Barira Saad

Lactose Intolerance in Infants and Children: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals Summary: Lactose intolerance is an intolerance (not an allergy) to the sugar lactose in milk. Very rare in infants and children as their gut has good amounts of lactase enzyme, it usually occurs secondary to other causes and resolves after a few weeks. It …

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Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA) in Children: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals Summary: Cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA) or cow’s milk allergy (CMA) is an autoimmune reaction to the proteins in milk namely whey and casein. There can be a number of risk factors and detailed assessment is important to identify if IgE-mediated or non-IgE-mediated …

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