- How is milk allergy diagnosed?
There is no such symptom as "If there are these symptoms, it is definitely milk allergy".
Allergy test; can be done at any age.
What symptoms may occur due to milk allergy;
- Extreme crying,
- Restlessness,
- Gas pain,
- Inability to sleep,
- Not gaining enough weight,
- Skin rash ,
- Itching,
- Wheezing,
- Cough,
- Diarrhea,
- Constipation,
- Mucus in the poop (slimy poop),
- Blood in the poop;
There may be all or some of these. Does it lead to a definitive diagnosis when these symptoms are present? ABSOLUTELY NO.
If possible, it would be better to see and evaluate an allergist at least once. Even if it is not possible to reach an allergist, it is necessary to make a plan together with the monitoring pediatrician or family physician. Internet information and self-diagnosis and treatment practices can lead to major inaccuracies.
Allergy testing; It can be done even on a 1-day-old baby as a skin test. This test must be performed by an allergist. Both its application and interpretation require very good knowledge and correct interpretation.
The test taken from blood; It is a “specific IgE” test that looks at each food separately. Suspicious foods are examined individually or in groups. The interpretation of the results obtained is also different. Once it exceeds the specified limit value, it may not mean a definitive ban. The test, called "allergy test", "tolerance test", "York test", etc., in which up to 300 foods are examined from a drop of blood, has no place in diagnosis. , has no value or meaning. The reflection of this in real life is evaluated. Here again, if possible, go with an allergy doctor.
Well; The tests showed "no allergy". Can we say absolutely not?
For now, without further ado, let's talk about this in article number 2.
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