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Food Allergy in Babies and Children

Milk, egg and peanut are the usual triggers in young children. Many children outgrow milk allergy, early peanut and egg can prevent allergy, and cutting foods without a diagnosis can create one. Diet is the treatment here, so getting the diagnosis right matters more than anything else on this page.

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🚨 Anaphylaxis is an emergency. If a child has trouble breathing, wheezing, swelling of the face or tongue, difficulty swallowing, or vomiting with dizziness or fainting after a food, use their epinephrine injector at once if they have one, and call 911 1. Epinephrine is the first-line treatment for anaphylaxis, and a child who has needed it should be watched until every symptom has gone2. Never remove a food from a baby's diet without a clinician following them: in children with food-triggered eczema, 19% developed new immediate food reactions after an elimination diet began, and 30% of those reactions were anaphylaxis3.
Definition

What Is Food Allergy in Babies and Children?

An immune reaction to a protein in a food, which happens each time the food is eaten. It is not the same as a food intolerance, such as lactose intolerance, which does not involve the immune system.

There are two main kinds. IgE-mediated allergy causes fast reactions, usually within minutes: hives, swelling, vomiting or breathing trouble. Non-IgE allergy causes slower reactions in the gut or skin over hours or days, such as blood or mucus in a baby's stool. Cow's milk can cause both, and cow's milk allergy is the most complex and common food allergy in infants4.

In US children, the most common allergies are peanut, milk, shellfish and tree nuts5.

💡 Key Insight: Milk allergy is diagnosed far more often than it is present. Changes in stool, fussing at feeds or an occasional spot of blood in a baby's stool are common and in general are not proof of milk allergy6. The diagnosis rests on a short trial without milk and then bringing milk back to see whether the symptoms return.
Infographic of the common triggers of food allergy in children, a glass of milk, an egg, a peanut in its shell and a stalk of wheat, above four signs of a reaction: hives on a child's arm, a child with swollen lips, a child vomiting into a bowl and a child with a hand on the chest having trouble breathing

🥜 Early peanut prevents allergy

In high-risk babies whose skin test for peanut was negative at the start, eating peanut from infancy cut peanut allergy at age 5 from 13.7% to 1.9%7.

🍼 Most milk allergy is outgrown

In a European birth cohort, 69% of children with milk allergy tolerated milk one year after diagnosis8.

⚠️ Plant drinks are not formula

In the first year, only breast milk or an infant formula can feed a baby; almond, rice and other plant drinks cannot9.

By the Numbers

Food Allergy in Babies and Children by the Numbers

7.6%
of US children have a current food allergy, in a survey of 38,408 children; peanut (2.2%) and milk (1.9%) lead5
42.3%
of food-allergic children had had at least one severe reaction, and 40.7% had an epinephrine injector prescribed5
55 of 358
European babies suspected of milk allergy had it confirmed by a food challenge, 0.54% of all children by age 2 8
69%
of children with milk allergy tolerated milk a year after diagnosis, including every child with the non-IgE kind8
1.9%
of high-risk babies with a negative skin test who ate peanut from infancy had peanut allergy at age 5, against 13.7% of those who avoided it7
52.6%
of children in a US cohort had outgrown milk allergy, at a median age of 63 months10
Signs & Symptoms

Symptoms of Food Allergy in Babies and Children

Fast reactions and slow reactions look different, and both matter.

SignWhat it looks likeWorth knowing
Hives, redness and itchRaised itchy welts, often around the mouth, soon after a foodThe most common sign of a fast, IgE-mediated reaction
SwellingLips, eyes or faceSwelling of the tongue or throat is an emergency
Cough, wheeze, a hoarse voice or trouble breathingWithin minutes of a foodUse epinephrine if prescribed and call 911 1
Vomiting or belly pain soon after a foodWithin minutesCan be part of anaphylaxis, especially with other signs
Repeated vomiting a few hours after a food, then pale and floppyHours, not minutes, after the foodGet emergency care. This can be FPIES, a delayed non-IgE allergy that can lead to shock11
Blood or mucus in the stool of a baby who is otherwise wellStreaks in the diaperNon-IgE milk allergy is one cause, but an occasional spot of blood alone is common and is not proof6
Food sticking on the way downSwallowing that hurts, or food that will not passFood that will not pass, or a child who cannot swallow their saliva, is an emergency: call 911 or go to the emergency department. Otherwise this may be a different allergic condition of the esophagus; see the eosinophilic esophagitis guide
Eczema that flaresItchy dry patchesUsually not caused by a food; see the eczema guide before removing anything
⚠️ A reaction to a food is a reason to see a clinician, not to start removing foods. Write down what was eaten, how much, how long before the symptoms began and what they looked like. A photo of a rash helps. That history is where the diagnosis starts12.
Causes

Causes of Food Allergy in Babies and Children

Food allergy is more common in children who already have other allergic conditions5. Some of what raises the risk can be changed.

CauseHow It Contributes to Food Allergy in Babies and ChildrenWhat Helps
EczemaBabies with severe eczema or egg allergy were the high-risk group in the trial that showed eating peanut early prevents peanut allergy7Treating the eczema, and asking your child's doctor when and how to start peanut13
Delaying the common allergensThere is no evidence that waiting beyond 4 to 6 months to give peanut, egg and other allergenic foods prevents allergy14Giving well-cooked egg and peanut as part of first foods15, as the diet section describes
Stopping a food a child already eatsAvoiding a food was linked to new immediate reactions to it3Keeping a food in the diet unless an allergy has been diagnosed
Regular cow's milk formula in the first weekA European guideline suggests avoiding it as a top-up for breastfed babies in the first week of life, on low-certainty evidence15Asking the hospital team about the options if a breastfed newborn needs a top-up
The immune system's own responseThe body treats a harmless food protein as a threat; milk can trigger the fast and the slow kind4A confirmed diagnosis, so only the right food is avoided
Diagnosis

How Food Allergy in Babies and Children Is Diagnosed

Both overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis cause harm, and overdiagnosis is far more common6.

MeasureWhat it tells youWorth knowing
An allergy-focused historyWhich food, what happened and how fast; it is where diagnosis starts12Nothing on this list replaces it
Skin prick test or blood IgE testWhether the child is sensitized to a food the history points to12A positive test means sensitization, not allergy. Testing foods a child eats happily produces false alarms
Oral food challengeThe reference standard: the food is given in steps under medical supervision12Needs a clinic for fast reactions and for FPIES16
A 2 to 4 week trial without milk, then milk againThe cornerstone for milk allergy: symptoms should settle, then return when milk comes back6Skipping the return step is how overdiagnosis happens
Retesting over timeWhen a food can safely come back12Without it, children avoid foods they have outgrown
Growth checks on any milk-free dietWhether the diet is costing nutritionMisdiagnosis carries risks of growth faltering and missing nutrients16
💡 Breastfeeding a baby with milk allergy. Most breastfed babies with milk allergy do not need their mother to cut out milk. A 2 to 4 week trial of a milk-free diet for the mother is advised only in specific cases, with a plan to bring milk back to check it was the cause17.
Treatment Comparison

Conventional and Holistic Treatment for Food Allergy in Babies and Children

🌿 HOLISTIC
💊 CONVENTIONAL
🌿

Holistic / Functional Approach

Avoiding only what is diagnosed, and keeping everything else varied

The Foundation
Avoid the diagnosed food completely, and only that food
Where Diet Fits
Diet is the treatment, so a dietitian is part of the team for any milk-free child
Timeline
Reassessed over months; many children outgrow milk and egg allergy
Limitation, stated plainly
No diet, supplement or remedy has been shown to make a food allergy go away, and none replaces epinephrine in a reaction

Full Holistic Approach Includes

  • Reading every label. US labels must name the nine major allergens, including sesame since January 1, 2023 18.
  • Continuing to breastfeed, with support, after a milk allergy diagnosis17.
  • Replacing the nutrients of a removed food, especially calcium and protein when milk is out.
  • Introducing the other common allergens as part of first foods, after talking with your child's doctor if your child has severe eczema or egg allergy13.
  • A written plan for reactions, shared with every caregiver, daycare and school.
  • Bringing foods back on schedule, so a child does not avoid a food longer than needed.
🌿 Worth knowing: the natural approach here is a careful one. Removing foods on a hunch is not gentle; it can create the allergy it was meant to avoid3.
Supplement Protocol

Evidence-Based Supplements for Food Allergy in Babies and Children

Short, because food and formula do the work here.

🚨 Give a baby or child a supplement only with your pediatrician's approval. No supplement has been shown to stop a food allergy from starting or to make one go away. A European guideline makes no recommendation for or against vitamins, fish oil, prebiotics or probiotics to prevent food allergy15.
SupplementWhat it is forTypical rangeTimingNotes & cautions
Vitamin D The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends at least 400 IU a day for all babies and children; breastfed and partly breastfed babies, and babies drinking less than about 32 oz (1 L) of formula a day, need it as a supplement from soon after birth23. 400 IU a day, the AAP's minimum; your pediatrician confirms the product and the amount Daily Matters more on a milk-free diet. Not a treatment for allergy.
Calcium Filling the gap when milk is out and food does not cover it. Set by your pediatrician or dietitian from what your child eats As your dietitian advises Food first. A supplement only when a dietitian finds the diet short.
Probiotic (Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG) in formula In one trial of 220 milk-allergic children, a formula with this probiotic was linked to faster tolerance24; a review rates the evidence low quality25. Only as part of a formula your pediatrician chooses Not applicable Not a standalone treatment, and not a reason to delay retesting.
Calcium and vitamin D for a breastfeeding mother Protecting the mother's own intake if she cuts out milk for a diagnosed baby17. Set with her own doctor or dietitian Daily while milk-free Only when her diet is milk-free on advice.
Fish oil, vitamins or probiotics to prevent allergy No recommendation for or against, in pregnancy, breastfeeding or infancy15. Listed to answer the question, not to recommend it Not applicable Early introduction of egg and peanut has far better evidence.
🚨 What to avoid, specifically. No plant drinks in place of formula in the first year. Honey before 12 months. Removing foods without a diagnosis. Broad allergy panels with no matching history. Remedies sold as curing allergy. And treating anaphylaxis with an antihistamine instead of epinephrine.
What to Expect

What to Expect Over Time

Many children outgrow milk and egg allergy, so the plan is reviewed rather than fixed.

Treatment and supportive care, together
First Weeks

A diagnosis from a clinician, a written plan for reactions and label reading. For milk allergy, a 2 to 4 week trial without milk and then a return to milk confirms it6.

Months 1 to 3

A dietitian checks the milk-free diet and growth. Other first foods, including egg and peanut where advised, keep going in15.

Months 3 to 12

Older advice, not based on trials, suggests a first milk-free period of at least 6 months or until 9 to 12 months of age; then milk is tried again, often step by step16.

Long Term

In one US cohort, about half of children had outgrown milk allergy by about age five10; in a referral clinic, where allergy was more persistent, 79% had by age 16 26. Retesting finds the moment12.

When to Seek Care

Call 911 for breathing trouble, throat or tongue swelling, difficulty swallowing or fainting after a food, after giving epinephrine if prescribed1. Get emergency care for repeated vomiting hours after a food with paleness or floppiness11. See the doctor for poor weight gain on a restricted diet.

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Next Steps

Get the Diagnosis Right First

Avoid only the food a clinician has diagnosed, replace what it provided and keep everything else varied. Never remove a food from a baby's diet without a clinician following them. Many children outgrow milk and egg allergy, so the plan is reviewed.

Explore Eczema → Explore Eosinophilic Esophagitis →

References & Evidence Notes

Each numbered entry below is either a source you can follow or a note setting out what the evidence does and does not support. Both are numbered together so the markers in the text line up.

Last reviewed October 20, 2026. Supplement entries are cross-checked against the NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and the Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center.27 This page is nutrition education, not medical advice, and it does not replace your child's doctor. A food allergy is diagnosed by a clinician, and the diet that treats it is set with a pediatrician, an allergist or a dietitian. Nothing here replaces epinephrine in a reaction, a specialized formula a pediatrician has chosen or a plan to bring foods back. What nutrition education can do is help you understand the evidence well enough to have a better conversation with the people who care for your child.

  1. On what anaphylaxis looks like and what to do first: MedlinePlus, from the US National Library of Medicine, lists its symptoms, which develop quickly, often within seconds or minutes, including difficulty breathing, coughing or wheezing, difficulty swallowing, swelling of the face, eyes or tongue, nausea or vomiting, dizziness and unconsciousness. It advises calling 911 or the local emergency number at once, and using an epinephrine injector immediately if one is available, MedlinePlus, anaphylaxis. ↩ ↩ ↩
  2. Shaker MS, Wallace DV, Golden DBK, et al. Anaphylaxis: a 2020 practice parameter update, systematic review, and GRADE analysis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020;145(4):1082-⁠1123. PubMed 32001253. Epinephrine is the first-line treatment for anaphylaxis; after treatment, every patient should be observed until the symptoms have fully resolved, and should receive education on avoiding the trigger and using self-injectable epinephrine, with referral to an allergist. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  3. Chang A, Robison R, Cai M, Singh AM. Natural history of food-triggered atopic dermatitis and development of immediate reactions in children. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2016;4(2):229-⁠236. PubMed 26597013. In this study, 19% of children with food-triggered atopic dermatitis and no history of immediate reactions developed new immediate food reactions after an elimination diet began; 30% of those reactions were anaphylaxis, and cow's milk and egg were the most common foods. Avoiding a food was associated with a higher risk of reacting to it, and the authors conclude that strict elimination diets need to be thoughtfully prescribed. ↩ ↩ ↩
  4. Bognanni A, et al. World Allergy Organization (WAO) DRACMA guideline update XI: milk supplement and replacement formulas for infants and toddlers with cow's milk allergy, a systematic review. World Allergy Organ J. 2024;17(9):100947. PubMed 39310372. Describes cow's milk allergy as the most complex and common food allergy in infants, and reviews the specialized formulas used when a milk-allergic baby cannot be breastfed: extensively hydrolyzed cow's milk formula, amino acid formula, hydrolyzed rice formula and soy formula. The certainty of the evidence comparing them was very low. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  5. Gupta RS, Warren CM, Smith BM, et al. The public health impact of parent-reported childhood food allergies in the United States. Pediatrics. 2018;142(6):e20181235. PubMed 30455345. A survey of 38,408 US children: current food allergy prevalence 7.6%, with peanut (2.2%), milk (1.9%), shellfish (1.3%) and tree nut (1.2%) the most common. Among food-allergic children, 42.3% had had at least one severe reaction and 40.7% had a current epinephrine injector prescription. Prevalence was higher in children with other allergic conditions. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  6. Vandenplas Y, Broekaert I, Domellöf M, et al. An ESPGHAN position paper on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of cow's milk allergy. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024;78(2):386-⁠413. PubMed 38374567. Cow's milk allergy is overdiagnosed in breastfed and formula-fed infants, and overdiagnosis occurs much more often than underdiagnosis. Changes in stool, feeding aversion or occasional spots of blood in the stool are common and in general should not be considered diagnostic. A challenge after a short diagnostic elimination diet of 2 to 4 weeks is the cornerstone of the diagnosis. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  7. Du Toit G, Roberts G, Sayre PH, et al. Randomized trial of peanut consumption in infants at risk for peanut allergy (LEAP). N Engl J Med. 2015;372(9):803-⁠813. PubMed 25705822. 640 infants aged 4 to under 11 months with severe eczema, egg allergy or both were assigned to eat or avoid peanut until 60 months. Among the 530 with a negative skin test at the start, peanut allergy at 60 months was 13.7% with avoidance and 1.9% with eating peanut; among the 98 with a positive test, 35.3% and 10.6%. ↩ ↩ ↩
  8. Schoemaker AA, Sprikkelman AB, Grimshaw KE, et al. Incidence and natural history of challenge-proven cow's milk allergy in European children: EuroPrevall birth cohort. Allergy. 2015;70(8):963-⁠972. PubMed 25864712. Of 12,049 children followed in nine countries, cow's milk allergy was suspected in 358 and confirmed by double-blind food challenge in 55, an incidence of 0.54% by age 2. One year after diagnosis, 69% tolerated cow's milk, including all children with non-IgE allergy and 57% of those with IgE-associated allergy. ↩ ↩ ↩
  9. Merritt RJ, Fleet SE, Fifi A, et al. NASPGHAN position paper: plant-based milks. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020;71(2):276-⁠281. PubMed 32732790. Only appropriate commercial infant formulas should be used as alternatives to human milk in the first year of life. An 8 oz serving of almond or rice drink provides only about 2% or 8% of the protein in a serving of cow's milk, and misuse of plant drinks has caused poor weight gain, reduced height, electrolyte disorders and severe nutrient deficiencies including iron-deficiency anemia, rickets and scurvy. Beyond the first year, a child on a dairy-free diet may need formula where it supplies protein, calcium or vitamin D the diet lacks. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  10. Wood RA, Sicherer SH, Vickery BP, et al. The natural history of milk allergy in an observational cohort. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013;131(3):805-⁠812. PubMed 23273958. Of 244 US children diagnosed with milk allergy in infancy, 52.6% had outgrown it, at a median age of 63 months, by a median age at last follow-up of 66 months. Lower milk IgE, a smaller skin test and milder eczema at the start predicted resolution. ↩ ↩
  11. Nowak-Węgrzyn A, Chehade M, Groetch ME, et al. International consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and management of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017;139(4):1111-⁠1126. PubMed 28167094. FPIES is a non-IgE, cell-mediated food allergy that can be severe and lead to shock, and awareness of it is low. ↩ ↩
  12. Santos AF, Riggioni C, Agache I, et al. EAACI guidelines on the diagnosis of IgE-mediated food allergy. Allergy. 2023;78(12):3057-⁠3076. PubMed 37815205. Diagnosis starts with an allergy-focused history, followed by tests for IgE sensitization to the suspected foods. The oral food challenge is the reference standard, and periodic reassessment lets a food return to the diet once a child has outgrown the allergy. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  13. On first foods: CDC guidance says to introduce potentially allergenic foods, such as eggs, nut butters and wheat, when other foods are introduced, at about 6 months; that a child with severe eczema or an egg allergy should have a talk with the doctor or nurse about when and how to introduce peanut; and that cow's milk or fortified dairy alternatives as a drink are not recommended until after 12 months, while yogurt can come earlier, CDC, introducing solid foods. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  14. Greer FR, Sicherer SH, Burks AW; AAP Committee on Nutrition and Section on Allergy and Immunology. The effects of early nutritional interventions on the development of atopic disease in infants and children. Pediatrics. 2019;143(4):e20190281. PubMed 30886111. Current evidence does not support maternal dietary restriction in pregnancy or breastfeeding; there is a lack of evidence that partially or extensively hydrolyzed formula prevents atopic disease; there is no evidence that delaying peanut, egg or fish beyond 4 to 6 months prevents it; and early introduction of peanut may prevent peanut allergy. ↩ ↩ ↩
  15. Halken S, Muraro A, de Silva D, et al. EAACI guideline: preventing the development of food allergy in infants and young children (2020 update). Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2021;32(5):843-⁠858. PubMed 33710678. Suggests introducing well-cooked (not raw) egg, and peanut where peanut allergy is common, as part of first foods, the most effective age appearing to be 4 to 6 months; suggests avoiding regular cow's milk formula as a top-up for breastfed infants in the first week (low certainty); suggests against avoiding allergens in pregnancy or breastfeeding; and makes no recommendation for or against vitamins, fish oil, prebiotics, probiotics or synbiotics in pregnancy, breastfeeding or infancy. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  16. Meyer R, Venter C, Bognanni A, et al. WAO DRACMA guideline update VII: milk elimination and reintroduction in the diagnostic process of cow's milk allergy. World Allergy Organ J. 2023;16(7):100785. PubMed 37546235. Misdiagnosis carries risks of acute reactions, growth faltering and micronutrient deficiencies. A diagnostic elimination usually lasts 2 to 4 weeks for non-IgE allergy and 1 to 2 weeks for IgE allergy; a supervised food challenge is the most reliable test for IgE allergy and FPIES, while other non-IgE allergy can be reintroduced at home. Earlier recommendations, not evidence-based, suggest a first treatment elimination of at least 6 months or until 9 to 12 months of age, after which a milk ladder, starting with baked milk, can be used for non-IgE allergy. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  17. McWilliam V, Netting MJ, Volders E, Palmer DJ; WAO DRACMA Guideline Group. WAO DRACMA guidelines update X: breastfeeding a baby with cow's milk allergy. World Allergy Organ J. 2023;16(11):100830. PubMed 38020284. Cow's milk allergy is rare in exclusively breastfed infants, and for most of them the mother will not need to remove milk. A 2 to 4 week trial of maternal milk elimination is advised only in specific situations, with a planned reintroduction to confirm the cause; a mother who removes milk should see a dietitian and take calcium and vitamin D according to local recommendations. Active support to continue breastfeeding is essential. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  18. On allergen labels: the FDA says US labels must name the food source of every major food allergen used to make a food, in the ingredient list or a "Contains" statement. The eight named in 2004 are milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans; sesame became the ninth, effective January 1, 2023, FDA, food allergies. ↩ ↩
  19. On honey: the CDC says honey is not safe for infants, and advises not giving honey or products made with it, including honey pacifiers, to a child younger than 1 year old, CDC, preventing botulism. ↩
  20. On choking: the CDC lists whole or chopped nuts and seeds, and chunks or spoonfuls of nut and seed butters such as peanut butter, among the foods that can choke a baby or young child, CDC, choking hazards. ↩
  21. Perkin MR, Logan K, Tseng A, et al. Randomized trial of introduction of allergenic foods in breast-fed infants (EAT). N Engl J Med. 2016;374(18):1733-⁠1743. PubMed 26943128. 1,303 breastfed infants were assigned to early introduction of six allergenic foods from 3 months or to standard introduction. The trial did not show a benefit in its main, intention-to-treat analysis (7.1% against 5.6%). Among children who kept to the plan, food allergy was lower with early introduction, and eating 2 g a week of peanut or egg-white protein was linked to less of those allergies. ↩
  22. Boyle RJ, Ierodiakonou D, Khan T, et al. Hydrolysed formula and risk of allergic or autoimmune disease: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ. 2016;352:i974. PubMed 26956579. 37 trials with over 19,000 participants found no consistent evidence that partially or extensively hydrolyzed formulas reduce the risk of allergic or autoimmune disease, and the authors conclude that the findings do not support guidelines recommending them for prevention. ↩
  23. Wagner CL, Greer FR; AAP Section on Breastfeeding and Committee on Nutrition. Prevention of rickets and vitamin D deficiency in infants, children, and adolescents. Pediatrics. 2008;122(5):1142-⁠1152. PubMed 18977996. Recommends that all infants and children, including those exclusively breastfed, have a minimum daily intake of 400 IU of vitamin D beginning soon after birth. ↩
  24. Berni Canani R, Di Costanzo M, Bedogni G, et al. Extensively hydrolyzed casein formula containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG reduces the occurrence of other allergic manifestations in children with cow's milk allergy: 3-⁠year randomized controlled trial. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017;139(6):1906-⁠1913. PubMed 28043872. 220 children with IgE-mediated milk allergy; the formula with the probiotic was linked to fewer other allergic conditions over 36 months and to faster tolerance of cow's milk. ↩
  25. Qamer S, Deshmukh M, Patole S. Probiotics for cow's milk protein allergy: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Eur J Pediatr. 2019;178(8):1139-⁠1149. PubMed 31230196. Ten trials with 845 infants: probiotics did not speed the resolution of blood in the stool, and limited, low-quality evidence linked them to earlier tolerance of milk, influenced by one large study. ↩
  26. Skripak JM, Matsui EC, Mudd K, Wood RA. The natural history of IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007;120(5):1172-⁠1177. PubMed 17935766. In 807 children with IgE-mediated milk allergy at a referral center, resolution rates were 19% by age 4, 42% by 8, 64% by 12 and 79% by 16, a slower course than earlier reports; higher milk IgE predicted persistence. ↩
  27. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NIH), nccih.nih.gov, and the Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center, lpi.oregonstate.edu. ↩