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Disease Symptom Tips :: Baby Formula Allergies
Baby Formula Allergies: Baby Formula Alternatives For Babies With Allergies
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Baby formula allergies are very common. Unfortunately, diagnosing a food allergy in a baby can be next to impossible. Generally, with babies, allergies will affect the lower digestive tract and can cause diarrhea and vomiting. For many babies, their formula allergies are connected to an allergy to cow's milk.
The everyday grocery store brands of infant and baby formula are made from cow's milk and will affect babies with any kind of sensitivity to cow's milk, including babies who are unable to digest lactose.
If you suspect your baby is suffering from infant's formula allergies, read on for a list of alternative infant formulas that can be useful for babies with food allergies and lactose problems.
Lactose-Free Formula
For babies with lactase deficiency, this is a great formula choice. You can even get lactose-free baby's formula that isn't made with lactase treated cow's milk. For a brand recommendation, talk to your pediatrician or local pharmacy.
Soy-based Infant's Formula
Soy-based formulas will often solve short-term allergy problems, but may cause bigger problems in the future. Why? Because soya is a potential and very common allergen and it's a food that can be found everywhere.
Soy ingredients are everywhere and if your child develops an allergy to soy, you'll find yourself reading labels and discovering that every premade food these day contains some element of soy.
Hydrolysates
Hydrolysates are made from cow's milk, but the proteins in the milk have been partially broken down using a process that's designed to mimic digestion. Basically, this technique helps to prevent sensitivities and allergic reactions.
Of course, small amounts of cow's milk protein will survive through the process and some babies may still react to this type of infant's formula. It's also likely that a baby could have baby formula allergies with one brand, but then not with another.
Amino Acid Formulas
Amino acid baby formulas are a fairly drastic step. Instead of taking cow's milk and breaking down the proteins, they take the amino acids of the proteins and then mix them to the right proportions to get the nutritional equivalent of cow's milk.
While amino acid formulas rarely cause a reaction, they often taste horrible and getting your baby to consume them is like forcing a cat into a bath.
Alternative baby and infant formulas are often used for both the diagnosis and treatment of various baby formula allergies.
For example, if you're unsure about whether your baby is sensitive to cow's milk then try eliminating it from the diet. If you suspect your baby is allergic to soy, then try eliminating that from the diet or introducing it to gauge the reaction.
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