One of the classic symptoms of MSPI is colic.  Sometimes when the MSPI is resolved, either by Mom going on an elimination diet or by switching to hypo-allergenic formula, the colic disappears.  Sometimes not. Colicky infants need to be held and rocked or bounced constantly.  This means that your hands are always full and your back kills.  This is especially difficult if you have othher kids.  In addition, many colicky kids won’t even go in a stroller, so getting out and about is an even greater challenge than with a …

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RotaTeq is a relatively new vaccine administered to infants in order to prevent rotavirus infections.  In general, I am strong proponent of vaccinations for children, but this one made me pause, for an MSPI specific reason.  That’s because one of the ingredients in the vaccine is fetal bovine serum (see the product monograph, p. 7).  Fetal bovine serum is frequently used in cell cultures, and since Rotateq is a live vaccine, trace amounts remain.
When it came time to vaccinate our older daughter. we chose to hold off on RotaTeq  for …

As I mentioned in a recent forum post, a reader sent us a question about looking for blood in your child’s stool when reintroducing food.   She wanted to know if we used guaiac cards, which I had never heard of.  A quick search shows that guaiac cards are used for detecting occult fecal blood.  These cards can be used to detect blood in a stool sample that is not visible to the naked eye.
We’ve never used these cards, and they have never been mentioned to us by any health care …

Milkintolerance reader Andrea sent me a message via our contact page, which for some terrible reason didn’t send along her email address. So, Andrea if you would like to discuss this further I would be happy to. You can email me (info [at] milkintolerance [dot] org) or post a message in the forum.