Suspected cow’s milk allergy

[Rubysmum2024]

Looking for some advice from parents of kids who have diagnosed cows milk allergy. When shopping for products, what do you look out for on labels? Do you consider products safe if they don’t contain milk in the recipe or do you strictly look for products labelled as “dairy free” or “milk free”? DD potentially has at least an intolerance to milk and so wanting to cut out completely for a few months to assess. Any help appreciated!

I have CMP allergy. I avoid anything with milk listed as an ingredient, but don't avoid 'may contains'. However I know my symptoms (non-anaphylactic fortunately), so can spot when a 'may contain' does contain - and some do. While you're attempting diagnosis it will.probably be simpler (for the diagnosis, not for shopping!) to avoid completely, including 'may contains' to avoid false signals.

You are going to spend a lot of time reading labels, I'm afraid.

Just like PP it’s me with the allergy (non-Ige) and I also think that for now you’re probably best avoiding may contains.

I found it a bit overwhelming at first but you soon get to find a few favourites and you can build it up from there but yea, lots of checking labels

May contain essentially means something could be made in the same vicinity as dairy. If anyone in your family is consuming dairy then everything in your kitchen is a may contain. I wouldn't avoid them.

Some factories, like some domestic kitchens, are more effective than others at keeping things apart. Bournville chocolate used to be a 'may contain', but had to change to actually lisitng milk in the ingredients because there were such high levels of regular crosscontamination.

you soon get to find a few favourites

You do, but you can't trust them not to do a Pringles on you and suddenly make an undeclared change to the recipe.

That is true too.