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Comment on What causes welts/hives where milk-based products touch baby’s face? by Mrs. Janice

Mrs. Janice — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:19:26 +0000

This is a severe milk allergy that is cause for great concern. You need to totally avoid all milk products and ingredients with him. I highly recomend putting him on a soy formula if he needs one for back up when you don’t have any milk on supply for the sitter. My daughter was born with a severe milk allergy. The milk based formula made her vomit, get hives, a rash, and she even had blood in her diapers from the milk based formula. She stayed allergic until she was nine years old. Then testing that they did called RAST as well as skin prick testing said that she was no longer allergic so her allergist said it was fine to try her on milk and she did fine. We had a rough nine years though going to the ER several times for reactions. Once she was beginning to get anaphalactic shock. They told me if she ate one more bite she could have died. She experimented a few times with other children’s chocolate pudding and other foods that she could not eat. She ended up in the ER each time. She used to get hives the size of half dollars on her back and body. I had to carry an epipen with me at all times as well as Benedryl. We had to check the ingredients on every product I bought her every time we went shopping. The companies were known to change the ingredients. The first and most of the second baby foods were alright, but be very careful of the third foods. It might actually be safer to make them yourself. Anything that says vegan is fine… but not vegetarian. Some ingredients to look out for are milk, cream, dry milk powder, chocolate, yogurt, butter, lactic acid, lactose, whey, casein, sodium lactylate, anything that starts with lact or casein, caremel color. As she gets older you need to be careful for canned meals such as spaghettios etc., lunch meats, salad dressings, potato chips, most magerines, processed foods, bread, rolls, and many more. For now the best alternative would be keep breastfeeding her, but if she needs a supplement then try soy formula. My daughter stayed on soy formula until she was eighteen months. Her pediatrician wanted her to stay on it until she was two, but she had enough by eighteen months and refused to drink it anymore. At that age we put her on a fortified soy milk. She liked Silk Very Vanilla Soy Milk the best and it was fortified special for children. That is not recomended at your baby’s age though. I would definetly tell her doctor what happened. A milk allergy and being lactose intollerant are two different things. An allergy can be life threatening, while an intollerance can just cause stomach aches, diarrhea, and sometimes vomitting. There is hope she will outgrow it. When my daughter was a baby they said most cases of milk allergy the child outgrows them by the age of two. She did not so when she was two they thought she would stay allergic, but her body changed and she outgrew it. If you need any more assistance I would be glad to help. You can check my profile and email me.

Comment on What causes welts/hives where milk-based products touch baby’s face? by Bonnie

Bonnie — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:19:55 +0000

This happened with my cousin’s first son and the doctor’s couldn’t figure it out for the longest time. Turned out that he just had a higher than normal amount of yeast on his skin and the sugar in the dairy products made it react. It didn’t cause him pain or anything and only lasted briefly, but she always felt so guilty over the rashes that she switched to goat’s milk until he was about 3. If it was something she couldn’t avoid cow’s milk in, she gave him acidophilis tablets from a vitamin store (after checking with the doctor) and those seemed to prevent it.

Comment on What causes welts/hives where milk-based products touch baby’s face? by malwilhist

malwilhist — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:19:23 +0000

It’s an allergy. Same thing happened to a friend of mine’s little boy. He would get a rash around his mouth. Brought him in and the doctor said absolutely NO dairy products at all so he’d have the best chance at overcoming the allergy. Take him to the doctor and insist on an allergy test. Take photos of the reaction if it happens again, although it shouldn’t since you should stop giving him dairy.

Comment on would you recomend this brand for allergy and as a really good food for dogs? by Chele P

Chele P — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:16:27 +0000

This is a fine food, but not for dogs with allergies. It is best to have as few ingredients as possible in a sensitive dog’s diet. Stick to an all natural product that contains just 1 meat sorce, like lamb and rice or fish and potato. The fewer ingredients in the food, the less likely your dog is to have a reaction to it.

Comment on would you recomend this brand for allergy and as a really good food for dogs? by gentleannie

gentleannie — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:40:52 +0000

Chicken isn’t rally great for allergies, my Lab is on Verus white fish,potato & omega 3, shes a rescue Lab that didn’t even look like she would live hair falling out, nose looked like it was rotting away eyes running , rolling to stop itching, our first stop from rescue was Vet, blood work she had allot wrong but the allergies are 100% better, she is on solixne for thyroid (that contributes to allergies) and the Verus kibble and I mix wet food in so she doesn’t get bored, merrick,or any good quality, she only gets a spoonful and I get it at a speciality store for dog, owned by a GSD trainer & nutritionist and you feed 1/2 of what the bag says, my dog is big on normal food she was getting 2 cups am 2 pm, now it ‘s1 in am & 1 in pm her weight is good, she gets cored apple slices for treats or a really good treat also a raw carrot, she went from an ugly duckling to swan, people ask what breeder I went to, the best for allergies is fish(great for all dogs)Venison, rabbit or lamb, chicken & beef are not good for allergies

Comment on would you recomend this brand for allergy and as a really good food for dogs? by Jessica N

Jessica N — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:07:43 +0000

this food wouldbe good if you can find anyother foods try to look for anything to do with it being good foodsfor dogs with allergies. Or better as a vet to help you they have good answers!

Comment on would you recomend this brand for allergy and as a really good food for dogs? by Laura ?

Laura ? — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:56:25 +0000

Dick Van Patten has a great dog food line !

Check with your vet wrt the allergies part.

Comment on would you recomend this brand for allergy and as a really good food for dogs? by Sonbear

Sonbear — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:16:22 +0000

ahhh– I think they are assuming that dogs are usually allergic to corn, soy or wheat. But some are allergic to chicken too. I like Wellness Simple food solutions– It has one meat and one carb.

Comment on would you recomend this brand for allergy and as a really good food for dogs? by TonyLovesFairies

TonyLovesFairies — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:08:50 +0000

Been there, done that, gotta bloody t shirt.
Not for MY dog.
Late Entry : for negraters. potatoes are the worst there is for ANY dog to digest properly. It’s all crap.

Comment on Dog treats for an allergy dog? by nikko,peke lvr

nikko,peke lvr — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:23:36 +0000

y dogs have always gotten baby carrots,also celery is good cucumbers breen beans.Keep them cold and they just love them