“2% Of babies are allergic to milk and 15% of adults is intolerant to lactose, which is important not to confuse pathologies.”
“ 2% Of babies are allergic to milk and 15% of adults is intolerant to lactose, pathologies that is important not to confuse â€. its diagnosis, treatment and evolution are very different in both cases. Vitoria-Gasteiz, February 2012.- “ confuse the allergy to milk with lactose intolerance is very common among people who suffer from one or another ailment, however, diagnosis, treatment and the evolution of each one of them are very different â€. Thus has pointed out it the Medical Director and the ClÃnica USP La Esperanza, Juan DÃez Melgosa, allergist who maintains that to have a successful diagnosis it is necessary that patients come to your doctor to ensure that they derive the appropriate specialist. Proteins containing cow’s milk are those that produce allergy to this food that occurs, in the majority of cases, among infants (2%) in the first few days after starting to be fed with bottles of milk adapted. Adapted milk, home or continuation formulas are manufactured from modified cow’s milk to make it suitable for the feeding of infants. This food allergy symptoms are rash in areas of skin in contact with milk, urticaria, digestive, respiratory symptoms or even serious anaphylactic reactions. The diagnosis of allergy to cow’s milk proteins is done with skin tests and blood tests and when confirming allergy, the pediatrician or allergist recommends special for allergic children milk formulas....
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