If you suspect your baby has cow's milk allergy, talk with your doctor about the type of inspection should be done and alternatives to milk formula. But there is no harm if we do a little peeling the basics of health problems on this one ...
How do Allergies Happen Process
Cow's milk allergy occurs when the immune system (immune system) the body of the baby wrong in judging, so he thought cow's milk is something that is dangerous and he reacted against it. This eventually triggers an allergic reaction, causing the baby fussy, restless, and incurred other allergic symptoms.
Oh yes, almost all infants who are allergic to cow's milk were also allergic to milk goats and sheep. A small again also proved allergic to proteins found in soy milk.
Statistics also show that babies who receive exclusive breast have a risk of allergy to cow's milk is lower than that consumed milk formula. Experts believe that the disorder is associated with hereditary and usually it will disappear after your baby aged 3-5 years.
Cow Milk Allergy Symptoms
Cow's milk allergy symptoms usually begin to appear in the first few months of age the baby. These symptoms can occur immediately after drinking cow's milk, or it could be up to 7-10 days thereafter. The latter is more common.
Among the symptoms that occur after 7-10 days is:
1.Feses a liquid, possibly containing blood
2. Throw up 3. Nervous
4.Ruam or red spots on skin
Usually it is more difficult to detect, because almost the same as symptoms of other health problems.
In allergies that arise directly as a baby to drink cow's milk, symptoms include:
1. Nervous 2. Throw up 3. Swelling 4. Whistling breath
5. Itching and red rash on the skin 6. Diarrhea with blood
Diagnosing Cow Milk Allergy
If you suspect an allergy to cow's milk to your baby, then immediately contact your doctor. He would ask about the existence of this disorder in your family and ultimately make a direct examination. Usually also will be some type of laboratory tests, which involved the examination of faeces, blood and probably will put a small amount of cow's milk under the skin of the baby.
Sometimes the doctor will ask you to stop the consumption of cow's milk for 1 week, then after that your baby will be asked to drink it while seen whether there is a reaction afterwards.
If you suspect an allergy to cow's milk to your baby, then immediately contact your doctor. He would ask about the existence of this disorder in your family and ultimately make a direct examination. Usually also will be some type of laboratory tests, which involved the examination of faeces, blood and probably will put a small amount of cow's milk under the skin of the baby.
How to cope
If your baby has a proven allergy to cow's milk and you feed him, so it is important for you the mother to limit consumption of all products made from cow's milk, because cow's milk protein can be channeled through your breast milk.
If your baby is drinking formula, your doctor may ask you to switch to formula milk made from soybeans. If your baby is also allergic to soy, it can try hipalergenic formula milk, where the protein is broken down into particles, so it no longer can cause allergies.
Once you switch to safe infant formula, cow's milk allergy symptoms usually disappear within 2-4 weeks