Want to try and work out if my son is diary intolerant or not.
Back story DS is 10 weeks. At 6 weeks he had a food strike for 14 hours screaming when I tried to feed. Was fine again after that but fussier (coming on and off the breast a lot etc) until 8 weeks when he had another food strike and hadnt pooed in 2 days (usually several a day) and I took him to the gp and he was prescribed lactulose for constipation. Also indicated it could be reflux but to try lactulose first. So the poos started coming better and he fed more normally still fussy. Then week 9 he started striking again but not just for a day over 3 days and every time he fed he would screech in pain (the same cry when he got his jags) it happened even when I unbuttoned my top, the sight of my breast and he screamed. Managed to feed him a little through it by letting him cry for a few minutes pick him up, put back down and where he would fall asleep exhausted. When he woke 10 mins later hungry still he would sometimes feed for a minute or two before screaming again so I kept doing this and he was ok. A week on from these horrible 3 days and he is feeding much better, only once or twice a day does he scream and after a sleep will feed well. He is also feeding all the time... Every 1.5 hours day and night. His poo is finally now no longer mucousy and smells normal again.
A week ago went to gp in the midst of the 3 days and saw her and health visitor. Got given gaviscon to try, told to ease off the lactulose. I also decided to stop eating dairy too. Gaviscon made him more sick so tried it a few times but he was worse sick wise so stopped. Lactulose halved then stopped in 3 days. Very little dairy for the last week, but not totally gone (ie a few bits dairy milk chocolate, a piece of cake which would have had butter in) however I was eating a lot of dairy prior (yogurts, cheese, milk on cereal etc) so it has been cut substantially.
SO I was wondering what anyone thinks may be causing him to feed better and have normal poos now? Is he dairy intolerant? Or was the poo weird from lactulose and the better feeding circumstantial as he does still fuss sometimes and scream occasionally? Should I ask the gp for adifferent reflux treatment he is still sick after most feeds?
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Feeding strikes and dairy intolerance?
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hamncheese · 09/10/2012 09:48
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