Nausea, cramps, and pain can squelch the normal joys of discovery and mastery. But the classic symptoms of milk intolerance are diarrhea, spitting up, or abdominal pain. Many kids with milk intolerance also wheeze, especially when they get a cold. They can have the dry, sensitive skin of eczema. And the nose always seems to be running.
Ear infections are also more common than in other kids.
Constipation, though, has not typically been thought to be associated with milk intolerance. But not until last month has there been a well-designed study published showing that this is indeed the case. The results of this study, when widely known, can set many children free to enjoy the exuberance of childhood without pain. Researchers at the University of Palermo in Italy worked with 65 children with chronic constipation. Shannon, all of these children had been treated with laxatives when dietary measures, such as you have tried, had failed.