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11 Home Remedies For Milk Allergy

Milk allergy can be mild or severe and sometimes fatal. Milk allergy is usually caused by lactose sugar present in it. Many people can't digest it and is called lactose intolerance. Milk allergy symptoms are gas, bloating, abdominal cramps, vomiting and diarrhea. Fortunately, there are some effective home remedies for milk allergy.

However some people are sensitive to some proteins present in milk. The persons body's immune system takes these proteins as a foreign substances and reacts against it. This can be severe when a person's immune response gets activated and can cause various symptoms like shock, fainting, wheezing, hives, coughing, vasodilation, skin rashes etc.

It is better to avoid milk if severe reaction occurs. However for mild gastrointestinal allergies as in lactose intolerance and other mild allergies due to milk, there are some effective home remedies to treat the symptoms or prevent the allergy.

How to treat milk allergy? Today, boldsky will share with you some home remedies for milk allergy. Have a look at some natural remedies for milk allergy.

Honey

Honey

Honey is used for many ailments and also to treat seasonal allergies. It can also be used to treat symptoms of milk allergy. Take one teaspoon of honey in morning before breakfast.

Ginger

Ginger

Ginger is well known for it's health benefits and is also very effective in treating allergies including milk allergy. It increases the tolerance of milk proteins in the body in allergic persons. It also decreases the level of an histamine in your body that causes allergic response.

Carrot Juice

Carrot Juice

How to treat milk allergy? Carrot juice mixed with cucumber, pomegranate and beet root juice are used to treat the symptoms of milk allergy and other food allergies. They increase the tolerance of body for milk allergens. Have these juices in combination in morning and get rid of all allergies.

Turmeric

Turmeric

It is one of the best home remedies for milk allergy. It has anti inflammatory properties and can relieve the symptoms of allergy caused by milk. Add turmeric in you meals on daily basis.

Calcium And Magnesium

Calcium And Magnesium

They also help to relieve symptoms of allergy and they also calm down nervous system. They are beneficial for immune system also. You can have their supplements or natural source like eggs, bananas, fresh vegetables etc

Vitamin E And Selenium

Vitamin E And Selenium

They eliminate free radicals from our body as they work as antioxidants. Take 50 to 100 micrograms per day to counter allergy symptoms. This is very effective in treating milk allergy in adults.

Have Little Quantities Of Milk

Have Little Quantities Of Milk

One thing that you can do to reduce milk and dairy products allergy is that have a little amount of milk or dairy products daily. Exposure to negligible amounts of allergens in body helps the immunity to recognize them gradually. Once slowly milk is introduced in your body over a longer period of time, our body gets immune to it. This should be done under medical supervision.

 Read The Labels

Read The Labels

This is very important as many packed and processed foods contain milk. To protect yourself from un wanted reaction due to milk check for any milk content in the packed product that you are going to buy.

Using Lactase Enzyme Tablets Or Drops

Using Lactase Enzyme Tablets Or Drops

Lactose enzymes help in the digestion of lactose in milk. People with lactose intolerance can have over the counter lactose enzyme tablets. Have this enzyme before meals or drinking milk.

Carry Your Medicine

Carry Your Medicine

If you know that you are allergic to milk and you are going to eat outside, don't forget to carry your anti allergic drugs with you. They will immediately relieve you from annoying symptoms.

Vitamin C

Vitamin C

How to drink milk without getting sick? Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin and has anti allergic properties. It decreases the amount of histamine causing allergy in your body. It has healing effect also. It relieves you from allergy symptoms. You can take vitamin C supplements or have it's natural source that is citrus fruits such as orange, tomato, lemon etc

Story first published: Friday, February 27, 2015, 22:06 [IST]
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