This allergy may occur more frequently in infants than in older children and adults, and can frequently cause an allergic reaction. Milk allergy is treated with a diet using soybean or meat-based formulas that contain no milk. Commercially available soybean formulas vary considerably in mineral content, and deficiencies of both vitamin A and thiamine have been reported in infants consuming these formulas. Ask your doctor about vitamin supplements for your child. Some children who are allergic to milk in one form may be able to use milk that has been boiled, evaporated or dried, because these processes change the protein.
Milk is an important source of calcium, protein, vitamins A and D, and riboflavin.
Foods rich in these nutrients should be selected when milk has been excluded from the child's diet. When milk products are excluded from the child's diet, high-calcium foods from the list below should be substituted. More than 1,000 mg. More than 100 mg. More than 50 mg.