Dairy allergy

[WinniePig]

Hello! DS was diagnosed with dairy allergy at 6 weeks. He is now 11 and has still not grown out of the allergy. At what age did your DC grow out of a dairy allergy (if at all)?

Mine just turned 15 hasn't. I think some allergies are for life.
If your dc is under the allergist, do they do food challenges? Consider immunotherapy?

Oh no! That is disappointing to hear. DS is under the care of an allergy specialist at the hospital. He did say that if DS had not grown out of allergy by age 15 then he was unlikely to grow out of it at all. DS had skin prick test before Christmas which showed a very clear hive on skin where allergen had been. They won’t do a challenge until he shows some evidence of growing out of it. Oh well, I am extremely grateful that he doesn’t have asthma or eczema as they tend to go hand in hand with allergies.

Mine is 14 and hasn't grown out of it either. She's not at all bothered and has refused to try the milk ladder for years as always failed on the first step. Still reacts strongly on skin prick tests.

Neither of mine have outgrown their dairy allergies (19 and 16). I know someone whose daughter had a test which gave results if would ever grow out of it but I’ve not heard of anyone else having that. My eldest (19) is only allergic to milk (youngest has multiple allergies) but it still constrains her quite a lot - she often misses out or chooses not to do something because it will be too tricky food wise. It makes me feel so sad. How do your kids cope/feel about it?

@lucysfriendlyfoods DS is happy with his allergy as he doesn’t know any different! It’s just tricky for the rest of us as if we want to eat the same meal then we have to avoid dairy. It makes it really difficult and a bit boring sometimes. I would love to go out for a curry (no good as everything cooked in ghee and / or marinated in yoghurt) and to eat more vegetarian food (with cheese etc) but stuck eating vegan if we want to avoid meat.

Mine are the same as they've never known any different but it does make it trickier. I mainly cook meals that have various add ins for different requirements! My eldest (just a dairy allergy) was taken to Dishoom as they were great with a whole dairy free menu she could choose from

DD has grown out of hers at 10 after a year of being stuck most of the way up the reintroduction ladder. Her consultant said that if they've not grown out of if by 12 then it's likely they won't at all.

Have you managed to get anywhere up the milk ladder?

@PragmaticWench We’ve not been offered milk ladder. He passed an egg challenge a few years ago so at least he can eat eggs now!! Will ask allergy specialist about milk ladder next time we see him…

My son is 6 and still reacts. He also had no interest trying any milk ladders.

As a family if we want a milk based meal we just make him an alternative. All good and easy.