🔴What’s the reason behind Britain’s 'alarming' spike in dairy allergies?
🍼A new study suggests that a significant number of infants have been misdiagnosed
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🍼A new study suggests that a significant number of infants have been misdiagnosed
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telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…
📈The number of babies receiving treatment for cow’s milk allergies has rocketed in recent years, to such an extent that it has alarmed researchers
Three-quarters of babies monitored in a study led by the University of Bristol experienced two or more of the symptoms of a milk allergy before they turned one.
These include:
❌Abdominal pain
❌Reflux
❌Constipation
❌Diarrhoea
❌Eczema
These include:
❌Abdominal pain
❌Reflux
❌Constipation
❌Diarrhoea
❌Eczema
There are two types of cow’s milk allergy – one which can be tested for and another called the ‘delay type’, which can’t.
📈The latter has been on the rise
📈The latter has been on the rise
Alternative milk has proliferated in recent years and it’s not uncommon to hear people say things like "dairy doesn’t agree with me". But it’s more complicated than that...
🔴Many people confuse dairy allergies with lactose intolerance
🔴Many people confuse dairy allergies with lactose intolerance
🥛Lactose is a sugar only found in animal-based milk and we require lactase to digest it.
People with an intolerance don’t have lactase in their system
People with an intolerance don’t have lactase in their system
The results can be similar – constipation, diarrhoea, bloating – and people should visit a GP if they suspect either.
🚼Infants tend to grow out of cow’s milk allergies as they mature
🚼Infants tend to grow out of cow’s milk allergies as they mature
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