Find the Treatment List for Food Allergy milk

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   The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Food Allergy -- milk includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.
   Avoid foods containing the allergen, adrenaline injection if anaphylactic reaction occurs, antihistamines, bronchodilators for asthmatic symptoms
   The central concept of management of food allergy is allergen avoidance. When this is not possible or inadvertent allergen exposure occurs, treatment depends on the nature and severity of the reaction. Treatments include:
   Dietary modification and allergen avoidance - with education of children, parents and carers.
   No treatment - if symptoms are mild and self-limiting
   Antihistamines - Useful for allergic rhinitis and some allergy mediated skin conditions. Not helpful in asthma except for mild seasonal asthma where allergy may be a precipitant.
   Nasal sprays - including topical steroids and antihistamines used for allergic rhinitis
   Eyedrops - ketorolac, levocabastine, ketotifen, olapatadine, for allergic conjunctivitis
   Asthma medications such as inhaled beta agonists and inhaled corticosteroids - used to treat asthma which may have allergy as a contributing factor.
   Oral steroids - used in short courses for moderate allergic reactions especially with asthma symptoms or skin conditions
   Desensitisation - evidence is mixed, and efficacy dependant or the type of allergy and specific type of reaction
   EpiPen - adrenaline delivery device used as first line treatment prior to hospital care for those who have proven anaphylaxis as a result of specific food allergies
   Anaphylaxis is a severe life threatening allergic response. Treatment includes:
   Hospitalisation
   IM adrenaline
   High flow oxygen
   Intravenous fluids
   Intravenous and oral steroids
   Nebulised bronchodilators
   Nebulised adrenaline for upper airways obstruction

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