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Re: Is it really a dairy intolerance??
« Reply #60 on: September 16, 2011, 16:44:25 pm »
Oh yeah, I am totally keeping up with the probiotics, I feel like they are working already after 3 days!! :)  So it will help with the constant yeast infections he gets too??

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Re: Is it really a dairy intolerance??
« Reply #61 on: September 16, 2011, 16:53:26 pm »
Very likely. :)

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Re: Is it really a dairy intolerance??
« Reply #62 on: September 16, 2011, 17:19:36 pm »
Just watch for a yeast rash as he adjusts to the probiotics... they can actually cause a yeast rash in the beginning.



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Re: Is it really a dairy intolerance??
« Reply #63 on: September 16, 2011, 19:51:07 pm »
He has had many flare ups this last month and its pretty bad today. :(  How long til it goes away you think?

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Re: Is it really a dairy intolerance??
« Reply #64 on: September 16, 2011, 20:43:40 pm »
In some cases the probiotics take hold pretty quickly, while in others they may need a few days to really gain a foothold in there. I'd say be on the lookout another day or two, maybe three at most, to see some real changes from them. Nat's room-clearing farts as a baby disappeared after only a day, but now the kids are older and their school gives them stuff I wish they wouldn't, they're on daily probiotics for maintenance anyway. And we double up during and for about 7-10 days after a course of A/B's.

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Re: Is it really a dairy intolerance??
« Reply #65 on: September 16, 2011, 22:59:54 pm »
Alexandra got a rash that lasted about 4 days when we first started the probiotics... it went away as quickly as it arrived though and never really seemed to bother her at all.



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Re: Is it really a dairy intolerance??
« Reply #66 on: September 20, 2011, 17:20:26 pm »
OMG, his diaper rash is gone!!! And he is pooping regularly every day, pretty good!! I still am doing miralax but some days I dont need as much.  He seems to be sleeping better and on most days not spitting up as much. 

Kara, I am having a hard time finding Good Start RTF here in Missouri.  I have even tried ordering it online and had to resort to buying powder.  I havent started it yet as I keep trying to buy as many RTF as I can at each store I go to. :(

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Re: Is it really a dairy intolerance??
« Reply #67 on: September 20, 2011, 17:50:19 pm »
Have you tried the Gerber website to find a supplier??  There is a concentrate liquid as well which would be cheaper than RTF would be... I buy concentrate and make it in a small juice jug to keep in the fridge and use as needed since it is fine for 48 hours after you make it :)

Here in Canada, it is super easy to find...

I think we are going to have to go back to Miralax :(  Things have gone from good, to bad to terrible in less than a week... I think the wheat issues were masking the constipation... I had to suppository her again today... she pooped right away and it was soft... I think the suppository just helped her relax enough to go... which keeps me hopeful that she won't be on the Miralax much longer if I do have to go back to it... her bowels have obviously shrunk down quite a bit since July when we were in the ER a few times with pooper issues... but she isn't quite there yet... ugh.



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Re: Is it really a dairy intolerance??
« Reply #68 on: September 20, 2011, 18:05:48 pm »
Yes, it says they have it and when I go there they dont.  :(

So you think she is allergic to wheat??

Do you think maybe the constipation has caused her to hold in her poop?

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Re: Is it really a dairy intolerance??
« Reply #69 on: September 20, 2011, 18:26:41 pm »
I don't know if she is allergic to wheat or if she just isn't ready for it... either way, I have cut it out for now and will re-introduce it around her first birthday - apparently, wheat used to be one grain that was recommended as 12 months + 

Have you talked to a pharmacist to see if they would order it in for you?



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Re: Is it really a dairy intolerance??
« Reply #70 on: September 20, 2011, 19:52:22 pm »
So can you tell me what happens when you give it to her?? How did you figure it out??

I am going to call the store and see if they will order it for me.

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Re: Is it really a dairy intolerance??
« Reply #71 on: September 20, 2011, 22:00:29 pm »
If she has wheat (like half a piece of toast), she gets horrible diarrhea within half an hour.  It's almost totally water with little bits in it (TMI!)... a little slimy looking too as if it might have a bit of mucous in it... it's shiny!

Do you think maybe the constipation has caused her to hold in her poop?

I just noticed that I forgot to answer this!  Sorry!  I don't think they have the ability to "hold it" at this age.  The physical ability to control pooping doesn't actually develop until at least the age of 2.



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Re: Is it really a dairy intolerance??
« Reply #72 on: September 21, 2011, 13:42:33 pm »
Aww poor little baby!!! Sorry to hear that and wheat intolerance sounds horrible.  I am sure its very hard to eliminate that from their diets.  Hang in there!!!

I called everywhere and they dont have the concentrate and wont order it!!!! So, I just had them order me the RTF since they usually only have 2 at a time in the store.  :)

Hopefully sooner or later I can switch to powder.

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Re: Is it really a dairy intolerance??
« Reply #73 on: September 21, 2011, 17:38:38 pm »
What a pain in the butt!  Did you try calling Gerber directly?

Wheat isn't actually too hard to eliminate at this age - cut the Cheerios and cereals/bread and all is good!  She didn't eat crackers yet, so no worries there!  I will give her a 6 week time frame to be sure it is out of her system, then try to reintroduce it... ugh.



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Re: Is it really a dairy intolerance??
« Reply #74 on: September 21, 2011, 18:00:53 pm »
Yes, I called Gerber. They changed their packaging and said that they have started shipping the new product out over 2 weeks ago so they should have it in stores.  They really cant help me.  :(

Does your DD eat cereal in her fruits and stuff?? I used oatmeal cereal to thicken alot of my sons foods so it would be hard for me to eliminate wheat.  :)