>From: Rita Doppenberg <[log in to unmask]>
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 Hello everyone,

 Just wanted to throw something out there for your opinion. What do you all
think about feeding your milk allergic infant a hypoallergenic Infant
formula such as "Enfalac Nutramigen". I used this formula upon the advice of
my allergist. Zack took very well to it and only stopped drinking it about 8
months ago. There are many milk allergic adults who drink this instead of
milk. It contains milk protein (casein) but it has been broken down and
virtually made harmless. I was always very skeptical of this because I
believed in strict avoidance but Zack was never ill once while on it. It is
however very expensive to buy. I would recommend this to any mother of a
milk allergic child BUT I would like to know if anyone knows more about
this, as I always wondered if in some way it actually contributed to making
Zacks problem much more severe than it would have been. If any of you know
anything about this please let me know.

 If it is a safe alternative that would be absolutely great. I dont know
about the US but Canada has a program through the hospitals that if this
formula is necessary you can get it free from them if you cannot afford to
buy it. As I said it comes highly recommended for Milk Protein Allergies for
infants AND adults (if you can survive the taste). Let me know if you have
any knowledge or experience with this. Thanks

Keep the Faith ;-)

Rita