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Milk Allergy
If you are allergic to milk and you have ingested it, your body responds by trying to protect itself from what it sees as a harmful invader. Your body overreacts to the proteins found in the milk substance. The bodies immune system creates antibodies to fend off the invader causing different reactions for different individuals. Most reactions happen within minutes of ingesting the milk product and last less than a day. Symptoms can range from hives to vomiting, diarrhea, to coughing, wheezing and sneezing.
If you are allergic to milk:
Milk is to be avoided in ANY form. This is a list of foods where milk commonly occurs. If there is any question regarding a prepared food, investigate the contents listed on the label.
Milk is widely used in processed, packaged foods. It can be referred to by many different names. Therefore, AVOID all food products with a label that states Milk, Dry Milk Solids, Nonfat Milk Solids, Buttermilk, Cream, Whey, Yogurt, Cheese, Curds, Butter, Margarine (can contain milk), Sour Cream, Casein, Caseinate, Sodium Caseinate, Lactate, Lactalbumin, Lactose.
- Custard, junket, ice cream, milk pudding
- Batters, waffles, pancakes, cake, cookies and prepared flours (such as Bisquick®)
- Ordinary bread
- Malted milk, ovaltine, cocomalt, drinking chocolate, buttermilk, canned or dried milk
- Milk chocolate candy, chocolate creams, filled candy bars nougat
- Cottage cheese and other cheese
- Any foods prepared with milk, cheese or cream, such as gravies, cream sauces, fritters, rarebits, timbales, soufflés, au gratin
- dishes, and omelets
- Frankfurters and other sausages (dried skim milk used as binder) and Wiener schnitzel
- Powdered milk
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