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Yup you need to cut out everything- milk, butter, cheese etc. Also start reading labels on everything- dairy pops up in lots of things you wouldn't expect. Good luck- I'm two months in and it's still a struggle for me.

@jodyblair: Yes you need to remove all forms, even forms with trace amounts, not just the obvious ones. This link from FARE might help you identify some of the ingredients to avoid: http://www.foodallergy.org/allergens/milk-allergy. There is a link at the very bottom to a PDF that you can print to bring with you shopping.

For us it took 6 weeks for dairy to clear our systems and for us to stop seeing blood. Hang in there. Now that you have hopefully identified the problem you can eliminate it and help your baby feel better.

Mrs. Jacks has a great blog post on MSPI & it's got alot of resources on it!

http://www.hellobee.com/2012/06/04/beyond-colic-milksoy-protein-intolerance/

It helped us tremendously when we started!

There's also an MSPI Moms group I'm part of where I've found great resources:
http://babybumpapp.com/community/groups/3084-mspi-moms/posts/3108036-resources-for-mspi-moms-add-yours
http://babybumpapp.com/community/groups/3084-mspi-moms/posts/1953417-that-sneaky-dairy

You'll definitely have to remove all dairy, even from cooked items, atleast at first BUT we saw a great deal of improvement in just a few days! Ultimately we had to cut alot more than just dairy, but it was doable & we made it a year being dairy, soy, wheat, nut, tree nut, & caffeine free! I was finally able to add things back her in the last couple weeks & have been able to give P all but dairy & nuts/tree nuts directly (still waiting for that).

Definitely hang in there! It's tough at first but does get easier!

Yup you definitely want to cut all forms. And maybe go ahead and cut soy too since milk protein and soy protein intolerances often go hand in hand. @Mrs. Jacks' post was also really helpful for me so definitely check that out. It did take a few weeks to see real improvement so don't give up if you don't see a change right away. It can be reall tough to stick to (in my case my LO is also intolerant to wheat, eggs, nuts and shellfish)... But it's SO worth it when you see they are feeling better!

@jodyblair: I echo all the things that @runsyellowlites and @Mrs. Jacks said. We have been dairy and soy free for 8 mo now and it really is do-able.

I thought LO had a dairy allergy at 7 weeks so I cut out visible dairy (milk, yogurt cheese) and continued to eat dairy that was cooked in things. LO seemed much better. At our 2mo appointment we had green/blood/mucuous in the diaper. Pedi confirmed dairy allergy and we cut out any and all forms of dairy and soy.

I have a large spreadsheet of 'common' prepackaged foods that have been a huge help for us if you'd like me to email it to you.

What is your email addy?

@jodyblair: sent! hope it helps!

I'm pretty sure my LO has a dairy intolerance. He's 3 months old. I thought he might from the beginning when he had some green poop after I ate some yogurt. I didn't cut out all dairy products, just obvious ones (I still ate chocolate and some processed stuff, for example). I've also been eating a little butter every day on toast. But recently I ate some cheese tortellini, then ate lasagna the next day, and he's been having green poop again. So I'm now convinced he's dairy intolerant, but only when it's in large amounts. But all that to say that you might not have to cut out every single thing. My LO has never had blood in his poop, though.

@allison: D has green poops a lot. I asked our ped about it cuz I was Shari concerned it was dairy intolerance. She said as long as he's not crazy fussy (he's not) and there's no blood in his diaper (never), then it's just his body reacting to whatever I'm eating. I eat a ton of spinach, so I figure that's probably it. Even my expressed milk looks greenish sometimes!