There is fact, and there is belief. Beliefs unsupported by evidence
are not necessarily lies. Some beliefs thought to be totally false
are later regarded as possibilities and even later as conventional
wisdom - like that foods can trigger eczema, or that dairy allergy
can trigger some cases of rheumatoid arthritis (both believed to be
totally false until controlled studies validated the connections).

I believe, but do not know for a fact, that my adult-onset dairy
allergy (and possibly even my son's congenital hair-trigger dairy
allergy) could have something to do with the fact that I was fed
whole cow's milk from birth (even at the hospital). Perhaps with
controlled study and experimentation, a link could be proven.

I am somewhat angry about the strong forces that led to me being fed
cow's milk from birth. I am because I miss cheesy pizza, proper
caramel, grilled cheese, and coffee milkshakes. I am because my son
has never had the joy of even tasting any of these.

For this forum to be widely useful, it has to support both the
dissemination of known-to-be-factual material and also the exchange
of beliefs and feelings of those who have to cope with the many
hardships that accompany lactose intolerance and/or dairy allergy.

How about we agree to couch our belief as beliefs, and that we not
call those beliefs lies, even if we disagree mightily.

Mark Feblowitz