Is It Feed Infants With Goat Mild While Suffering From Eczema?

Posted on Mon, 23 Mar 2015

Question: 10 month old son just after 6 month treatment for eczema only finished two days ago and face neck looks like it badly burnt. Was a colic baby and was put on nutramagen
Milk still on it thinking of changing to goats milk see if help with skin

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Nutramigen is a hypoallergenic formula.It will not contribute to eczema

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

For a child who has eczema, it is definite that an allergic condition is present. The fact that Nutramigen needed to be given, indicates that there could be a milk allergy associated. It is possible that the child could have allergies to the goat milk as well and I would not think of the idea of changing over to goat milk as a very good idea.

As a matter of fact, a child of this age does not necessarily need milk in the diet if other semi solids are given properly as a source of nutrients. I think that introducing the various componets of adult diet yet in mashed form, should be a priority than giving goat milk.

Try to identify the specific ingredients that your son is allergic to. It is not often easy to do so. I do not think that changing over to goat milk can be helpful in this regard.

Hope that helps.

Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar