Comments on: Milk allergy is the most common form of food allergy found in humans, but you don’t have one and neither does your baby https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/ Sun, 22 Jul 2018 19:16:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Talk Hay Fever https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-600213 Sun, 22 Jul 2018 19:16:26 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-600213 I often surf the internet these days searching help to my hay fever. I like to research about new ideas, things that I may not have tried before. I really enjoyed reading the posts on your site. Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: Dana https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498309 Thu, 16 Feb 2017 18:29:05 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498309 Cows milk protein intolerance is diagnosed by a fecal occult blood test, if the test is positive for blood then cows milk protein intolerance is diagnosed and the mother must eliminate all cows milk and cows milk ingredients from her diet and the symptoms subside. In severe cases a biopsy of the stomach is done.

]]> By: Jessica https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498308 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 12:57:50 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498308 I have the test that says I’m allergic to milk. I do have intense intestinal discomfort from dairy, and nasal / bronchial symptoms. My question is I don’t get diarrhea from it, but I do suffer from severe constipation, could the dairy be to blame? I can’t find any information stating that a dairy allergy causes constipation any ideas?

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498307 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:28:35 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498307 In reply to Sue T.

You are not being over protective.

]]> By: Sue T https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498306 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:11:33 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498306 Having avoided cows milk while breast feeding (it seemed to reduce colic symptoms) I called my doctor for advice when weaning. He took your attitude (over protective mother etc etc) and recommended that I try her with a teaspoon of (cows) milk based formula to see how she goes. It dribbled down her chin and within 3 minutes, every spot of skin that the milk had touched was a bright red blistering hive. The GP quickly prescribed soya based formula milk. 3 years later she was accidentally given a teaspoon of dairy ice-cream by a member of nursery staff who took your view of over protective mother etc and promptly went into an anaphylactic reaction. I hope she will grow out of it but until then I am fighting a constant battle with people who think I’m being over protective, making it up or confusing it with an intolerance. By the way – she also has difficulty (although less severe) in digesting egg proteins. I know they are not dairy, but she has to avoid them too.

]]> By: Hans de Rycke https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498305 Fri, 30 Aug 2013 23:46:24 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498305 In an allergic reaction to CMP the digestive system is not activated. The immune system is! This means that cows milk proteins can be in mother’s milk in an undigested form, leading to allergic reactions in breastfed infants. For adults the allergy goes underground and could manifest as disease. In our clinic where we work with people suffering from a variety of diseases we find that more than 50% of those have a hidden allergy to dairy products, and those not allergic to dairy have an intolerance to lactose. It is estimated that 75% of adults worldwide show some decrease in lactase activity during adulthood. The frequency of decreased lactase activity ranges from 5% in northern Europe through 71% for Sicily to more than 90% in some African and Asian countries.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498304 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:15:30 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498304 Theo, what? Not sure what u r getting at

]]> By: Theo51 https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498303 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:54:25 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498303 No citations yet forthcoming.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498302 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:09:43 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498302 Margaret, thanks for that reference, it is interesting and I don’t think I had seen it when I first wrote this post (it wasn’t published yet). It does pretty much support what the OP says.

]]> By: Margaret https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498301 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:05:06 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/20/milk-allergy-is-the-most-commo/#comment-498301 I’m an Int’l Board Certified Lactation Consultant. I’d like to refer you to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22226014 which is a recent dscn of this issue.

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