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This is Part 2 of Part 1 - because my original Part 1 was too long I wasn't allowed to send it!

I still have more on this subject to summarise to the list and I will do it as soon as I get time.

Regards 

Carole
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"> Lactose is a sugar present in milk. People who are lactose intolerant lack
> the enzyme lactase, which helps break down & digest the sugar. When the
> undigested sugar reaches the gut, the normal bacteria that live there
> feast on the sugar and produce gas, hence the bloating & gassiness as a
> symptom of lactose intolerance. Casein is a milk protein. I know
> little about casein intolerance, having never even heard of it until some 
> of the listmembers mentioned it. Certainly, one can be allergic to it,
> as to any other protein, and if one lacked the enzymes to digest the
> protein, that would produce problems as well. "
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"Not an answer to your question but a comment... Some Celiacs (like myself)
who had trouble with dairy products, no longer have this trouble once on the
GF diet.
Once you've been GF for a while, you might try milk again to see if you
still have a reaction."
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"If I were you, I'd do a websearch for this information.  You'll probably
get a much better explanation there than anyone can give you otherwise. "
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"Lactose is a sugar and casein is a protein.
> 
> If one is lactose intolerant, one does not have the enzymes to break
> lactose down into the simple sugars in the small intestine.  The lactose 
> passes through to the large intestine where it is fermented by bacteria.
> This leads to symptoms of lactose intolerance.
> 
> If one is allergic to milk it is the casein protein that one reacts to.
> It is possible to be both lactose intolerant and allergic to milk."
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 "> The simple answer to your question about the difference between lactose and 
> casein is:
> 
>          lactose is milk sugar
>          casein is milk protein
> 
> Casein is very similar in construction to the proteins that are called 
> "gluten."  That is probably why some celiacs can be damaged by dairy as 
> well as wheat, etc.  Their bodies are not making a distinction between 
> them.  Also, dairy is very high in lectins.  This is a protein that can 
> cause Leaky Gut Syndrome, with serious health consequences.
> 
> Most human adults, especially those that are descended from ancestors that 
> did not drink milk after childhood, lack the enzyme lactase, which helps 
> digest lactose.  Here in the States, a product is sold that supposedly 
> helps the lactase deficient digest dairy products.  Perhaps you can get 
> something like it in the UK.  If you are actually allergic to a food, 
> though, it is usually to the protein in it.  Lactaid will not change that."
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