I like the idea of thinking that "the milk ladder has branches" as that way we think of something organic like a tree with branches, with different food-sensitive families working out which factors may matter most to a food sensitive person or their child when they want to test milk for tolerance, rather than a series of steps that follow one from another. Where there are any concerns about a serious reaction discuss your plan with your dietitian or doctor. Testing milk tolerance is complex but … [Read more...]
Milk intolerance 100 years ago
When milk was 'humanised' by my mother's generation it had to be diluted, as cow’s milk contains three times the protein of human milk, and then have lactose added to bring the lactose level up to the same as human milk. When it became available powered milk was used. It should also have been diluted and have lactose added until the baby was 9 months. It had the advantage that the milk had been heated to be powered so the protein was altered and this benefited those allergic to milk, to some … [Read more...]
The delightful relief of having milk on a milk-free diet
If you used to enjoy yummy cheese, yoghurt, ice cream, milk on cereal or a milky dessert, and maybe milk drinks as well, it is no fun having to exclude all dairy foods. However for most people this can change. It can be such a relief just not having to be really careful that there is no milk at all in your other foods. Of course if you, or your child, is anaphylactic, or exquisitely sensitive, to milk, or you are breastfeeding a very milk-sensitive baby, complete exclusion is necessary. But in … [Read more...]