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If the infant or child ONLY HAS DELAYED SYMPTOMS and
NO immediate symptoms
NO failure to thrive
NO multiple food exclusions (if child has started to wean)
Infant is NOT exclusively breast fed
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1. Infant should avoid cow’s milk, other dairy products, and sheep’s and goat’s milk for 3 – 4 weeks
2. Prescribe extensively hydrolysed formula (Aptimil pepti, SMA Althera, Similac Ailmentum)
3. Prescribe Piriton
3. Provide Cow’s Milk Allergy Information Leaflet
4. Arrange telephone consultation in 2 weeks to assess response
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