My Baby is Lactose Intolerance

My premature baby  was hospitalized when he is 2 weeks old due to fever and diarrhea.  His pedia suspected that he has rota virus.  He stay for 1 week in the hospital and has series of fecalysis and CBC. He takes a lot of antibiotic since his pedia diagnosed that he has an infection.  But after one week of going home, he still some minor diarrhea and found out that he is lactose intolerance that’s why his pedia recommended to have a enfalac A+ Lactose Free milk instead of taking regular milk.  He said that lactose intolerance in children can be outgrown that why he recommended to take a lactose intolerance milk for 6 months and then we will try regular milk if he is still lactose intolerance.

Being a lactose intolerance means that the body cannot produce enough lactase needed to digest a lactose. Lactase is the enzyme that digest a lactose while a lactose is the primary sugar found in cow’s milk and other dairy products.  The undigested lactose will stays in the intestine and can cause gastrointestinal problems.

Some symptoms of lactose intolerance are diarrhea, stomach bloating, abdominal cramping, or stomach gas once he eats or drinks cow’s milk and dairy products such as cheese after 30 minutes.

There is no treatment for lactose intolerance but it can be prevented by avoiding and limiting milk products and dairy goods.