I have been on a bizarre diet, trying to find out what I"m allergic to! I have had severe asthma for 5 years, with some very life-threatening trips to the ER and stays in the hospital. I was on Neocate (for those who don't know, it's an elemental formula, powder that you mix with water) for 3 weeks and did really great. MY peak flows improved dramatically. My dr says this shows that part of my problem is probably food allergies. So I started adding foods slowly and had no problem with wheat flour, cooked potatoes, rice, canola oil, eggs. Then I added milk and started these funky rashes, and within about 3 days my asthma flared and I was really sick. I went off the milk and it cleared up. So we figure I'm at least somewhat allergic to milk. Then, with the reading I"ve been doing on the subject I find that there's lots of different milk proteins one can be allergic to, as well as lactose. Mine doesn't appear to be lactose as my stomach isn't involved in the reaction. Am I wrong about this?? Apparently you can be allergic to the cassein, the whey, and other stuff, all of which determines what you should and shouldn't eat from the dairy family. I'd appreciate any help on this subject, how you all found out what it was exactly that you were allergic to in the milk and how you changed your diet accordingly. Thanks a ton, Deb