 [ Symptoms ] does a milk allergy mean my child is lactose intolerant [ Disease ] no childhood milk allergies are very different from lactose intolerance many kids outgrow their early milk allergies by school age in the meantime treatment can be the elimination of milk containing proteins from the diet    like milk cheese and ice cream depending on the child to get the needed proteins a substitute such as soy formula or a hypoallergenic formula like alimentum can be used