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Date: | Thu, 18 Jul 2002 15:52:13 +0000 |
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Note that lactose is not a milk protein - it's a milk
sugar, and usually quite pure.
That said, there's no telling how a highly milk-allergic
person will react to eating, snorting, or inhaling
lactose.
When I tried one of the first inhaled powders, I didn't
do too well. I looked at the ingredients, saw the
lactose, and stopped taking it immediately. As long as
there is an alternative, I will not choose any
medication that has been derived in any way from milk.
As I said before - it astonishes me to look at the
possible side effects of lactose-containing inhaled
asthma medications and see broncospasm, anaphylaxis,
etc. listed as possible side effects. I often wonder how
many of those people are highly dairy allergic.
I also wonder if the differences between the medication
group and the control group are in any way influenced by
the presence of lactose in the control.
What a minefield we navigate!
Mark
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