My 13 month old daughter has had chronic ear infections for three months and is currently not responding well to antibiotics. Someone has suggested that she may have a milk allergy and suggested we try lactaid drops in her milk and other dairy foods. Her pediatrician says that lactaid does not affect mucus buildup which is what would relate to her ear infections. The only other option would be to put her on either soy or rice milk.
Soy milk has more fat grams, but rice milk has added calcium.
Sue Gilbert Sue is a consulting nutritionist. For many years she worked with Earth's Best Organic Baby Food, integrating nutrition and product development. She has written numerous articles on children's health and nutrition for parenting publications. Dear Elaine, Lactaid drops are used to break down the milk sugar, lactose, in milk. It is used for people who have a deficiency of the enzyme, lactase, in their gut that is needed to digest the milk sugar.