Lactose intolerant

**fruitloop** · 01-09-2013 09:51 AM

What were the symptoms of it? I have a daycare boy who seems to constantly have very runny stools and it is very acidic (burns the poor guy's bum). The parents think it's from eating raisins and grapes or apple sauce but I don't serve him those things very often really. I'm thinking it might be a lactose intolerance. This has been going on for a very very long time. Any thoughts/suggestions? Links to some very good info that I can maybe pass on the the parents?

**gcj** · 01-09-2013 09:57 AM

From my understanding I believe the symptoms are diahrea or constipation, gas, bloating, overall upset tummy. They can vary widely. What he's experiencing is not normal and I would suggest that parents check it out. Could be many things or it could be nothing, but better to know. Celiac could be a concern, too. I wouldn't turn a blind eye if it's an ongoing thing.
Funny, I say that and I've answered a question I've been asking myself for a few months now! I've been debating having my own daughter checked out for very low weight and on/off diahrea and on/off tummy aches. My mother and I both have celiac, so that's always on the back of my mind. Now I should take my own advice, I guess

apples and bananas · 01-09-2013 10:06 AM

I am lactose intollerant. I was tested when I was in my pre teens because I complained of a stomach ache every night before bed. Once night I drank 3 glasses of milk for dinner and was in so much pain by bed time my parents took me to emerg... to find... nothing wrong. LOL So the dr sent me for testing.

It's the body not able to digest the lactose properly, lacking the enzymes I think. So, it usually results in a tummy pain, some diarhea and bloating. I have to consume a lot of dairy at one time to really feel the effects.

Last week I was at a party with all of these cheese dips and spreads. I paid for it the next day!

I am fine with Yogurt and aged cheeses. (old etc) But I'm no good with soft cheeses (cream or the laughing cow stuff) milk, ice cream, creams are the worst!

I have a little guy that wakes up from nap every day screaming like someones cutting off his arm so I'm going to be a little sneaky and switch his milk to after nap and see if that helps.

As far as the acidic poop goes... I have a little one that has horrible acidic burning poops after a night of Nona's home made pasta sauce. Maybe start tracking the foods he's eating and see if there's any relation.

**sunnydays** · 01-09-2013 12:11 PM

I have a little guy who was going through the same thing recently. I finally was able to convince the parents that it wasn't normal and they decided to try him on a lactose free diet...it was cured instantly! We don't know if he had gas pain as he doesn't talk, but he definitely had frequent loose BM's and they caused diaper rash just due to the frequency. Now he's down to one normal BM per day and no more rashes...phew! However, I would suggest having him taken to a doctor as it could be other foods that he is intolerent to. If it were raisins or grapes, you usually see them in the poop...my daughter used to have problems digesting them and they would come out almost whole. I never serve raisins unless they are cooked because I find they are not easily digested by little ones.

**fruitloop** · 01-09-2013 01:45 PM

We have done the no citus/acidic type foods and although it helps his acidic poop somewhat, his bowel movements are still very loose...definately not a normal poop. He is 20 months.

His mom is glucose intolerant so I'm also wondering if maybe he is too if the lactose isn't the problem. He poops a lot...at least 3 - 4 times a day here alone and I try to keep his bum clean and change him as soon as he poops if I catch him but because it's so loose, it doesn't take much effort to push out so it's hard to tell with him when he's doing it aside from the smell.

**Mamma_Mia** · 01-09-2013 01:56 PM

My daughter can't have (from lots of note taking an"detective" work) apples or anthing with apple in it, bananna, oranges or pineapple....she get BADLY constipated.

**sunnydays** · 01-09-2013 01:57 PM

Exactly what I went through! My little guy is 22 months and he was going 3-4 times a day too and again I was checking constantly, but couldn't tell right away always if he had pooped. Sometimes the consistency was like diahrea. I don't know why parents are so reluctant to admit that it is not normal and get it checked out! The parents in my case said they felt it was normal...now they probably realize that what I was saying was right...because now he is having normal BM's since we cut out the lactose.

**fruitloop** · 01-09-2013 02:28 PM

He doesn't seem to be in any gas related pain though. He is a bit under weight according to the doctors but doesn't look sickly thin, kwim? I mentioned the lactose thing to the mom yesterday when I was telling her about his poor little bum but she doesn't think it is. She thinks it's raisins and grapes. I'm going to talk to her about it a bit more today and see if maybe I can get them to consider either some testing or try (as an experiment) cutting out dairy for a week or 2 and see what happens. If there is no improvement with doing that, then try cutting out glucose and see what happens.