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Dairy Diaries
Recognizing Your Toddler's Milk Allergy
By Laura Cone
Some people are adamantly opposed to the consumption of milk by all children. Robert Cohen, the director of the Dairy Education Board in Oradell, N.J., and author of Milk: A-Z (Argus Publishing, 2001), says most parents rarely if ever take note of their children's negative reactions to milk. He points out that a number of reports link milk consumption with colic, intestinal bleeding, asthma, chronic diarrhea, SIDS and other serious problems.
When it comes to toddlers and milk allergies, it's important to listen not as much to what your toddler is saying as to what his behavior is telling you. While your toddler may crave milk and love pizza loaded with cheese, his passion for dairy may be a symptom of an allergy. Keep a dairy diary so you can connect tantrums, stomachaches and other symptoms to his food intake.
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