Lactose Intolorance test info needed ASAP

[[M]umma[M]ia]

Long story short, went to take DD for a blood test to check LI and was told its a 10-12 hour fasting and a lactose drink and 7 needles in 2 hours. With them bubs out there that are LI how did you find out? surley i dont have to put her through this?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[[M]umma[M]ia]

anyone?????????

[Matryoshka]

My baby was tested for lactose intolerance around 6 weeks old, and a sample of fresh pooh was taken (ie, she caught it in a cup) and sent to a lab for testing. We were told he was no lactose intolerant.

But from my own googling, it seems theres another more accurate test which may be what they want her to have?? i'm only guessing here but thats a long time to fast for such a young baby...

[alioops]

Usually they will do either an elmination test or a hyrdogen breath test. The principle being the hydrogen breath test is that when the gut reacts, it produces hydrogen, which it wouldnt normally produce. An elimination diet can be used in conjunction with a skin pr!ck test. If the skin pr!ck comes negative for allergic reaction but there is still some sort of dietary rection then it is more likely an intolerance.

Lactose intolerant bubs will usually have pea green Diahorreah. They may also have vomitting and reflux, but vomitting and reflux can be unrelated, and are often mis diagnosed as LI when the diahorreah is not present. She will also act like she has a belly ache. She will also struggle to gain weight on any dairy based formula that has not had the lactase enzyme added (Karicare De-lact and S26 LF).

We did the elimination diet and the skin pr!cks, Elimination was around 14 weeks old and skin pr!cks were at 12 months. We can still tell just by the reaction what has hidden dairy.

[[M]umma[M]ia]

thanks girls. I rang him and said im not doing the blood test bit and he said thats fine because 1 of the 3 poo samples i have to take are being tested for Lactose Intolorance.

[christy]

mmm one thing to remember is that lactose intolerance tests don't mean that he isn't intolerant to milk proteins, or allergic either. Matilda was tested for lactose intolerance at 11 months and it was negative, we did 3 tests. When she was 3 we did allergy testing and it showed she was severely allergic to cow milk protein.