Recognize Cow Milk Allergy Symptoms Early

Platinumday - Many are mistaken about the difference cow's milk allergy with lactose intolerance. Allergy is a reaction of the body's defense system against factor (protein fraction) contained in milk.

While intolerance is non-allergic reactions are caused by a lack of lactase (the enzyme that digests lactose duty, a type of sugar in milk), so that the handling of the two were different.Some 54% of allergic reactions caused by IgE antibody response against the protein fractions contained in milk and 46% are caused by non-IgE reaction. Allergy is more common in children.Research published by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition showed cure rates of allergies in children at the age of 1 year is 56%, then 77% at 2 years, 87% at 3 years, 92% at 5 and 10 years of age , and 97% at age 15 years.The child may experience symptoms of milk allergy immediately after taking them (quick reaction) and some other new symptoms appear after a few hours or a few days after the consumption of milk (slow reaction).

 Cow's milk allergy symptoms usually appear diverse, but there are three common symptoms appear. Among others are:

     Symptoms of the gastrointestinal tract is the most common symptom (50-80%),
     Followed by skin symptoms (20-40%), and
     Respiratory tract (4-25%).

Symptoms of rapid reaction to cow's milk allergy appear within minutes or hours after eating cow's milk and is generally caused by IgE antibody responses to milk protein. Symptoms include:

- Stomach ache

- Nausea

- Vomiting

- Shortness of breath or wheezing

- Rash, swelling, itching of the skin

- Diarrhea

Slow reaction to cow's milk allergy is generally caused by IgE antibody response to non hypersensitivity and takes place in a matter of hours or days after consumption of milk. Symptoms include:

- Weight loss

- Stunted growth

- Skin rashes like eczema

- Refusing to eat

- Diarrhea

- Colic belly

- Easily angry and cranky

Children who have cow's milk allergy involves IgE antibodies have a substantial risk of developing allergies to the environment (pollutants, dust, and other).

If your child is allergic to cow's milk, your child should avoid all foods that are made from cow's milk such as cheese, crackers, milk, butter, yogurt, and so on. As an alternative, you can give him soy milk, rice milk, and other vegetable milk to meet the nutritional.

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Importance of Child Nutrition at 1000 First Day of His Life

PlatinumDay - Children are the future generation who have an important role in the survival of a nation. Although the quantity is much, but if the quality is not good, it will affect the inhibition of the progress of a country. Departing from the awareness of the importance of the young generation as state assets, the government has imposed a Presidential Regulation No. 42 of 2013 concerning the National Movement Acceleration Nutrition Improvement assigned on May 24, 2013.

 

 

 

 

National Movement Acceleration Improved Nutrition is a joint effort between the government and society to accelerate the improvement of nutrition for children in the first 1,000 days of life. The targets of this work program are:

•     Society, especially children under two years of age, adolescents, pregnant women, and nursing mothers 
•  Posyandu cadres such as community, family welfare empowerment, etc.
• Universities, professional organizations, community organizations, and religious
• The central government and local governments
• Mass media
• Business world
• Non-governmental organization  

Failure of children to grow optimally in 1000 the first day of life will result in growth disorders later in life. Among the disorders are short and small body, less intelligence, lower body resistance, and metabolic disorders. This will have a negative impact on performance in school, which will then be difficult for him in the world of work. In addition, he will be susceptible to various metabolic disorders, such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease, stroke, and others.
Therefore, it is important to provide complete and balanced nutrition for children in the first 1,000 days. The first one thousand days since the fetus begins to form in the womb until he was two years old. In children who had experienced malnutrition, underdevelopment can still be pursued within this time span.
There are several targets to be achieved in 2025 by the National Movement Acceleration Nutrition Improvement. These problems include:

   - Reducing the proportion of children who fail to grow (stunting) by 40%
   - Lowering the number of malnourished children (wasting) of 5%
   - Reduce the number of infants with low birth weight by 30%
   - Ensuring that no increase in the number of children weighing more
   - Lowering the proportion of women of childbearing age who suffer from anemia
   - Improve the presentation mothers who exclusively breastfed for six months, at least 50%
Nutrition has a very important role in national development. By holding this government program, is expected to reduce poverty, morbidity, and mortality of children, so as to create a healthy young generation, intelligent, and productive. Let's make it happen together!

 

 

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