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Table 1 Most frequent symptoms of mild to moderate CMPA according to [4]

From: Debates in allergy medicine: food intolerance does not exist

Therapeutic area

Symptoms

Gastrointestinal

 
 

Frequent regurgitation

 

Vomiting

 

Diarrhea

 

Constipationa

 

Blood in stool without failure to thrive

Dermatological

 
 

Atopic dermatitis

 

Swelling of lips or eye lids

 

Urticaria unrelated to acute infections, drug intake, or other causes

Respiratory

 
 

Runny nose

 

Recurrent otitis media

 

Chronic cough

 

Broncho-constriction unrelated to infection

General

 
 

Persistent distress

 

Colic (≥3 h/day wailing/irritable) over a period of >3 weeks

  1. Infants with CMPA in general show one or more of the listed symptoms
  2. CMPA cow’s milk protein allergy
  3. aCompare type of stool in Table 2, my remark
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World Allergy Organization Journal

ISSN: 1939-4551

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