Dear Doc; Family Life Health and fitness.Byline: Dr Nick Simons Q Can I get baby milk on prescription? A friend of mine has been getting her baby milk from her doctor for the last six months, as her baby was diagnosed as lactose intolerant and needs soya milk Noun 1. soya milk - a milk substitute containing soybean flour and water; used in some infant formulas and in making tofu soybean milk, soymilk soy flour, soybean flour, soybean meal - meal made from soybeans . We chose to give our child soya-based milk because we are firm vegetarians, can we get it from our doctor? A No, medical advice is strongly in favour of breast feeding breast feeding Pediatrics The provision of a neonate and infant with liquified lacteal products 'on tap'; lactation and BF–≥ 6 months before age 20 is associated with a relative risk of 0. which largely gets around the problems of cow's milk intolerance milk intolerance Lactose intolerance, see there. See Lactose tolerance test. and parental dietary preferences. GPs can prescribe soya-based substitute milks to those with proven medical need for them, but the costs of food supplements and milks are a significant burden on the health drugs budget, so it is important that they go only to those people with genuine health problems. |
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