Anyone had good results from goat's milk?

[Handsomesmomma]

I have heard so many older people recommend goat's milk but I have been hesitant since LO is milk allergic.
Any thoughts?

[Ruthla]

I definitely react better to goat's milk than to cow's milk. I used it for a number of years without any obvious problems.

However, a few months ago I went on a very restricted diet (no grains, legumes, or dairy) for a few months, and felt better. When I had a little goat milk, I noticed that I didn't feel so great after drinking it- it was much more subtle than my reaction to cow's milk, but still it lessened my health. So now I don't use it at all.

[nalo]

NO. Terrible. It wasn't any diff. for my DD in terms of reaction.

[WC_hapamama]

I can't cite any proof at the moment, but I remember reading that something like 90ish percent of people with a cow's milk allergy will also react to goats milk. It might work, but it's not good odds.

[lil_miss_understood]

I think it has to do with the casein and whey. No matter what kind of animal milk you use, it will still have casein and whey. BUT I think that goat's milk may contain fewer casein and whey proteins than cow's milk.
DS1 is sensitive enough so that he reacts with goat's milk also.

[Chinese Pistache]

We also couldn't do goat's milk. Dr. Sears has an explanation of the differences in the casein and whey of the two animals, but the bottom line is that most cow dairy allergic people won't be able to consume other animal milks, either.

[leerypolyp]

Well, my daughter's eczema cleared up a lot when we went from cow dairy to goat dairy.

Of course, now it's totally cleared up and we're back to cow (am lazy), so I don't know if that's particularly helpful.

[Shelsi]

Originally Posted by DoulaMary

NO. Terrible. It wasn't any diff. for my DD in terms of reaction.

: I was soooo hoping but it was no dice, same reaction as with cow's milk. Those 2 slices of goat's cheese I had though when trying it were so yummy. I miss cheese

[Handsomesmomma]

Thanks all! That is what I was thinking too from the get go but I figured I would give it a whirl here anyway

[mamatojackn]

Actually, I think that it is more like 50/50 people who can tolerate goat's milk when they can't have cow's. I just wanted to chime in since it seems like most of the response was negative- that my son can't have cow's products at all, but is totally fine with all goat's milk products- in fact, they are very beneficial for him. I know several families in our food sensitive support group whose kids can't have cow but can have goat milk- so in my opinion, it would be worth a try. It certainly opens up a ton more eating options- while also costing an arm and a leg!
that said, if your child has a severe/anaphylactic reaction, then it would be a different story and goat's milk would probably not be advisable.
good luck!

[RAED]

Goat's Milk

My DS is cow milk intolerant but did great on Goat's Milk. My DD also did okay on it but when we took all soya and goat out of her diet she completely improved. She now uses goat butter for her sandwiches and has now been able to tolerate yoghurt from cow's milk (as in real yoghurt - not those things called yoghurt that don't really have active culture in them). It wasn't until she was more than 3 years old though, that she was able to tolerate yoghurt. My son still can't tolerate cow's milk but now prefers to drink Oat milk and my daughter has switched to rice milk ;

Don't know if that helps. I can't tolerate goat or cow milk although I had a lesser reaction to goat's milk than to cow's milk. So it must run in families

[mtn.mama]

Yes, raw goat milk products have always worked for us- but for the first year cow milk products did not, not even yogurt.