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A typical symptom of an allergy to milk protein can be fresh blood in the stool. "For parents this is an absolute alarm, but with this diagnosis we know that children thrive well and blood in the stool is not a sign of serious illness," says Peter Szitányi, MD. In addition, most children's allergies disappear by the age of three - although they may later manifest themselves in another form of atopy.
The doctor also stresses that milk is an important part of a child's diet. Therefore, he does not recommend its elimination across the board. However, if the allergy is indeed confirmed, it is necessary to temporarily exclude dairy products from the diet. In the case of infants, they should also be avoided by the breastfeeding mother. Szitányi strongly rejects the substitution of goat's milk for cow's milk. "Goat's milk has no advantage because there is a cross-reaction to the protein in cow's milk, and it is often not pasteurised. So the risk there is the same in terms of allergenicity, and on top of that there is a possible infectious risk," warns MUDr. Szitányi.
You can listen to the full interview with Peter Szitányi, MD, here.
