Yellow runny and mucoussy ???

[weaver]

Oh Kelly, the poor wee lad and his poor bottom! I'm sure you've got tons of sudocreme and all that, it really works miracles.  Was he any better at departure time for his grandparents?

it does sounds like something he ate to me.  Would teeth do that? 10 nappies in that short time?

[Me.and.my.two.boys]

I also think it was food but maybe teeth too? This has happened twice in one week? He had stopped pooing and his bum was looking a little better when I dropped him off. His gran have him some naked bum time and put cream on before bed so hopefully he will be better by tomorrow

I'm so worried about his food/intolerance. He hasn't had dairy since Sunday - what could have caused this??

[Buntybear]

Could it be a bit of a bug?? I don't think that a bit of skimmed milk in a biscuit (especially if he was already having skimmed milk in other things) would cause that violent a reaction? How much milk was he having previous to these biscuits?

[Me.and.my.two.boys]

I wondered about a bug but he was totally fine except the diarrhoea. He definitely had discomfort and A LOT of wind as well but no sick ness?

I've been thinking about the skimmed milk powder and I'm worried because I can't remember exactly whether he has had it before he hasn't been having much milk, trace amounts really like the oven chips we have include milk or the breadcrumb coating on the fish fingers and maybe only twice a week? I thought he had skimmed milk powder but I can't remember what in so I can't be sure?

[Buntybear]

In that case it could well be the milk. That's a shame  he is on soy though isn't he?? I don't find it too hard with all the other alternatives. And of course when he is so young you can take your own food anywhere and no one says anything. Even at 4 if I explain Olly's allergies restaurants etc don;t mind you taking your own foods. Sorry waffling a bit 

Did the dietician give you the plan for re-introducing foods and the lists of foods at each level?

[Me.and.my.two.boys]

Yes I have the complete re introduction procedure. After last week she has advised me to go back to 100% dairy free for 3 months and then reintroduce - starting at stage 1 again.

He is fine with soy so that's ok. I'm ok with it, there's so many alternatives to dairy anyway. He's at his grandparents this weekend but his gran is dairy free anyway so knows all about it.

I feel terrible for giving him the biscuits, I'm put off trying anything again!

I wonder what the percentage is for kids who grow out of it?

[Buntybear]

I wonder what the percentage is for kids who grow out of it?

High!!  Olly had a full on allergy from when he came out the womb but is on about stage 4 now and just started eating fromage frais last week 

Don't feel bad about trying the biscuits. How are you to know otherwise? One day he WON'T have a reaction and you will feel over the moon!

[Me.and.my.two.boys]

Wow - our days of fromage frais seem like a million years away!

I'll wait a few months and see how he is x

[Buntybear]

Olly has just turned 4 so it has been an age  still wheat and egg to go    intolerances are 'easier' to grow out of though I would have thought. You will get there x

[Me.and.my.two.boys]

What's the main differences between intolerance and allergy? The reaction?

C's paed always said allergy but dietician and HV say intolerance.

I know it's not a serious allergy like some kids I have worked with who have epipens so just assumed it was an intolerance but I'm not entirely sure of the differences?

[MasynSpencerElliotte]

Jumping in late to this but all my DD's are MPI (DD2 was dairy free until 5 years old). Intolerances have less acute symptoms than an allergy - gut/bowel issues, ezcema, sometimes behavioural and may take longer to show up where an allergy would be fairly quick - hives, vomitting, swelling etc. 

Poor C, sounds rough on his bottom! DD2 always had severe constipation from dairy but DD1 & 3 tended toward loose/mucousy stools and all 3 had ezcema.

[Buntybear]

What's the main differences between intolerance and allergy? The reaction?

Something to google as it is complicated!! I think the difference is mainly the way that the body reacts to the 'foreign body'.

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/food-allergy/Pages/Intro1.aspx

[ZacsMumme]

What's the main differences between intolerance and allergy? The reaction?

C's paed always said allergy but dietician and HV say intolerance.

I know it's not a serious allergy like some kids I have worked with who have epipens so just assumed it was an intolerance but I'm not entirely sure of the differences?

Allergy is an immune response. Intolerance is a digestive response. But, the two cross paths a lot, and some kids have both responses

[Me.and.my.two.boys]

Thanks guys - seems it is an intolerance. His symptoms are severe diarrhoea (as I have recently found out) A LOT of wind and general tummy discomfort. It did seem to be accumulated over a few biscuits but very small amounts.

[weaver]

As a dairy intolerant person, yes, that sounds just like it alright.