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Cross-over clinical trial for evaluating the safety of camel's milk intake in patients who are allergic to cow's milk protein
Identifier
027331
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
This is useful, but before everyone goes out and buys camel milk, you first need to find the CAUSE of the allergy, as if the camel's milk has the proteins causing the allergy it will not help
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Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2018 Mar - Apr;46(2):149-154. doi: 10.1016/j.aller.2017.06.005. Epub 2017 Dec 6.
Cross-over clinical trial for evaluating the safety of camel's milk intake in patients who are allergic to cow's milk protein.
Navarrete-Rodríguez EM1, Ríos-Villalobos LA1, Alcocer-Arreguín CR1, Del-Rio-Navarro BE2, Del Rio-Chivardi JM1, Saucedo-Ramírez OJ1, Sienra-Monge JJL3, Frias RV4.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA) affects between 0.6 and 0.9% of the general population, and its treatment implies the total elimination of the intake of this protein. Camel's milk has been suggested as an alternative for patients over one year of age who suffer from CMPA due to the difference in the amino acid sequence from that of cow's milk. The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of camel's milk in children with CMPA.
METHODS:
Crossed clinical trial for the use of camel's milk vs. amino acid formula, carried out at the Dr. Federico Gómez Children's Hospital of Mexico (HIMFG) on patients between one and 18 years of age with diagnosed CMPA confirmed through double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenges (DBPCFCs). Only those whose allergies were confirmed were randomly placed into two groups: those to be administered camel's milk and those to be administered the amino-acid formula for two weeks, followed by a six-week wash-out period, and then a group crossing for a further two weeks.
RESULTS:
49 patients with suspected CMPA were included in the study; the diagnosis was confirmed through DBPCFCs in 15 patients, who were those who participated in the study. After having been administered camel's milk, none of the patients presented adverse effects.
CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE:
Camel's milk is safe and tolerable in patients above one year of age with CMPA and can be considered as a good alternative given the benefit of its taste compared to other formulas.
Copyright © 2017 SEICAP. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Camel milk; Cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA)
PMID:
29223706