Symptoms of Cow's Milk Allergy

Recognize the symptoms of cow's milk allergy in children early.

Children Health – Cow's milk allergy is an overreaction in the body that arise as a result of cow's milk or food containing cow's milk. This reaction may occur immediately or later after someone consumes the milk or food containing cow's milk.

The easiest way to know this is by way of elimination and provocation. What does it mean? Try to make the children to avoid from exposure an allergen for some time. Then look if the symptoms disappear or not. If the allergy symptoms disappear, try again for giving out cow's milk little by little.

Allergy of cow's milk is usually caused by protein that contained in the cow's milk. Generally, symptoms of cow's milk allergy in infants can be identified at the age of 0-6 months, and complaints can arise after the children consumed the cow's milk after 3 days to 1 month.

In infants, there are three systems of the body most commonly affected the impact of cow's milk allergy. Like the skin, respiratory tract, and gastrointestinal tract. This is very harmful to the health of the baby. Discomfort on the skin will make the baby scratches his or her body. It can makes some injury. Babies will also experience the shortness of breath. In addition, the baby's digestion will be disturbed.

If you look at the changes of your baby's skin (redness, dry, and scaly), or when suddenly the baby is experiencing shortness of breath (nasal congestion, recurrent cough, wheezing, tightness, etc.), as well as the gastrointestinal tract in infants become abnormal (vomiting, colic, constipation, diarrhea), it could be the baby has an allergy to cow's milk. For that, immediately take your baby to the nearest health clinic. In addition, allow your child to take more time to rest.