Milk, which used to be considered an unquestionably healthy product, today is increasingly criticized and excluded from the children's diet.
1. Milk allergy = intolerance
In fact, allergies are just a special case of intolerance. Basically, lactose (milk sugar) intolerance manifests itself in the form of flatulence and diarrhea. But this is not an allergic reaction, but a lack of the necessary enzyme to digest milk. Allergy symptoms are different: edema, urticaria, atopic dermatitis, runny nose and nasal congestion, vomiting.
2. Milk allergy is for life
Lactose intolerance can indeed last a lifetime, but it's a little different with a child's milk allergy. In extremely rare cases, it really persists for a long time. In general, children "outgrow" food allergies. The immune system gradually learns to recognize milk protein as safe, and the allergy fades away. Therefore, doctors advise, if an allergy is detected, to refrain from drinking milk for about a year, but then try to introduce dairy products.
3. Allergy means complete elimination of dairy products
It is important to find a type of food that contains dairy products but does not cause allergies. For example, it can be baked goods using milk. If you refuse milk in its usual form, but keep baked goods with milk in the diet, then it will be easier for the body to overcome allergies.
4. Even breast milk is allergic.
Doctors are aware of cases when children had an intolerance to breast milk, but they cannot be allergic to it. If the child, for example, has problems with stool, then you can experiment with the diet of a nursing mother, but this is not a reason to transfer the baby to a mixture.5. Milk allergy leads to inflammation of the adenoids
According to doctors, this is an absolute myth - there is no connection between the increase in adenoid tissues and the use of milk. It is also a misconception that milk causes increased mucus in the throat. In fact, the components of milk can make the mucus thicker - because of this, a person feels its presence more strongly. However, milk does not affect the amount of mucus.
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