Re: OT: Dairy Diet Query

On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:35:35 -0500, Mary McHugh <emjaycem@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Naturopath aside, if you think you're allergic, go get tested by an
allergist. They'll probably do the skin prick test and follow up with
the blood test. My skin test was positive enough to not warrant the
blood test. My daughter had both.
Well. Considering it'd take about 6 months or more to see a
specialist, doing the diet is the quicker way, actually.
This is Canada with its Medical System.
And I don't know that I'm allergic, but I'm willing to try the
Naturopath's paradigm for how I'm doing. He has helped *tremendously*
in getting the Fibro under this much control. He just thinks the
fundament may be dairy allergy. Try it and see.
No real skin off my nose to try - I may learn what is really
happening. What have I got to lose but ill health?
His paradigm, BTW, is not the type of allergy that breaks out in
hives, swollen whatever or other similar stuff. He thinks it may be
manifesting in the overall irritation/immune system weakness
everywhere that keeps me debilitated and subject to whatever bug
passes within 10 miles.

If you're NOT allergic, you might just be intolerant and you can do the
elimination diet. It's good to know either way. If you're intolerant,
you can get away with a few shakes of parmigiano reggiano or Romano,
which are hard cheeses and less likely to produce intolerant symptoms.
I think that's why he wants me to challenge after 8 weeks of making
sure the system is clean, and then see what happens.
I'm likely to challenge with cheddar. That's my fave. I *loev*
cheddar.
How does one live without either cheddar or peanut butter????

www.foodallergy.org is a GREAT place to start for info and resources.
I shall check this out. Thank you.

Milk allergies are tough because as you've found out, it's a part of so
many foods but not in an obvious way.
Yeah. Insidioous.
Just like gluten/wheat.

Good luck -- let us know how you make out.
Thanks. Will do.
I'm sure I'll need to whine somewhere! LOL!

Corinne & Crazy Canuck Crew...

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