Lactose Intolerance and Cow's Milk Protein Allergy Are Different!

Hello everybody! Today I am going to explain the difference between lactose intolerance and cow's milk protein allergy, as a lot of people get the two conditions confused.

Lactose intolerance won't kill you, whereas milk can potentially kill someone with a cow's milk protein allergy. If you look at the news in England, lots of people have died from cow's milk protein allergy in the last few years. Even more people than have died of nut allergies! It is very sad, because sometimes it is because people have not understood how serious it is. 

Lactose free products are in a lot of shops, and they are fine for lactose free people, but not for people with cows milk protein allergy. If you get confused with this, you could cause someone a lot of harm. If you're not sure what someone is allowed, please just ask them. That will help to keep people safe.

Lactose intolerance is where the body is unable to digest the milk sugar called lactose. It can make you have a really sore tummy, have cramps, get diarrhoea and feel sick, amongst other things. It can be a really nasty thing for someone to go through, but it won't potentially kill them.

Cow's milk protein allergy can seem similar, with maybe a rash or some eczema, and a poorly tummy. Some of us have quite bad cow's milk protein allergies though, and it can affect your breathing, make you swell up, end up covered in hives, and can potentially kill you. It is very serious, and you have to be very careful.

Hopefully people will start to realise that even though lactose intolerance is important, so is cow's milk protein allergy.  They are very different problems, and you must be careful not to confuse them. This is why it is so, so important to respect all allergies and people who have them. It is not funny to mess around with these things, as you could end up killing someone. 

I really hope that helps people to understand the difference between cow's milk protein allergy and lactose intolerance.

Thanks for reading.

Love from Princess E! xxx

PS - Another cake post coming soon!!!! xxx