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Allergies and intolerances

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anyone know

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3andnomore · 12/04/2007 11:56

I don't often post in this section, but, reading a thread here and having heard this statement before " that soyamilk is even more of a known allergen then dairy"....and I am not saying one can't be allergic to it...I suppose you can be allergic/intollerant to just about anyhting really....but does anyone know how high the allergy rate to soya is in say asian countries where it is found probably in the diet more commonly?
I am really just interested if anyone knows...it's something I wondered about, iykwim!

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3andnomore · 15/04/2007 19:25

thank you all...

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EllieKthePA · 15/04/2007 19:44

there are non-milk formulas but we didn't get on at all well with them, thankfully ds1 was older by the time we worked it out so i could switch to soya, this time i'll bf as long as possible then do lots more research!

iris66 · 15/04/2007 20:03

3andnomore - I put DS onto soya formula(because we drink soya milk)at 9mths as he has a dairy allergy.Within a month he was having constant runny nappies and crying all the time, and then I found out about the soya/hormone dysfunction query thing and felt awful. He's not been formally tested for soya allergy but his consultant recommended neocate which he's been fine with for 5 months now. He used to have soya cheese but can't tolerate that either. Soya flour is used in a lot of breads too. It's a mine field isn't it!

tatt · 15/04/2007 21:49

Pregestimil, Nutramagin, Pepti-Junior, Neocate, Neocate Advance - may be others. Goats milk formula is no longer recommended for babies, I've forgotten why.

Nightynight · 15/04/2007 22:04

what are they based on though, if not cows milk or soya?

nanny had all the nutrients added, I thought, to make it the same as all the others?

tatt · 15/04/2007 22:39

well strictly speaking they are based on a milk protein, I think, but modified so that the proteins don't cause an allergic reaction. There have been tests to make sure that babies develop at the same rate on these formulas.

Casein based ones are broken down by enzymes or acids. Casein is less allergenic than whey and normally milk has both. I'm not sure about the elemental ones - think they are even more procesed.

Nightynight · 16/04/2007 09:02

how do they guarantee what % of the proteins are modified though? how do I know they are not like decaf coffee, ie a % remains.

I dont think I would have been able to get them on prescription, as my gp never even believed that food allergies existed, so was unlikely to listen to my concerns that my children might develop them at some unspecified point in the future.
Our family has a heavy history of allergy to milk, documented since 1850s.

tatt · 18/04/2007 09:42

I have no idea, you'd have to speak to a consultant. From family experience all I can say is that babies who react badly to milk do Ok with them. There may be a few milk allergic babies who would still react to them but it's better to try them than to risk soy/nut allergy. If your gp is a dodo educate or change them.

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