Cow's Milk & Goat Milk Allergy?

mrsannie

Is anyone's LO allergic to both cow and goat milk? If so, did they have similar reactions to both?

My LO is really allergic to cow's milk and his pedi suggested trying goat's milk. I am terrified of trying it because of how he reacted to the cow's milk. I did give him 2 bites of goat's milk yogurt and he seemed fine but didn't like it anyways. 

ababymaybe

They share something like 90 of the same proteins. The vast majority of people with a true allergy to cow milk cannot tolerate goat milk. I think your pediatricians suggestion was ill informed and potentially dangerous. A pediatric allergist should ideally be advising you.

mrsannie

Good to know, thank you. It seems like pediatricians know NOTHING about food allergies. 

ababymaybe

mrsannie:

Good to know, thank you. It seems like pediatricians know NOTHING about food allergies. 

 It's frustrating, I know. I had to go around our pediatrician to get a referral to a pediatric allergist (got my GP to give it to us instead). She felt it wasn't necessary and I disagreed.

ababymaybe

mrsannie:

Good to know, thank you. It seems like pediatricians know NOTHING about food allergies. 

 It's frustrating, I know. I had to go around our pediatrician to get a referral to a pediatric allergist (got my GP to give it to us instead). She felt it wasn't necessary and I disagreed.

smiling76

ababymaybe:

They share something like 90 of the same proteins. The vast majority of people with a true allergy to cow milk cannot tolerate goat milk. I think your pediatricians suggestion was ill informed and potentially dangerous. A pediatric allergist should ideally be advising you.

Ditto this exactly---his first pediatric allergist said stay away from goat's milk.  We did rice milk because he had a nut/peanut allergy so no almond milk for us.