Patient's question:
My elderly relative said that children must be breastfed to be smart and should not drink formula, but recently when I feed the child, he spits out all the milk. Can galactosemia not drink breast milk?Doctor's answer:
First, it is currently clear that patients with galactosemia cannot consume breast milk. The reason is that this disease is caused by a recessive autosomal hereditary enzyme deficiency metabolic disorder. Due to the entry of breast milk and dairy into the human body, they are broken down into glucose and galactose. However, in this condition, galactose cannot be properly metabolized and utilized, leading to an increase in galactose, which can result in symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, jaundice, intellectual disability, and cataracts.