Breastfeeding Mothers: Beware of Cow’s Milk

Studies going back many decades show that feeding your baby cow’s milk formula can cause unpleasant symptoms, but does the same apply to breastfed infants? What happens when a mother adds or removes cow’s milk from her diet?
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