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How a cow’s milk allergy
is treated
Avoiding cow’s milk and
dairy-containing products
is the only e昀昀ec琀椀ve
treatment for a dairy
allergy, unless otherwise
advised by a doctor.
Avoiding dairy products
involves much more than
cu琀�ng out cow’s milk.
Many foods contain traces
of dairy proteins. Baked
goods, cereals, chocolate,
sweets, sausages, salad
of immunoglobulin E
(IgE) an琀椀bodies to dairy
protein. When exposed
to dairy protein, these
IgE an琀椀bodies can signal
the immune system to
release histamine and
other chemicals, causing a
range of allergic signs and
symptoms.
Cow’s milk is the most
common dairy allergy
trigger. But it is also possible
for people with a cow’s
milk allergy to also react
to sheep, goat and bu昀昀alo
milk. Exposure to even a
琀椀ny amount of milk protein
can be enough to trigger an
allergic reac琀椀on.
Signs and symptoms
There are many signs and
symptoms of a cow’s milk
allergy. They can range
from mild to severe. Mild
symptoms can include:
• hives
• swelling of the lips,
eyes or face
• vomi琀椀ng and
diges琀椀ve problems.
dressing and even bread
Severe reac琀椀ons
(anaphylaxis) can include
any one of the following
symptoms:
• wheezing or coughing
• noisy breathing
• hoarse voice or
di昀케culty talking
• swollen tongue
• swollen or 琀椀ght throat
• pale and 昀氀oppy (children)
• dizziness or collapse.
read all ingredient labels
can contain traces of
milk proteins. Other
products such as specialty
toothpastes can also contain
cow’s milk protein. That
means it is important to
and exclude any food and
products which contains
dairy proteins.
Food ingredients that can
indicate the presence of
dairy include:
• bu琀琀er
• bu琀琀ermilk
• cream
• curd
• ghee
Cow’s milk symptoms can
occur a few minutes to a
few hours a昀琀er a person
consumes cow’s milk or
dairy containing products.
• cheese
• milk solids
• whey
• yoghurt
• casein