Baby Intolerance To Formula Milk

Intolerance is different from an allergy.

Baby intolerance to formula milk.

A milk protein intolerance is different than lactose intolerance which is extremely rare in infants. Although formula allergy and intolerance are different the symptoms are often similar and the terms are frequently used interchangeably. Formula intolerance is a reaction to formula ingredients that irritate the baby s digestive tract and may cause inflammation throughout the body. Most formula contains cow s milk protein the most common food allergy among babies.

Sometimes but not very often babies. Formula intolerance means your baby has trouble digesting formula. Infants may be exposed through formula or the breast milk of mothers who ingest cow s. If your baby does get an allergy to cow s milk it usually starts when your baby is first exposed to cow s milk through formula or later with solid foods.

A formula allergy is an immune system reaction to proteins in the formula. An allergy means your baby s immune system reacts to a protein in the formula and can be life threatening. Symptoms of a milk protein allergy often take place within minutes to a few days of exposure to cow s milk. A soya formula is available for babies with milk.

And many infants who react to cow s milk are also allergic to soy based formula.