Well, I probably should have run through the complete list of symptoms.
I do have a runny nose when I eat anything with dairy and it may also
explain recurrent cold sores around my mouth (which I've had since I was
small child). I took a much less scientific test at the request of my
family doctor. I drank a 12oz glass of milk one Sunday morning, on an
empty stomach. The results were quite conclusive and devastating. BTW,
my weekend attack probably coincided with a flu attack. My wife became
ill last  night with about half of my symptoms (fever, sore ribs,
nauseous). The rest of mine are explained by LI. What a nice double
whammy!!

Don

P.S. According to my doctor, it takes 72 hours for food to clear your
system. I am OK after 4 days generally.

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>Don, I am Lactose Intolerant (LI), not allergic.  I spent 3 years
fighting the
>symptoms that you describe.  >symptoms.  I have found that lactose
affects me for about two weeks.  It takes
>this long for my body to rid itself of the "poisons" that the bacteria
in the
>gut produce to be eliminated and the digestive system to re-adjust.
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>BTW, the LI Test has you fast for 24 hours, then you drink 12 oz of
almost
>pure
>lactose.  >The NC Doc
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