Why there is an allergy to cow's milk

Milk contains lactose andabout 20 proteins of various types. Large parts of the proteins are large molecules of casein. They are hardly broken down and processed by the newborn's body. Allergy in a child manifests itself immediately into several types of protein or lactose.If an allergy to cow's protein is detectedmilk from the baby, use only adapted feeding mixtures. Photo: Getty Aggressive protein in beef meat is easy to neutralize if subjected to heat treatment. However, proteins in milk remain active. There are several factors that immediately provoke an allergy to milk:

• heredity;
• artificial nutrition;
• incorrect preparation of the mixture;
• stress;
• lactase.

As a rule, an allergy to cow's milk passesto 4-5 years. If parents are genetically predisposed to allergies, the child will also suffer from intolerance to certain proteins. With a rapid and sharp transition from breast milk to artificial, the baby's body does not have time to adapt. If the artificial mixture is not properly diluted, the concentration of allergenic proteins will be increased. Do not transfer the baby to artificial food after vaccinations, during cold or intestinal diseases. It is difficult for a small organism to cope with everything at once. If the baby does not have a special lactase enzyme, which processes milk sugar, the allergy also appears.

How does the allergy to cow's milk protein appear?

Depending on the individual characteristics, the symptoms of allergy manifest themselves after a few hours or 2-3 days. Symptoms of allergy manifest themselves in various ways:

• Leather. Appears rash, peeling, edema, dermatitis and redness on the skin. Most often, the first symptoms appear on the face, forearms and buttocks.
• Respiratory system. There are difficulties with breathing, sneezing, coughing, stuffy nose, bronchial asthma.
• Gastrointestinal tract. There is diarrhea, decreased appetite, bloating, regurgitation, blood streaks in the feces, colic and vomiting.

In the first months of the baby's life, the reaction to cowMilk flows more heavily and sharper than in older age. Up to a year in general it is undesirable to give the baby whole cow milk. If you are breastfeeding, sometimes using cow's milk and noticed that the baby is allergic to it, it is better to refrain from this product. When the child grows up and you start giving him dairy products, carefully observe the reaction. At any alarming signs address to the allergist that he has helped or assisted to understand them and has appointed or nominated correct treatment. It is also useful to know:

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