Ellen Steinberg wrote:
>It is widely believed that babies who consume mostly foremilk may suffer
>from diarrhea or other gastrointestinal disturbances and discomforts.   I
>have not read any research that definitively has studied this phenomenon.
>If you know of any studies that are conclusive in this area, please respond.
>
>I have another theory to propose, and I wonder if any of you has also
>considered this:
>
>What if these gastrointestinal disturbances are not caused by the quality of
>the milk ("foremilk has too little fat and too few calories") but by the
>quantity of milk.
<snip>

Absolutely, Ellen. I agree with you completely. This is something I 
have been preaching for many years. I see the problem as 'lactose 
overload' from too much milk too fast. I also have had personal 
experience with this.

See my article on lactose intolerance on the Australian Breastfeeding 
Association website, in particular, the last section on lactose 
overload at http://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/bfinfo/lactose.html This 
is often misdiagnosed as lactose intolerance.

I think that we often put too much emphasis on foremilk and hindmilk, 
and trying to explain things to mothers using these terms can cause 
more problems than it solves.

Joy
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Joy Anderson B.Sc. Dip.Ed. Grad.Dip.Med.Tech. IBCLC
Australian Breastfeeding Association counsellor
Perth, Western Australia.   mailto:[log in to unmask]
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