Using a Milk Ladder for Babies with Dairy Allergy with Carina Venter, PhD, RD

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If your child has a cow’s milk protein allergy, they may not need to avoid cow’s milk protein forever. Today we’re talking about using a milk ladder for reintroduction of dairy foods with Carina Venter, PhD, RDN, a food allergy expert and the publisher of the original milk ladder.

SUMMARY OF EPISODE

In this episode we’re talking about:

• What OIT is, how it works and why Dr. Stukus has special nut flours in his office

• Whether babies under age 1 can start eating foods they are allergic to using OIT

• Concerns for use of OIT outside of a controlled, licensed medical facility 

ABOUT THE GUEST

• Carina Venter, PhD, RD is a noted pediatric allergy dietitian, researcher and expert

• She is on the European Academy of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis committee that just published new guidelines for infants & young children

OTHER EPISODES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Episode 124 - Using an Egg Ladder for Babies with Egg Allergy with Carina Venter, PhD, RD

• Episode 84 - Why You DON'T Need to Wait 3-5 Days Between New Foods with Carina Venter, PhD, RD

• Episode 274 - Baby Has Skin Reactions to Milk, Egg and Peanut: What Should I Do Next? with Carina Venter, PhD, RDN

• Episode 286 - Is My Baby Dairy Intolerant? Food Protein Induced Allergic Proctocolitis (FPIAP) with Marion Groetch, MS, RDN

1. Episode 230 - FPIES: How Do I Know if My Baby Has Food-Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome? with Marion Groetch, MS, RDN

LINKS FROM EPISODE

• Carina’s Homepage: https://carinaventeronline.com/ 

• FARE Pediatric Food Allergy Course for Dietitians taught by Carina: https://www.foodallergy.org/our-initiatives/education-programs-training/fare-training/pediatric-food-allergy-course 

• International Milk Allergy in Primary Care (iMAP) Guideline https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/media/0u3ln2xp/using-the-milk-ladder-to-reintroduce-milk-and-dairy_oct21.pdf 

• Carina’s new book: https://www.eatrightstore.org/product-type/ebooks/health-professionals-guide-to-nutrition-management-of-food-allergies-ebook 

• https://ctajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13601-017-0162-y 

• Mediterranean Milk Ladder - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9954599/ 

• Diet Diversity Manual with Asian foods: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10166243/

1. O’Hourihane article on cow’s milk for more severe CMPA using milk ladder https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9543429/

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