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I recently began seeing an MD for nutritional counseling, and learned, to my great surprise, that many people, including myself, are allergic to the proteins in cow's milk. For me, this explains a lifetime of often severe "IBS-like" symptoms. I'm sure this type of allergy isn't widely understood because the American Dairy Council does not want us to know about it. Also, I think many people, including some doctors, confuse the protein allergy with lactose intolerance. It's completely different -- protein is protein and lactose is a sugar. That means I can safely digest goat and sheep milk, even though these milk products also contain lactose. I also consulted a naturopath who told me that rice milk products are OK, but soy and all types of animal milk products are verboten. I try not to consume too many goat/sheep products, but it sure is nice to have some really delicious cheese to put on my pasta now and then.

October 8, 2008 - 7:01pm

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