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My daughter turned 2 in April. She was breastfed for 6 months, then had formula until age 1. At one we gave her whole milk (and sometimes 2%). She didn't have any problems with milk until fairly recently. I'd say around June (2 months ago) we noticed she seemed to get real dark, smelly, liquid poop diapers when she would drink milk. We stopped giving her milk for awhile and she seemed to do better. But she would still get those type of diapers occasionally. We had still been giving her yogurt and cheese. It was weird, though, because sometimes she would be fine with yogurt and cheese, and sometimes she would have the diarrhea. We switched to Lactaid (lactose free milk) and she seemed to do ok with that. But still we hadn't cut out all cheese and yogurt. And she would still ocassionally (maybe once every 7-10 days) get the diarrhea. The other day we were out of Lactaid milk and she was crying for a glass of milk, so we gave her some. This was in the evening. The next day she had a really big, dark, smelly bm that came out of her diaper. So I think it is related to the milk. My question is, how do I go about finding out what she can and cannot eat. My friend told me to cut out all dairy for 2 weeks, then try the Lactait for a week and see how she does. If she is fine, then try milk and see if she has a reaction. Then I'll know if it is lactose or dairy she is allergic to. What do you suggest for finding out what she's allergic to? And if I cut out all dairy for 2 weeks like the friend suggested, does that mean no eggs either? What about bread or pancakes that have milk in them? It would be very helpful to have a timetable of what I should cut out when, and for how long, and in what order I should try reintroducing them.And is this common for her to develop an allergy now, when she was fine for 2 yrs?

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