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>>I think you are misunderstanding my response.  That's what I was saying 
>>that not all people outgrow the allergy/allergies.  My twins are highly
>> allergic and have been since birth they have both a skin, respritory, and 
>> always a anaphylactic reaction. In 13 yrs the symptoms have not gotten 
>> any better regardless of the "most children outgrow it"  They have a 
>> protein allergy to both whey and casien.  Lactose does not bother them. 
>> However, doctors suggest that you refrain from any milk based product 
>> even if it "appears" you've outgrown it, or tolerate it, because other 
>> symptoms that you might not associate to milk might appear alot of 
>> doctors now believe you never outgrow an allergy the bodies response may 
>> change as you get older. My response saying just because someone 
>> "appears" to have outgrown an allergy that may not be the case. Their 
>> symptoms can change and minifest themselves differently throughout their 
>> life.  I was allergic as a child and if I ingest milk now I only have a 
>> skin reaction excema.
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>> The term "broken down" refers to the chemical breakdown of milk. Casien 
>> is about 80% of the protein in milk, and whey (which is also a protein) 
>> is apprx 20% of the milk.  Proteins CAN be broken down and you are 
>> correct that whey(liquid) is what remains when milk curdles. Proteins can 
>> be broken down further into amino acids which for someone who is allergic 
>> may be able to tolerate (i.e.nutramigen hypo allergenic formula is a milk 
>> protein based formula)because the body is not seeing a protein it is 
>> seeing only the amino acid which is what a protein breaks down into 
>> during digestion.
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> I really do not understand why you felt I was mistaken about anything. 
> what you said is what I was saying.