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>>I think you are misunderstanding my response. That's what I was saying
>>that not all people outgrow the allergy/allergies. My twins are highly
>> allergic and have been since birth they have both a skin, respritory, and
>> always a anaphylactic reaction. In 13 yrs the symptoms have not gotten
>> any better regardless of the "most children outgrow it" They have a
>> protein allergy to both whey and casien. Lactose does not bother them.
>> However, doctors suggest that you refrain from any milk based product
>> even if it "appears" you've outgrown it, or tolerate it, because other
>> symptoms that you might not associate to milk might appear alot of
>> doctors now believe you never outgrow an allergy the bodies response may
>> change as you get older. My response saying just because someone
>> "appears" to have outgrown an allergy that may not be the case. Their
>> symptoms can change and minifest themselves differently throughout their
>> life. I was allergic as a child and if I ingest milk now I only have a
>> skin reaction excema.
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>> The term "broken down" refers to the chemical breakdown of milk. Casien
>> is about 80% of the protein in milk, and whey (which is also a protein)
>> is apprx 20% of the milk. Proteins CAN be broken down and you are
>> correct that whey(liquid) is what remains when milk curdles. Proteins can
>> be broken down further into amino acids which for someone who is allergic
>> may be able to tolerate (i.e.nutramigen hypo allergenic formula is a milk
>> protein based formula)because the body is not seeing a protein it is
>> seeing only the amino acid which is what a protein breaks down into
>> during digestion.
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> I really do not understand why you felt I was mistaken about anything.
> what you said is what I was saying.
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