milk allergy??

[mcfrancis]

Hi,

My son is 4 months old (I'm breastfeeding exclusively), and recently I've noticed he has small amount of blood in his stool. It happens very randomly- about once every other week or so. My peditrician thinks that it is a milk allergy, and wants me to remove dairy from my diet. I am not convinced that this is a milk allergy since it happens so randomly. If my son was truly allergic to milk/milk products- wouldn't he always have blood in his stool? Is there anything else that could cause blood to randomly appear?
He has had his stool tested a total of 6 times for blood. Out of those 6 times, only 2 have come back positive. Do you agree with my peditrician...is this a milk allergy? If so, why is blood only appearing in his stools once in awhile?
Thank you for help!!

[mirellevvi]

Hi, it is always recommended to talk to your doctor when there is blood in your babies stool. Although milk alergies are a possible cause of blood in the stool, there are other causes as well. Here is a website with some additional information: http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/bloodystool.html