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Does Your Child Have a Milk Allergy? How to Tell

Many children are allergic to milk these days, and many of them go undiagnosed. Milk allergies can cause hives, skin rashes, and in some rare cases more serious reactions such as breathing difficulties. So how can you tell if your child has a milk allergy? Keep reading for important information. Allergy versus intolerance First let us talk about the difference between a milk allergy and a milk intolerance. For all of my children, when they were weaned from breast feeding and put on whole milk, they showed the symptoms of gas and loose stools or diarrhea. I assumed (incorrectly) that … Continue reading →

Warm Milk May Not Trigger Milk Allergy

A study from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York looked at children with milk allergies. One hundred children with milk allergies participated in the study. In the first phase of the study, the children were given baked goods (muffins and waffles) that contained milk protein that had been heated. If the child tolerated the baked goods, he or she was given unheated milk. If the child could not tolerate the unheated milk, he or she was fed baked goods that contained milk protein for three months and then re-evaluated. In the first phase of the study, 68 out … Continue reading →

Lactose Intolerance – Can Your Toddler Suddenly Develop It?

I’m lactose intolerant. I have been lactose intolerant my entire life. I remember as a small child, I would refuse to drink milk or eat ice cream or eat anything that was dairy – up to and including cheese. It took me years to even try cheese. I worried about my daughter and whether or not she would develop lactose intolerance, particularly after a bad bout with a stomach flu when she was about 13 months. She couldn’t hold anything down. It took about three days for her to get better and during that time she refused anything to drink … Continue reading →