Thanks Amadeus

I remember years ago I consulted an Ear Nose and Throat Specialist about the
rhinitis. He gave me a series of skin allergy tests that proved negative.
And no serum antibodies either. Diagnosis? Non-allergic rhinitis. And no
dietary recommendations.

Another ENT I consulted about blocked eustachian tubes gave an equivocal
answer to the dairy or no dairy question. He mentioned a double blind study
(anyone interested, I can try to track down the study) to test allergic
reactions/mucus build up as a result of drinking cows milk, soy or an
anodyne look alike. Result? Soy produced the most mucus, followed by the
phony stuff, followed by milk. Not a clear result by any means.

A question: does the presence of mucus, anywhere in the body, indicate
inflammation of some kind? Is this all about lectins?

Evelyn

From: "Amadeus Schmidt" <[log in to unmask]>

> Up to the time I didn't have any reaction I would have recognised as
> "allergy". It was about sneaking or undiscovered reactions.
> I also never drink milk or
> cream - but I like white cheese and sour cream occasionally. They seem
> to be different or have less of the problematic stuff - we don't really
> know what it is.
> For meats and meat fats as you have reported -  one shouldn't feel so
> sure with it. They contain their own food proteins which can cause
> intolerances and allergies easily.
>
> regards
>
> Amadeus