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Clinical Review

Managing cows’ milk allergy in children

BMJ 2013; 347 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f5424 (Published 16 September 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;347:f5424

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Re: Managing cows’ milk allergy in children

MARE'S MILK, CAMEL'S MILK

Further to my Response of 21 October:
The authors stated that goat, sheep and mare milk are not recommended because of high cross-reactivity.
So far as mare's milk is concerned I have not discovered any published material on this particular issue. I suggest therefore that mare's milk should not be "blacked" . It may be worth trying.
On the other points I raised on 21 October, there is still no input from areas where camel's milk is used. It is odd. I venture to presume that paediatricians in those countries do NOT see any problems. If my presumption is not presumptuous, the UK paediatricians and dieticians could consider a trial?

Competing interests: As previously indicated in response posted on 21 October

02 November 2013
JK Anand
Retired doctor
Free spirit
3 Wayford Close, Peterborough