Hillary Israeli
July 8th 03, 10:43 PM
In >,
Ali's Daddie > wrote:
*I accidentally posted this to another NG, just ignore that one for those of
*you who post there lol.
*
*anyway...
*
*
*What happens if a child is both lactose intolerant and allergic to soy? Is
*there a 3rd alternative? Does breast milk contain lactose? (I assume that it
*does)
It is VERY RARE for an infant to be lactose intolerant. Such infants
wouldn't do very well at all! When an infant does have an episode of
lactose intolerance, it's usually secondary to some other problem and goes
away when that is fixed.
That being said, yes, breastmilk, like all milks, contains lactose. It
also contains some lactase (the enzyme which breaks down lactose), which
helps even babies with insufficient enzymes of their own be able to digest
the milk. Formula does not contain that enzyme, as far as I know.
I am not sure what the next step is for a lactose-intolerant, soy-allergic
child, because I haven't ever had one of those (as far as I know. I
suppose my daughter could be lactose-intolerant and soy-allergic! She's
never had soy, and she's still only 8 mos old and lactose intolerance
usually shows up much much later in life than that!)
--
hillary israeli vmd http://www.hillary.net
"uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est."
not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large :)
Ali's Daddie > wrote:
*I accidentally posted this to another NG, just ignore that one for those of
*you who post there lol.
*
*anyway...
*
*
*What happens if a child is both lactose intolerant and allergic to soy? Is
*there a 3rd alternative? Does breast milk contain lactose? (I assume that it
*does)
It is VERY RARE for an infant to be lactose intolerant. Such infants
wouldn't do very well at all! When an infant does have an episode of
lactose intolerance, it's usually secondary to some other problem and goes
away when that is fixed.
That being said, yes, breastmilk, like all milks, contains lactose. It
also contains some lactase (the enzyme which breaks down lactose), which
helps even babies with insufficient enzymes of their own be able to digest
the milk. Formula does not contain that enzyme, as far as I know.
I am not sure what the next step is for a lactose-intolerant, soy-allergic
child, because I haven't ever had one of those (as far as I know. I
suppose my daughter could be lactose-intolerant and soy-allergic! She's
never had soy, and she's still only 8 mos old and lactose intolerance
usually shows up much much later in life than that!)
--
hillary israeli vmd http://www.hillary.net
"uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est."
not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large :)