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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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