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Date: | Mon, 4 May 1998 10:33:40 +0930 |
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> Actually, I thought some of my symptoms were worse this
> week (fatigue and runny nose) and all I could think of was like the
> die-off
> phenomenon
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Jane,
from my experience this die-off phenomenon is definitely a reality when
cutting out all dairy products. A few years ago after seeing an allergy
specialist I experimented with cutting out ALL dairy products. The
first day I was OK, the second and third day I spent in bed - crying
pretty much non-stop, nose running like a tap, sweats, headaches and
feeling so miserable.
Fourth day I was pretty much back to normal. I kept up a diet of
absolutely no dairy for 2 weeks but the difficulty of following such a
strict diet not equal to the amount of relief from symptoms I
experienced. It wasn't so much that I found the food I could eat too
restrictive but the amount of questioning and research I had to do for
nearly every meal was off-putting and I was starting to feel a bit
obsessive.
As my allergy is more of an annoyance than life-threatening I have found
that if I avoid obvious dairy foods but don't worry so much if I eat,
for example, a piece of bread that was made using milk, the benefits I
receive from reduced symptoms are OK for the lesser amount of effort I
have to put in to watching what I eat.
My heart really goes out to those of you who have no choice but to watch
everything you or your child eats due to a life-threatening allergy.
So hopefully this is the die-off phenomenon you are experiencing and you
will feel much better after a few days.
Tori
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