Milk Allergy in Infants
June 16, 2009
There are many children who suffer from milk allergies. This is because the immune system of such children takes milk and the protein present in it as something harmful, making the body adversely react to it. This article will talk about the symptoms of milk allergies in infants and how one can overcome it.
Though milk allergies happen in adults too, they are more common in children. The protein fractions in milk are the main components that lead to a milk allergy. Here are some common symptoms which are usually associated with a milk allergy in infants.
Infants with a milk allergy often show certain skin reactions. Their skin becomes itchy and often inflamed. Many infants with milk allergy get a swelling on their lips and even tongue. In addition, certain skin problems like eczema and allergic problems like asthma can also be caused by milk allergies.
Along with skin reactions and allergies, milk allergies also lead to various other symptoms like vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea (even motions with blood in it), gas and acidity, and general irritability. Infants can also have a runny nose and respiratory problems like that of wheezing and asthma as a symptom of milk allergy.
Usually such symptoms, especially those of vomiting and diarrhea, start within minutes of milk intake. In severe cases, a child may suffer from anaphylaxis which can adversely affect the breathing and blood pressure of a child, leading to serious consequences.
If you find the above given symptoms in your child, then you must consult a doctor. Usually, children overcome the problem of milk allergy with age. In addition, it has been found that if you breast feed a child, he will have less chances of developing a milk allergy in comparison to children who are formula fed.
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REVISED
Being an allergy therapist, I understand just how intolerable milk can be on an adult human’s digestion, let alone a young child.
For a start milk is mutated in the heating process, not to mention the lacing of milk with chemicals (Antibiotics etc etc) fed to the cows to prevent udder swelling and further bacterial infection of the so called ‘milk’ .
It worries me that we are even led to believe that this white fluid is remotely good for us…..the science led by ethical scientists and GPs for reasons not to drink milk is staggering in content.
In truth we are the only species on earth to drink the milk from the mother of another species (This must tell us something is wrong).
Normal cow gestation period is approximately 280 days! This means one calf per year is naturally born….however dairy cows are kept in a pregnant lactating state throughout their entire useful life, until their useful milk output falls below a certain point, at which point they are culled!
Why would you want any form of dairy product to be given to a child, the milk from a cows mother is meant to sustain rapid grow in young cattle not as chemically altered food for baby humans.
Please search for Dr Michael Klaper on the subject or view the video on my website.