Most patients with bone fracture can drink pure milk. It is not recommended to drink milk if you are allergic to milk, lack a specific enzyme, have a spinal fracture or a lower limb fracture.
1. Most patients with bone fracture can drink pure milk. Milk is rich in protein, which is helpful for the smooth healing of bone fracture, and it can also enhance immunity to avoid infection at the fracture site.
2. Some patients with bone fracture may be allergic to some components in milk, which may cause abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms when drinking pure milk, and it is not recommended to drink pure milk for this kind of patients.
3. Certain patients with bone fracture cannot digest certain ingredients in milk due to the lack of a specific enzyme, such as lactose intolerance. They may also experience abdominal pain and diarrhea after drinking, and these patients are also not recommended to drink pure milk.
Consult your orthopedic surgeon for advice on whether you can drink plain milk after a fracture.