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Goats provide an essential food supply in the form of milk and meat. Goat milk has distinct qualities, but it shares many similarities with human and bovine milk regarding its nutritional and therapeutic benefits. Because of their different compositions, goat and cow milk products could have different tastes, nutrients, and medicinal effects. Modification in composition aid of goat milk determining the viability of goat milk processing methods. Comparatively, goat's milk has higher calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus levels than cow's or human milk but lower vitamin D, B12, and folate levels. Goat milk is safe and healthy for infants, the old, and healing ailments. Capric, caprylic, and capric acid are three fatty acids that have shown promise as potential treatments for various medical issues. Considering the benefits and drawbacks of goat milk over cow milk is essential; goat milk is more digestible, has unique alkalinity, has a better buffering capacity, and has certain medicinal benefits. Acidifying goat milk shrinks fat globules and makes protein friable (with less αs1-casein and more αs2-casein). Goat milk treats malabsorption illnesses because it has more short- and medium-chain triglycerides that give developing children energy. In wealthy countries, goat milk and its products—yoghurt, cheeses, and powdered goods—are popular with connoisseurs and persons with allergies and gastrointestinal issues who need alternative dairy products. A food product category containing fermented goat milk with live probiotic microbes appears promising nutritionally and medicinally. This article presents anecdotal evidence of the therapeutic effects of consuming goat milk for human health and its nutritional value.

Steroids have been used for a wide spectrum of indications in clinical practice. The potential benefits of steroids outweigh the complications in most settings. Steroids have been used over the counter in our country for allergy and arthritis. Here we present a case of a young girl who presented with headache, tinnitus, vomiting, and papilledema, visual field defect in perimetry with elevated IOP, presumed secondary to intranasal steroid use for allergic rhinitis. There are case reports suggesting a causal relationship between steroids and benign intracranial hypertension. Here patient on follow-up had significant improvement on stopping steroid spray. This case report is to highlight the need for awareness of the possibility of benign intracranial hypertension in patients who are on inhalational steroids.