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Allergic Reactions to Cow's Milk
Allergy to cow's milk is an immune system reaction (true allergic reaction) against proteins in milk. Exposure to even a trace amount of milk protein can be problematic for someone with a milk protein allergy.
Follow the links below to find information about allergic reactions to cow's milk.
Reviewed March 2011
5 Resources Found
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| Title: | Reactions to food |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | Foods can cause a wide variety of reactions in children. A food allergy can be life-threatening in some rare cases, but most reactions to food are less severe. |
| Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Title: | Lactose intolerance |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Lactose intolerance is when a person has difficulty or is unable to digest milk sugars from dairy products. It is rare for Caucasians to develop lactose intolerance. The condition is more common among Australian Aborigines and people from Asia, Africa, the Middle East and some Mediterranean countries. Symptoms include bloating, gas, abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Many babies are wrongly assumed to have lactose intolerance. |
| Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Title: | Cow's milk allergy |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | Proteins in cow's milk are some of the chemicals that can set off an allergic reaction in some babies. |
| Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Title: | Cow's Milk (dairy) allergy |
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| Publisher: | Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) |
| Description: | Cow's milk is one of the most common food allergies in children. In Australia and New Zealand around 2 per cent of infants are allergic to cow's milk and dairy products. Although most children out-grow cow's milk allergy by the age of four years, some retain the allergy for life. |
| Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Title: | Milk, mucus and cough |
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| Publisher: | Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) |
| Description: | Some people complain that milk makes their nose run, coats their throat and triggers coughing. Why is this so? |
| Date: | Jan 2010 |
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