Is there a cure for milk allergies?
Allergies can appear at any time of the life. A baby can be born with an allergy or an normal adult can develop an allergy out of the blues. Although both are difficult to cure the allergy, in many cases the person can outgrow the allergy and starts to disappear. This happens when the body start to learn that what is causing the allergy, i.e. the allergen, is harmless. In some cases immunologists suggest that the person should start to introduce minute amounts of the allergen (for instance milk, in this case to allow the body to learn to accept it before creating strong reactions.As in all cases of allergies, the most effective treatment is avoidance of the allergen, which in this case is found in milk. One should watch the recipes of dishes consumed in restaurants or at parties (click here for a list of hidden milk products). Proteins in milk and/or food may be the cause of the allergy, but this may be minimised if not eliminated by digestive enzymes. These digestive enzymes break down proteins in the intestines before reaching our blood supply and hence disallowing the protein to act as an allergen. Examples of products that do this are Spectrumzyme and Digestaid - found in the products section.
Another important issue is the added E-Numbers (E-colours) in food. Some of them act as allergens to some people, see a list of them and watch those which may contain milk products.
Antihistamine drugs are very effective in calming down the reactions caused by the allergy, such as itching. Antihistamine is a sedative drug therefore it sends the user in deep sleep. This is to the advantage of the sufferer as it stops the person from itching in cases of skin eczema. Other drugs, such as sodium cromoglycate and corticosteroid drugs can be take regularly to prevent symptoms from developing. Creams containing corticosteroids are useful for eczema but prolonged use of them may damage the skin.
(published with permission in writing from:http://www.lactose.co.uk)
