~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >Aes Sidhe wrote: > >> If I had milk she would get very cranky, break out in a rash and develop ear >> infections... >At 07:59 AM 1/28/98 -0800, Andrew M. Eisen, MD wrote: > It was my understanding that bacteria and viruses cause ear infections, not >lactose. But food allergies can lead to eustacian (sp) tube dysfunction which can permit viral and/or bacterial overgrowth in the middle ear. I've seen kids with recurrent AOM undergo allergy skin testing, remove offending foods from the diet, and suddenly go months or years without another episode of OM. But the child has to be truly significantly atopic for it to make a difference. Michael Sachs, M.D. General Pediatrician