Treatment involoves elimination of all dairy products from the diet.
Milk from other mammals (such as
goats and sheep), and hydrolysed
milk and soya formulas, are sometimes used as a substitute for babies who are at risk of developing cows’ milk allergy. However, the allergens in milk from goats and sheep are very similar to those in cows’ milk. This means that someone with a cows’ milk allergy might react to these other types of milk as well.