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Let’s first consider symptoms of cow’s milk allergy in infants and young children:

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IMMEDIATE REACTION

symptoms occur within 1 hour of drinking cow’s milk or consuming dairy products

click here if one or more symptoms of ANAPHYLAXIS have occurred

breathing difficulty (dyspnoea)

harsh noise when breathing in (stridor)

wheezy when breathing out

hoarse voice

feeling faint / loss of consciousness

click here if there were no symptoms of anaphylaxis but just

hives (urticaria)

swelling (angioedema

vomiting

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DELAYED REACTION ONLY

symptoms occur up to 48 hours after consuming cow’s milk or dairy products

click here if NO immediate symptoms, but only one or more of the following

eczema flare

colic / unsettled with feeds

diarrhea (sometimes with blood)

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NO IMMEDIATE OR DELAYED SYMPTOMS

listed in the boxes to the left

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CONSIDER OTHER DIAGNOSES

UNLIKELY TO BE AN ALLERGY TO COW’S MILK OR DAIRY

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