What causes milk allergy in children?

Some babies show symptoms of milk allergy in infancy. However, many people do not know the specific knowledge about children's allergy to milk. In order to better understand this knowledge, we need to figure out what is going on. Only in this way can we better protect the health of children. So what is the reason for children's allergy to milk? Let's see how the editor explains this issue.

For babies who are allergic to milk, they must strictly avoid the intake of milk protein. They cannot drink ordinary formula milk, and they cannot eat milk-containing foods such as cream cakes, bread, salad dressing, bovine colostrum, milk candy, milk-containing biscuits, etc. until the milk protein allergy disappears.

1. How to determine if your baby is allergic to milk?

1. You may ask, if your baby develops eczema on his skin after drinking milk, does it mean it is an allergy? In fact, the clinical manifestations of milk protein allergy vary greatly from person to person, and its manifestations involve multiple organs and systems. On the skin, it manifests as itching, eczema, and urticaria; on the digestive system, it manifests as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, intestinal flatulence, etc.; on the respiratory system, it manifests as coughing, wheezing, and even anaphylactic shock.

2. If you suspect your baby is allergic to milk, you need to ask your doctor to do a special examination for milk allergy for your baby. Before the examination, you should carefully describe your baby's medical history to the doctor so that the doctor can make an accurate judgment. The main methods for detecting infant milk allergy include skin tests, blood tests, exclusion-provocation tests, etc.

2. Daily feeding method

1. There is no doubt that breast milk is the most ideal food for babies. In general, babies who are breastfed have a lower risk of developing allergies than those who are fed regular infant formula containing intact cow's milk protein. This is because the protein in breast milk is the same protein as the baby and has very low allergenicity; breast milk contains probiotics such as bifidobacteria, which can help the baby establish a healthy intestinal flora, regulate the baby's immune system, and reduce the risk of allergies.

2. If the baby is allergic to milk and objectively cannot be breastfed, low-allergy formula milk with processed protein should be the first choice. Choosing extensively hydrolyzed protein formula or amino acid formula instead of regular formula is the best dietary treatment for infant food allergies recommended by international pediatric experts.

3. Deeply hydrolyzed protein formula milk powder

This milk powder uses a special process to cut the large-molecule milk protein in milk that causes allergies into small fragments, which can be directly absorbed and utilized by the human body without inducing abnormal immune reactions. Therefore, it is used to treat babies who are allergic to milk.

4. Free amino acid formula milk powder

1. This type of formula milk does not contain peptides and is composed entirely of free amino acids in a certain ratio. It contains no allergens at all. For infants at risk of severe allergic reactions, amino acid formula milk should be the first choice.

2. Generally speaking, amino acid or extensively hydrolyzed formula milk powder should be used for 3 to 6 months, and then the baby can be gradually fed with partially hydrolyzed formula. If there are no other abnormal reactions, ordinary formula milk powder can be tried after another 6 months. As for goat milk and soy milk powder, cross allergies may exist and allergies cannot be avoided.

5. What foods should babies avoid?

For babies who are allergic to milk, they must strictly avoid the intake of milk protein. They cannot drink ordinary formula milk, and they cannot eat milk-containing foods such as cream cakes, bread, salad dressing, bovine colostrum, milk candy, milk-containing biscuits, etc. until the milk protein allergy disappears. Therefore, when choosing food for your baby in the supermarket, you must carefully read the ingredients of the food. When restricting milk intake for breastfed infants, the intake of dairy products in the mother's diet also needs to be restricted.

After understanding the specific knowledge about children's allergy to milk, we can better protect their health. We all know that if a child is allergic to milk, we should not give him or her milk. Children are in various situations in life, so we must do a good job in protecting their physical health.