[Update on dietary management of cow's milk allergy]

Abstract

Dietary management of cow's milk allergy is based on the elimination of all cow's milk proteins from the diet. For non-breastfed infants, the main dietetic move is the replacement of the standard infant formula with a formula for which the protein fraction has been modified. This formula can be based on hydrolyzed cow's milk proteins, rice proteins or amino acids. Monitoring the growth of these children is essential. The reintroduction of cow's milk, raw or heated, should always be made carefully and gradually. As the child grows and remains allergic, the use of heated (baked) milk substantially eases his/her feeding.