2011-07-11

Milk Allergy

if your baby has an allergy such as bloody diarrhea, vomiting, shortness of breath, itching and swelling of the skin, you'r baby could be allergic of cow's milk or formula. It's symptoms are similar to symptoms of other medical disorders. Moreover, the symptoms usually occur a few days after drinking cow's milk or formula. But if you find blood in the stool of your baby, your baby probably allergic of cow's milk or formula. So, go to to doctor and consult about it. The doctor will perform checks on this case. Normally the doctor would suggest you to stop giving cow's milk or formula to your baby for a week. And you will see the baby's reactions. Sometimes the doctor also does the laboratory check for feces and blood. They could insert a small number of cow milk under the skin of the baby too. Usually the babies are allergic of cow's milk are also allergic of goat's or sheep's milk. This is caused allergic of cow's protein. But if it is allergic of protein of cow's milk, it will be disappear when the baby growing up and get better body condition. Allergy is caused by the immune system detects incorrect. Because the protein in cow's milk is indicated as being harmful to the body, the immune system will react against it in the form of allergy. If your child is getting of cow's milk allergy then this following tips can be useful for you.

1. Stop formula milk consumption are made of cow to your baby. Replace it with formula milk which made of soybeans. To replace the amino acid needs of the baby then give eggs or fish.
2. If you are still giving breast feeding to your baby, you must also stop consuming formula milk which made of cow milk. because dairy cows can be channeled through breast milk.
3. Allergies will disappear in two or four weeks. But the consumption of cow milk to your baby do not be stopped. because the amino acid in soy milk is not as complete as cow's milk. Soy milk does not contain methionin, and tryptophan. two important substances are useful for brain information processing. If the allergy disappears already, keep giving cow's milk by mixing with soy milk in gradually method. For example, three of tablespoons of milk for single serving is suggested. so, two tablespoons of soy milk and one tablespoon of the cow's milk. If your baby gets no allergies by drinking mixing milk in a week, you may do the second step of mixing milk. One tablespoon of soy milk and two tablespoons of cow's milk cow. Do it in one week. If you baby doesn't get any allergy, you may do the last step. Three tablespoon of cow's milk for a single serving without soy milk mixing. Your baby's immune system works good already.

Literature :
                   1. Website : Ibu dan Balita.com
                   2. Website : Tipsbayi.com

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