Lactose Intolerance in Children Resources
Caring for a child with any illness or injury can be overwhelming. To help you find answers to your questions and feel confident with the care you’re providing your child, we’ve created the following list of health resources. We hope they can help make this time in your family’s life a bit easier.
Condition Management
Caring for Your Child: Reading Labels for a Milk-Free Diet [PDF]
Caring for Your Child: Reading Labels for a Milk-Free Diet is a patient-family educational tool created by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to help you better understand what ingredients to avoid if your child is lactose intolerant or on a milk-free diet.
Food Allergies
Lactose Intolerance [PDF]
Learn about lactose intolerance, a condition that makes it difficult for some children to ingest the sugar (called lactose) in milk and dairy products.