How Can Allergy To Cow's Milk Be Treated?

Posted on Thu, 24 Aug 2017

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Question : my 1year old son seems to have cow milk allergy. he devlops mild red spot on his chin whenever he eats buscuits or any other product which contains milk. but when he drink milk he devlops sweeling eyes &start itching.
how can i confirm whether he is allergic or not.

further, can I give him milk mixed with water in 1:10 ratio in order to devlope his resistance power?
is there any side effects of this experiment?

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Go for cow milk allergy test

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at HealthcareMagic
I have gone through your complaints and understand your concern.
To confirm whether he is having cow milk allergy, go for an allergy test.
It is a blood test which will confirm the presence of allergy.
For the time being don't give him cow's milk even in dilution as it will aggravate his skin problems.
Go for the test and if he's not having allergy then start with cow's milk in dilution and you can decrease the dilution accordingly.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

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