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Infant Allergy to Cow's Milk?

Due to the unprocessed proteins found in Cow's milk, extra stress is put on a baby’s kidneys. Switching to a soy-based milk or formula might be a healthy alternative. 8-15% of babies with an allergy to cow’s milk will have an allergy to soy products as well. If this is the case, try using rice milk and making sure the baby receives the necessary nutrients from their diet.

The symptoms of a milk allergy can occur all over the body:

  • Itchy red rashes
  • Swelling of the mouth, face and throat
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Gas
  • Cramps
  • Runny Nose
  • Itchy Eyes
  • Congestion
  • Reddish ear lobes
  • Sleeplessness
  • Irritability

Cow’s Milk is made of the following nutrients: (per one cup of 2%)

Children ages 1 to 3 need the following amounts of nutrients in their daily diet (the nutrients below are not a complete nutrient list but are specific to those found in milk as shown).

Iodine 58.56 mcg

Tryptophan 0.10 g

Calcium 296.70 mg

Vitamin D 97.60 IU  

Phosphorus 232.04 mg

Protein 8.13 g

Vitamin B12 0.89 mcg

Vitamin K 9.76 mcg

Potassium 376.74 mg

Vitamin A 500.20 IU

Iodine 90 mcg

Tryptophan (an essential fatty acid found within the diet)

Calcium 500 mg

Vitamin D 200 IU

Phosphorus 460 mg

Vitamin B12 0.9 mcg

Protein 16-19 g

Vitamin K 15 mcg

Potassium 1000-1500 mg

Vitamin A 999 IU

IU: International Units/ mcg: Micrograms/ mg: Milligrams/ g: Grams

There are three possible causes: Milk Protein Intolerance, Milk Protein Allergy, and Lactose Intolerance.

  • Cow's milk protein intolerance is not an allergy and is harder to diagnose. If this is the cause of the symptoms, the baby might still be able to have some cow’s milk and related products.
  • Cow's milk protein allergy is a true allergy, which can be diagnosed through blood tests or the skin prick test. All cow’s milk and related products need to be avoided if this is the cause.
  • Lactose intolerance is caused by the sugars in cow’s milk being undigested due to a lack of lactase, the enzyme needed to digest milk. If this is the cause of symptoms, low-lactose milks and milk products can be consumed. Some babies can even handle small amounts of high-lactose foods before any symptoms occur.

You can either go to the doctors for the symptoms to be tested to determine which reaction the baby is having or take matters into your own hands. First, you want to rid him of the symptoms he’s been suffering by stopping cow’s milk products all together. The good news is a child will often outgrow the allergy to cow’s milk.

Also check out www.nutritiondata.com

  • TAB -Tools
  • TAB – NutriSearch
  • SHOW ME FOODS IN THIS CATEGORY – Babyfoods
  • For a huge listing of foods suitable for babies with a detailed list of all the nutrients in each food.

If the baby is only using milk to go to sleep at night, try diluting apple juice with water, using soy or rice milk, or consider weaning from the bottle.

Resources:
  1. www.babycenter.com
  2. http://www.ars.usda.gov
  3. www.nutritiondata.com
  4. www.kidshealth.org
  5. Australasian College of Health Sciences Nat. 201 Manual
  6. Hark, Lisa RD and Darwin Deen MD. Nutrition for Life

An infant requires 30% of their calorie intake to be in fats. The listed nutrients will need to be consumed through other food products or substitutes. The following is a list of foods safe for babies that provide good sources of the listed nutrients:

Iodine Foods

  • Kelp (rich source of all nearly ALL recommended minerals. Kelp powder or granules can be added to meatballs, cereal grains, and most foods where salt is required)
  • Table salt is fortified
  • Fish
  • Eggs
  • Bacon
  • Cheese

Tryptophan Foods

  • An essential acid that can be synthesized in the body by food combining but can also be found in the following
  • Leafy Greens
  • Meats
  • Poultry

Calcium Foods

  • 1 whole apple with skin 8mg
  • 4 saltine crackers 8mg
  • 1 cup canned applesauce, no salt 10mg
  • 1 apricot 5mg
  • 1oz avocado 4mg
  • 1 cinnamon raisin bagel 13mg
  • 1 banana 6mg
  • 1 cup beans 46-150mg
  • 3oz hamburger meat 25mg
  • 1 small biscuit 237mg
  • 1 piece cornbread 162mg
  • 1 slice white bread 38mg
  • 1 spear raw broccoli 15mg
  • ready to eat cereals 50-1000mg

Vitamin D Foods
  • 1 Tbls cod liver oil 1360IU
  • 3oz tuna 200IU
  • 1 cup ready to eat cereal 40IU
  • 1 egg 20IU
  • Soy Milk
  • SUNLIGHT on SKIN

Most people, including babies need very little extra vitamin D if the skin is exposed to sunlight. Do not bathe an hour after sun exposure so the vitamin can be absorbed through the oils on the skin.

Vitamin B12 Foods
  • 1 cup beans 0.8mcg
  • 3oz hamburger meat 2.3mcg
  • ready to eat cereals 1-6.5mcg
  • 1 lrg. Scrambled egg 0.47mcg

Phosphorus Foods
  • 1 whole apple with skin 15mg
  • 4 saltine crackers 12mg
  • 1 cinnamon raisin bagel 89mg
  • 1 cup beans 183mg
  • 3oz hamburger meat 165mg
  • 1 baked potato 78mg
  • 1 cup brown rice 162mg

Protein Foods
  • 1 whole apple with skin 0.36g
  • 4 saltine crackers 1.11g
  • 1oz avocado 0.56g
  • 1 bagel 6-9g
  • 1 cup beans 10-17g
  • 3oz hamburger meat 21g
  • 1 slice white bead 2g
  • 1 cup cooked broccoli 5.7g
  • 1 scrambled egg 6.7g

Vitamin K Foods

  • 1oz avocado 6mcg
  • 1 bagel 1mcg
  • 1 banana 0.6mcg
  • 1 cup beans 2-6mcg
  • 1 cup cooked broccoli 220mcg
  • 4 saltine crackers 1mcg
  • 3oz tuna 37.4mcg
  • 1 cup red or green grapes 23.4mcg
  • 1 cup kale 1100mcg
  • 1 cup macaroni and cheese 0.1mcg

Potassium Foods
  • 1 whole apple with skin 148mg
  • 1 oz avocado 144mg
  • 3 oz hamburger meat 250mg
  • 1 slice white bread 25mg
  • 1 cup cooked broccoli 278mg
  • 1 cup ready to eat cereal 50-350mg
  • 4 saltine crackers 18mg
  • 1 lrg scrambled egg 84mg
  • 3oz tuna 201mg
  • 1 cup grape juice 334mg
  • 1 baked potato 610mg

Vitamin A Foods
  • 1 whole apple with skin 75IU
  • 1 apricot 674IU
  • 1oz avocado 42IU
  • 1 cup beans 225-274IU
  • 1 cup cooked broccoli 2415IU
  • 1 cup ready to eat cereal 300-1250IU
  • 1 lrg scrambled egg 321IU
  • 3oz tuna 48IU
  • 1 cup macaroni and cheese 164IU
  • 1 cup squash 300-10,000IU
  • 1 baked sweet potato with skin 28,000IU

  

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