Milk = Phlegm ?

Reply to Milk = Phlegm ? on Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:50:15 GMT

smurf — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:50:15 GMT

barley water has two type. the normal kind (those you can buy from herbal tea shop), dun give too much. will cause phelgm. the other type called chinese barley (zhong guo) is fine, and is very good for children. but also more expensive lah.

Reply to Milk = Phlegm ? on Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:42:37 GMT

SP Mummy — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:42:37 GMT

Hi all Parents,

Which type of milk is better?
Fresh or Formula?

Which type of milk will not cause heatiness and phlegm?

Reply to Milk = Phlegm ? on Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:25:51 GMT

cherrygal — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:25:51 GMT

Just to let you know, a TCM physician once said in the newspapers that barley water causes phlegm in kids too. So don’t give them too much barley water. Give chrysanthemum tea if you want to reduce heatiness.

Reply to Milk = Phlegm ? on Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:50:20 GMT

mamemo — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:50:20 GMT

My DS is also like that. We switched him to goat milk when he was 4 years old. Recently, we tried to switch him back to cow’s milk again, the phlegm came back, so now back to goat milk again. This is even when he drinks the milk only once a day before bedtime.

Goat milk easier to dissolve, you can see when putting the powder into the water. It dissolves effortlessly, doesn’t require much stirring. So I guess it’s easier to digest, hence no chance to form phlegm.

I buy Karihome, with DHA, AA, and of course calcium. It takes some time to get used to the taste, even my boy said that his milk is less tasty than his sister’s mamil gold.

Reply to Milk = Phlegm ? on Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:16:59 GMT

Enbin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:16:59 GMT

How about those goat milk pills/vitamins? They are a good ssuch pills? ource for calcium intake too… Any idea if there are any adverse effect for

Reply to Milk = Phlegm ? on Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:24:18 GMT

cnimed — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:24:18 GMT

I try to avoid pills but go for natural food sources. Some calcium pills come with magnesium and this can induce diarrheao in some individuals like me. Too much calcium pills can also lead to kidney stones. Of course there are no strict rules. It's all about balance, age and your overall diet.

Reply to Milk = Phlegm ? on Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:44:32 GMT

Enbin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:44:32 GMT

deminc:
Btw it's also ok to go without milk. Both my kids were on dairy free diet in their early years. It's not an issue as long as they get calcium from other sources.

calcium pills helps too..

Reply to Milk = Phlegm ? on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:10:14 GMT

cnimed — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:10:14 GMT

Btw it’s also ok to go without milk. Both my kids were on dairy free diet in their early years. It’s not an issue as long as they get calcium from other sources.

Reply to Milk = Phlegm ? on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:09:00 GMT

cnimed — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:09:00 GMT

DS1 is the same. I realised after some observations that his problem is not milk per se, but replacing water with milk (note: fresh milk, not formula milk). If left up to him, he will drink only milk instead of water. What we do now is limit him to 2 cups of milk a day, and ensure that he drinks enough water at other times. He does not like water, so I give him slightly chilled honey water to bring to school (1 T honey to 750ml water, add an ice cube in an insulated flask) and he will finish that. It works for him.

A Caucasian teacher in Singapore made the same observation about milk inducing more phelgm in our weather. His reasoning was that in a cold dry weather, your body NEEDS more mucus to protect the respiratory tract from the dryness, but Singapore being so humid, it becomes a problem. I think it's also that we sweat a lot more in our weather, so we need more clear fluids to flush the system, not a fluid laden with protein and natural salts as in milk. You basically just need to balance the milk intake against the overall diet and lifestyle. Just my personal theory.

Reply to Milk = Phlegm ? on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:21:28 GMT

dasalo — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:21:28 GMT

autumnbronze:
Quinoa milk can be found at NTUC and Cold Storage.

Thanks, I'll go try it out.

Reply to Milk = Phlegm ? on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:16:38 GMT

autumnbronze — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:16:38 GMT

Quinoa milk can be found at NTUC and Cold Storage.

Reply to Milk = Phlegm ? on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:00:37 GMT

dasalo — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:00:37 GMT

toughlove:
Discovered thru trial & error that my coming-to-5-yr-old son gets phlegm whenever he drinks milk. Tried Lactose-free version too but still the phlegm appeared. Feel so sad 'cos am myself a big fan of milk due to all its goodness. Gave him Oat-milk but he didn't like the taste. So now going to try Rice-milk. Any other suggestions ?

Is he drinking sweetened milk or fresh milk from the refrigerator? Try diluting or drink alittle water after his milk. Rice milk is nice according to my dd but I personally don't like it. The colour isn't white.

I've never heard of quinoa milk. Where can I find them?

Reply to Milk = Phlegm ? on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:41:14 GMT

autumnbronze — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:41:14 GMT

There are several variations of milk in the market.

Oat milk comes under different brands. Some are sweeter.

You can try quinoa, almond, soya milk. You can try adding Milo to make it tastier.

Hope this helps