Is your child allergic to milk products?

S Venkateshwari
Is your child allergic to milk products? 

The disease of lactose intolerance can occur at any age. Big or small children who have difficulty digesting milk or dairy products are called lactose intolerant. It is seen that it is more in children. They are not able to digest milk products quickly and they start having problems like diarrhoea, and stomach pain. Let us know the symptoms, causes and how to get rid of this problem.

Vitamin D and calcium are abundant in milk, in such a situation, children get nutrients by taking milk, but many children are unable to digest it. Lactose intolerance is a digestive problem in which people have difficulty digesting lactose, the main compound in dairy products. 

Symptoms and causes of lactose intolerance in children

Many times children start getting allergic to milk products and they ignore it. Immediately after drinking milk, rash, red rash, and itching starts in their body, which means milk is not suitable for them. This problem occurs in children who are not able to manufacture enough lactose, so lactose remains in the digestive system where it is fermented by bacteria. This leads to the formation of several types of gas that cause symptoms associated with lactose intolerance.

Children start getting cough-cold, skin rashes, nausea, constipation, loose motion and many other diseases.

Treatment

Treatment of lactose intolerance in children involves removing lactose from their diet for 2 weeks and gradually reintroducing them after the symptoms are gone.

Prevention of lactose intolerance in young children

If your child shows signs of this, keep an eye on dairy products that promote lactose intolerance and the foods included in his diet. Keeping a food log will help the paediatrician to find out which particular foods aggravate the child's symptoms and which do not.

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