About this Presentation
Gastrointestinal food allergy secondary to cow’s milk is a non-IgE mediated reaction that first occurs in infancy. There are many manifestations of this condition. Cow’s milk allergy is a clinical diagnosis and responds to the withdrawal of cow’s milk. The prognosis is favourable and many infants will be able to tolerate cow’s milk after 12 to 24 months of age.
About the Expert
Dr Rupert Hinds
Dr Rupert Hinds commenced working as Paediatric Gastroenterologist at Monash Medical Centre in March 2009. Prior to this he had worked in the United Kingdom as a consultant at King’s College Hospital and St Thomas’s Hospital in London from November 2004. He manages children and adolescents with gastrointestinal problems and his clinical and research interests include nutrition, hepatology and inflammatory bowel disease. He is now head of the department of gastroenterology at Monash Children’s Hospital as well as Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics at Monash University.
