days and then rubbed a
little bit of milk (cows milk) on her arm or back, and then checked it a
couple of minutes later. And the rash appeared again - quickly. So, since
then we tried skim milk, and goats milk, and she reacts to those. We found
that soy milk is fine for her to drink.
>
> We've been told that quite a few infants have an allergy to cows milk, but
then most of them out grow it by 18 months.
>
> Hope you find something that helps.
>
> Ryan
>
>
> On Wed, 18 April 2001, Suzanne DiPiero wrote:
>
> >
> > 1.  Do you pronounce casein
> > chase-in
> > or
> > cass-ee-in
> > ?
> >
> > 2.  Can someone with a milk-allergic or LI child share
> > how they discovered the problem.  I have a 3 month-old
> > niece who is suspected of having a milk allergy due to
> > bloody stool and a fever.  She is breast-fed, so her
> > pediatrician told her mother to stop eating dairy for
> > a week.  When her mother started back on dairy, the
> > child again developed a fever.  I'm not sure about the
> > stool.
> >
> > I'd like to share first-hand accounts of other
> > children with the mother.  Because I'm LI, which I
> > developed as an adult, my account isn't very helpful
> > to her.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Suzanne
> >
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