https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:44:44 +0000 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:30:27 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=22853 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22853&PID=556405&title=post-tummy-bug-lactose-intolerance#556405 Author: soph
Subject: 22853
Posted: 01 December 2008 at 9:30am

What your son has is called secondary lactose intolerance more common known as "Temproray lactose intolerance" to many of us. It is very common in infant and preschoolers after had tummy bug and they will go back to normal again. The body is rejecting any milk product contain lactose in it temproray due to tummy bug, not due to intolerance. The best treatment for solids-feeding babies to remove dairy products off diet for 4 weeks then reintroduce dairy back into diet. If still causing sickness/dairrhoea, remove again for another a week, but most of children make fully recover by 4th week. I am surprised on they advise you on 5 day before reintroduce back to normal formula milk sooner, maybe young baby recover quicker than older baby.

Here is information from internet to give you idea..
temporary secondary lactose intolerance can occur in babies and young children following gastroenteritis or other forms of infection affecting the intestinal tract. The symptoms of secondary lactose intolerance normally disappear when the intestinal wall has recovered from the injury, normally within 2-4 weeks.

Hope that help?

Edited by soph]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:30:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22853&PID=556405&title=post-tummy-bug-lactose-intolerance#556405 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22853&PID=556362&title=post-tummy-bug-lactose-intolerance#556362 Author: tropics
Subject: 22853
Posted: 01 December 2008 at 8:20am

My little boy is formula fed and has the rotavirus that he contracted in hospital! he wen for 36 hours the other day with no dioreaha (yay) then did 5 in 24 hours...I heard that babies could become lactose intolerant after a tummy bug so wondered if it was this?

I have switched to a special formula for dioreaha and he hasnt been for 24 hours (YAY!) but you can only have them on it for 5 days and im wondering if the previous bout of dioreaha was from lactose intollerance rather than the bug since he hasnt had any being on the dioreaha formula?

After 5 days on the dioreaha formula you are to introduce a bottle of normal formula then the next day two etc until hes back on full feeds....

I have been thinking of maybe switching to a hyperalergenic formula just in case it is but am a bit reluctant just in case it creates more problems! as he is on reflux formula normally and has been on the same one since 5 weeks old with no problems

Any ideas? does this form of lactose intollerance go away? anyone else had a similar problem?

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