Milk Allergy
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A milk allergy is when your immune system thinks dairy is a foreign invader and attacks it by releasing chemicals called histamines. Symptoms can range from wheezing problems to vomiting and diarrhea.
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Dairy Products to Avoid
- Butter and butter fat
- Cheese, including cottage cheese and cheese sauces
- Cream, including sour cream
- Custard
- Milk, including buttermilk, powdered milk, and evaporated milk
- Yogurt
- Ice cream
- Pudding
Foods With Milk in Them
These foods often contain cow's milk protein. Check their labels before buying. If you're eating out, ask if milk was used to make them.
- Au gratin dishes and white sauces
- Baked goods -- bread, cookies, crackers, cakes
- Cake mix
- Cereals
- Chewing gum
- Chocolate and cream candy
- Coffee creamers
- Creamed or scalloped foods
- Donuts
- Malted milk
- Margarine
- Mashed potatoes
- Meats -- canned and processed, including cold cuts and deli meats
- Nougat, found in some candy
- Salad dressings
- Sherbet
Ingredients With Milk
If you see these listed on a label, the food has milk proteins in it:
- Artificial butter or cheese flavor
- Casein or caseinates
- Curd
- Ghee
- Hydrolysates
- Lactalbumin, lactalbumin phosphate
- Lactose, lactoglobulin, lactoferrin, lactulose
- Rennet
- Whey or whey products
Also see
References
http://www.webmd.com/allergies/guide/milk-allergy
