Milk Allergy Symptoms
Posted on June 29, 2009
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Cow’s milk is the most frequent allergy-causing foods in children, and it’s the primary origin of allergic reactions in especially young babies.
Milk allergy disturbs about 2 percent to 3 percent of toddlers globally, and its symptoms and signs may be terrible enough to cause suffering not simply for an allergic kid, but also for the child’s family. However the good news is that the majority of children outgrow a milk allergy by the age 2 or 3.
Allergic reactions more often than not occur a couple of minutes to a few hours after you eat/drink milk ” but every so often it can be days before symptoms and sign occur. Signs and symptoms go from mild to severe and can consist of wheezing, vomiting, hives and digestive problems. Very rarely, milk allergy can cause anaphylaxis – a severe, life-threatening reaction.
Milk Allergy Symptoms
Three types of milk correlated allergy symptoms have been recognized:
1. Symptoms commence speedily after consuming cow’s milk. Reactions mainly affect the skin, causing hives and/or eczema.
2. Symptoms set in several hours after ingesting cow’s milk. Symptoms of this type are mainly diarrhea and vomiting.
3. Symptoms commence more than twenty hours after eating/drinking. The key symptom for this type is diarrhea.
Symptoms of milk allergy can affect the skin, causing rashes or hives; the digestive tract, causing bloating and diarrhea, and the respiratory system, causing runny nose and asthma.
Here is a more full list of symptoms:
* vomiting
* hyperactive behavior
* diarrhea
* asthma
* hives
* runny nose
* rashes
* stuffy nose
* ear infections
* bloating
* watery eyes
* eczema
* allergic shiners (black around the eyes)
* recurrent bronchitis
* failure to thrive
The listed symptoms are not limited to people experiencing milk allergy. Once one become familiar with food allergy symptoms, you probably note that many foods share a variety of general symptoms, such as: bloating, rash, and runny nose.
What is the Difference of Milk allergy and Milk Intolerance?
It is important to differentiate a real milk allergy from milk protein intolerance or lactose intolerance. Unlike a milk allergy, intolerance doesn’t involve the immune system. Milk intolerance triggers different symptoms and necessitate dissimilar treatment than does a true milk allergy. General signs and symptoms of milk protein intolerance or lactose intolerance include digestive problems, such as bloating, gas or diarrhea, after consuming milk.
Milk Allergy Prevention and Cure
The single way to prevent an allergic reaction is to avoid milk and milk proteins altogether. This can be complex, as milk is a familiar food ingredient. Despite your best efforts, you or your child may still come into contact with milk.
Medications, such as antihistamines, may reduce signs and symptoms of a milk allergy. These drugs can be taken after exposure to milk to control an allergic reaction and help relieve uneasiness. If you or your child has a acute allergic reaction (anaphylaxis), you may need an emergency injection of epinephrine (adrenaline) and a trip to the emergency room.
If you’re at risk of having a life-threatening reaction, you or your child may need to carry injectable epinephrine (such as an EpiPen) at all times.
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