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Many children present to their GPs or come to A&E with difficulty in breathing and are given inhalers / nebulisers, which sometimes make them better.
CMPA is quite common and may present as persistent vomiting, diarrhoea / constipation, poor weight gain, dry skin / rash, blood in stool and excessive crying. Treatment is by eliminating cows milk (CMP) from diet but only under specialist supervision.
Many parents ask if their child have Asthma! It is quite a concerning diagnosis as they have heard lot of ‘things’ about Asthma.
The LEAP & EAT studies https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fkingscollegelondon%2Fvideos%2F1089248141095455%2F&show_text=1&width=560 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38518185
Allergies to various substances is getting more and more common for various reasons including ‘Hygiene Hypothesis’ (Google it). Some families are prone to have allergies and these people are known as ‘ATOPIC’. They are more likely to have allergies, asthma, eczema, hay fever, allergic rhinitis etc. These are all related conditions. Most children grow out […]
CMPA is quite common and may present as persistent vomiting, diarrhoea / constipation, poor weight gain, dry skin / rash and excessive crying. Treatment is by eliminating CMP from diet but only under specialist supervision. There are two types, IgE mediated and Non IgE mediated. Basically, the latter is usually presents later and is milder […]