|
|
|
Cow's milk allergy and intolerance management 
Please click on the links below to read our articles. If you are interested in research findings, click here for links to research reports. For links to freefrom food products click here For general articles on cow's milk allergy/intolerance, click here. For articles and research on lactose intolerance, click here. For articles and research on raw milk, fermented milk and A2 milk, click here. I think that I (or my child) may have a milk allergy – what do I need to do? Michelle Berriedale-Johnson explains – in the video below and in the article here in which you will find all the links that she refers to. November 2016 The inquest into the death of Celia Marsh in 2017 after eating a Pret a Manger sandwich which contained milk proteins to which she was allergic has raised a number of issues. How strictly can or should the supply chain be controlled? How practical and reliable is allergen testing? Where and when should precautionary allergen labelling be applied? How reliable is vegan labelling for allergics? And the escalating severity of reactions. Read more... Milk allergens in toothpaste. Interesting post on the Allergy Insight blog about milk and egg as ingredients in toothpaste. Since toothpastes are classified as cosmetics in the EU, they are not subject to food labelling regulations so milk ingredients might appear as 'lac', ‘colostrum’, ‘lactoferrin’ and ‘lactoperoxidase’ and egg as ‘lysozyme’, none of which are likely to be recognised by milk or egg allergic people. Go here for more. April 2019 New Dietary Management of CMA; Engineering the Microbiome. Nathalie Newman attends, speaks at and reports on a recent conference hosted by Mead Johnson in Rotterdam. April 2018 How not to go vegan! Hannah explains the pitfalls of giving up milk (and eggs) even when not for dietary reasons.... November 2017 Allergen-free infant formulas for cow's milk allergic babies under threat. Cost cutting measures being imposed by some Clinical Commissioning Groups may mean that such formulae may no longer be available on prescription. February 2017 Alternative milk coffee sampling. Cressida checks out how well some of the many alternative milks on the market work in that all important cappucchino... November 2016 Cow's milk intolerance and why it is so common. Registered nurse food intolerance specialist, Mary Roe, believes that it is the frequency with which people eat certain foods, especially cow's milk, that leads them to develop intolerances. August 2015 Why ‘Vegan’ may not always mean ‘Milk Free’. Alex Gazzola explores why relying on a ‘vegan’ or ‘vegetarian’ label is inadvisable when you have a food sensitivity to an animal-sourced ingredient. April 2015 MAP Guidelines A primary care guide to the diagnosis and management of cow's milk allergy in the first year of life developed by an expert group for use by health professionals in primary care. Partof the ACT on CMA eductional initiative. May 2014 Safety profile of oral immunotherapy with cow's milk and hen egg: A 10-year experience in controlled trials. Sept 2016 Vegetable and nut milks used to make dairy-free yogurt. January 2014 Immunotherapy is not always successful longterm for milk allergy. Discussion from NPR. July 2013 Cow's milk genetically modified to be allergen free? Not yet a while... Michelle Berriedale-Johnson reports. October 2012 A2 Milk - what is all the fuss about? Frances Dale reports. September 2012 New EU regulations on the labelling of casein and milk products in wines. July 2012 Lactic acid – is it suitable for those with dairy allergies? April 2012 Micki Rose's delicious dairy-free milks. February 2012 Delicious and dairy-free ice cream, but beware the lupin proteins. July 2011 Rice and arsenic – what to do about it. In her second article Micki Rose gives practical advice on avoiding and dealing with high arsenic levels and some suggestions for making your own arsenic-free alternative milks. March 2010 Rice and arsenic – what is going on? In the first of two articles nutritionist Micki Rose considers the cruel irony that, for allergic people trying to avoid dairy products and wheat/gluten, eating more rice is increasing their exposure to the poison, arsenic. March 2010 Foods labelled 'nondairy' in the US may contain milk protein. January 2010 Micki Rose's low glycaemic load, gluten-free, dairy-free diet: fed up with continually cobbling together diets for her food sensitive patients, she has finally written a diet plan. 2008 Infant formulae for allergic babies: A review by Sarah Merson on the conditions that cause babies to need special formulae and what is available. 2007 Soya formulae for allergic babies: Sarah Merson investigates the use of soya milk formulae for babies allergic to cow and goat milks. 2007 Replacing the nutrition in milk: An interesting list of case studies from Margaret Moss showing the huge variety of dairy problems, followed by a list of the nutrients in dairy vital to human wellbeing and which other foods provide replacements. 2006 |
|
Research Reports
|
|
The Role of Baked Egg and Milk in the Diets of Allergic Children Feb 2018 (epub ahead of print) Evidence that eating baked egg or milk influences egg or milk allergy resolution: a systematic review. May 2017 Extensively hydrolysed casein formula containing L. rhamnosus GG reduces the occurrence of other allergic manifestations in children with cow's milk allergy: 3-year randomized controlled trial. Dec 2016 Oral Food Desensitization in Children With IgE-Mediated Cow's Milk Allergy: Immunological Changes Underlying Desensitization. The ingestion of cow’s milk formula in the first 3 months of life prevents the development of cow’s milk allergy Safety profile of oral immunotherapy with cow's milk and hen egg: A 10-year experience in controlled trials. Sept 2016 Some encouraging results regarding desensitisation to egg and milk allergens using oral immunotherapy. Presumed Allergic Proctocolitis Resolves with Probiotic Monotherapy: A Report of 4 Cases. Three novel candidate probiotic strains with prophylactic properties in a murine model of Cow's Milk Allergy. January 2016 Limiting infants to almond milk can result in scurvy. January 2016 Challenge with instant skim milk powder could be a safe, convenient and easily standardizable alternative to home baked food for heated milk challenge. December 2015 Breast feeding, although conferring other health benefits, does not appear to protect against allergic disease. December 2015 The anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties of almond milk suggest that almond milk might be considered as a potential alternative in cows milk protein allergy treatment. June 2015 Evaluating the impact of infant feeding guidelines on CMA prescribing in UK primary care. This study shows promising results for prospective research on a national scale, including socio-economical impact and cost-effectiveness. November 2015 Oral immunotherapy for cow's milk allergy still effective after seven years. Octoebr 2015 Traces of ovalbumin and casein detected in white and red wines by quantitative western blotting. August 2015 Biotin and carnitine deficiency due to hypoallergenic formula nutrition in infants with milk allergy. April 2014 Baked milk oral immunotherapy effective in only 21% of baked milk allergic patients. July 2015 82% of children who completed the six-month induction phase of oral immunotherapy to milk were able to consume at least 200ml of milk or 6,400mg of milk protein a day and after the two-year maintenance phase, half were consuming milk daily. July 2015 A review of the relationship between cow's milk allergy and epileptic seizures. November 2014 An extensively hydrolysed casein-based formula for infants with cows' milk protein allergy: tolerance/hypo-allergenicity and growth catch-up. April 2014 A very low dose oral food challenge allows some low dose reactive Cow's milk allergic children to change from complete avoidance to partial intake of cow's milk. May 2015 Even when the children have outgrown their cow's milk allergy, families still have nutritional concerns and should be offered dietary advice to encourage progression to unrestricted diet, prevent eating disorders and impaired growth. May 2015 Are children and adolescents with food allergies at increased risk for psychopathology? October 2015 Leading allergists call for 'a more active approach to management to be adopted, which includes early introduction of potentially allergenic foods, anticipatory testing, active monitoring, desensitisation to food allergens and active risk management'. November 2014 Sharing your microbiome with your pooch! Research suggests not only that we share much of our microbial populations with our dogs but that close relations with a dog can have a beneficial effect on our chances of getting an allergy as a child and and improve our health in old age... May 2015 Extensively hydrolysed rice infant formula good substitute for cow's milk for CMA infants. September 2014 Safety and clinical predictors of reacting to extensively heated cow's milk challenge in cow's milk-allergic children. October 2014 Breast milk sold online may contain cow's milk. April 2015 Nineteen our of 364 proteins in breast milk different in the milk of allergic and non-allergic mothers with the allergic mother's having higher concentrations of proteins linked to asthma and allergy. March 2015 Young adults with cow's milk allergy have poor bone density. August 2014 Researchers at the University of Granada use pulsed light to degrade the protein β-lactoglobulin in lactose serum. February 2015 Proteolysis by Lactobacillus fermentum IFO3956 isolated from Egyptian milk products decreases immuno-reactivity of cow's milk allergic patients. May 2011 Lower vitamin D levels found in children who drink non-cow's milk. (Cow's milk has, legally, to be fortified with Vitamin D but fortification of non-cow'smilk is only voluntary.) October 2014 Infants with a milk protein intolerance should be treated for 2 to 3 months with a hypoallergenic formula, then rechallenged at 6 months. Rechallenging before 12 months could result in cost savings. August 2014 French researchers develop fast and accurate method for determining exactly which milk proteins produce allergic reactions in specific patients which could be adapted for other allergens. July 2014 Cow's milk allergy largely prevented by dietary fish oils. July 2013 Extensively hydrolised casein formula (EHCF) accelerates tolerance acquisition in children with cow’s milk allergy (CMA) compared to rice based, soya based or amino acid based formulae, especially if combined with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG). April 2013 Gut microbiota as potential therapeutic target for the treatment of cow’s milk allergy. An overview. March 2013 Successful immunotherapy treatement (SOTI) for cow's milk may not protect against other animal milks such as sheep's milk. April 2013 Sabin polio vaccine contains α-lactalbumin and may trigger reactions in milk allergic children. February 2013 Milk oral immunotherapy is effective in school-aged children. February 2013 Efficacy and safety of oral desensitization in children with cow's milk allergy may depend on their serum specific IgE level. April 2013 Casein is an ingredient of dustless chalk now preferred by many schools as it keeps hands and classes clean. However, the chalk still releases small particles into the air which could cause milk allergic children to have allergy or asthma attacks. May 2013 Longtitudinal study of infants with milk allergy shows that approximately half had resolved over 66 months. March 2013 Donkey milk an acceptable substitute for cow’s milk allergic children. September 2012 Israeli study suggests that although immunotherapy for cow's milk allergy can be successful, there is a group of children for whom it does not appear to work. Moreover, tolerance may not be maintained unless milk continues to be consumed regularly. February 2013 Oral immunotherapy for milk allergy can lead to desensitisation for some although the development of long term tolerance has not been established and mild adverse effects are not uncommon. November 2012 Milk allergy may cause trouble in nose and throat. August 2012 Study confirms that oral immunotherapy is effective in desensitising school children with cow's milk allergy and that the desensitisation can be sustained for more than three years. August 2012 Partially hydrolysed infant formulas are not hypoallergenic and are not suitable for infants who are allergic to milk, or to infants with existing milk allergy symptoms. August 2012 Standard tests may miss ingredients that cause milk allergy. March 2012 Children who undergo a prolonged trial of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) before undertaking oral immunotherapy (OIT) for milk allergy have fewer treatment-related symptoms, particularly severe ones, than those on OIT alone. March 2012 Chicken-based formula is better tolerated than extensively hydrolysed casein formula for the management of cow milk protein allergy in infants. April 2012 Addition of lactose to hydrolysed infant formula for cow's milk allergic infants may boost their typically low levels of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacilli while reducing their typically high levels of Clostridium. March 2012 An extensively hydrolysed casein formula supplemented with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG is hypoallergenic and can be recommended for infants and children allergic to cow's milk. March 2012 Safety and efficacy of sublingual and oral immunotherapy for milk allergy. November 2011 Milk powder better than liquid drops to treat milk allergies. December 2011 Camel’s milk a safe alternative for children with cow’s milk allergy. May 2011 Test to establish whether a milk-allergic child can tolerate heated milk. Febuary 2010 Under the tongue immunotherapy as effective for milk allergy as 'by mouth' immunotherapy. March 2010 Rice milk panic. July 2009 Immunotherapy for cow's milk allergic children. March 2009 Powdered milk helps kids overcome milk allergy. December 2008 Many children with cow's milk allergy tolerate milk that has been heated. October 2008 Desensitisation for major allergens proves successful. October 2008 Organic is great but breast is best – breast milk banks. May 2008 Fermented milk may help prevent food allergies. September 2008
NB Information on this site is not a substitute for medical advice and no liability can be assumed for its use.
|
