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Jan
Baby Intolerance To Formula Milk. Hi there Im looking for any advice or personal experience anyone may be able to share in regards to babies with cows milk allergy andor lactose intolerance. Lactose intolerance is not the same as a milk allergy. Most formula contains cows milk protein the most common food allergy among babiesAnd many infants who react to cows milk are also allergic to soy-based formula. Here the proteins in the milk have already been broken down into smaller pieces and your babys immune system doesnt recognise it as an allergen.
Formula allergy in babies can occur if an infant is allergic to cow milk or soy. It does not mean that the child will be lactose intolerant as an adult. More rarely it can affect babies who are exclusively breastfed because of cows milk from the mothers diet passing to the baby through breast milk. It comes about when the digestive system is unable to tolerate the sugar lactose that is present in milk or dairy products. This could be due to 2 things. Lactose intolerance is not the same as a milk allergy.
Breastfed babies are reacting to the dairy his mother has eaten the milk proteins pass through breast milk while formula-fed babies are reacting to the cows milk proteins in the formula.
When it comes to a baby formula allergy most parents jump to the assumption that their baby is lactose intolerant. The body thinks it. Cows milk allergy and formula fed babies. But a soya formula. It does not mean that the child will be lactose intolerant as an adult. Another sign of lactose intolerance is symptoms starting shortly after feedings within 30 minutes to 2 hours of consuming breast milk milk-based formula or solid foods containing dairy.