Today I visited the specialist for my son, and learned something new.
People allergic to milk react more stongly to liquids with milk than hard
stuff with milk (old cheese). With this I most certainly do not want
anybody allergic to think that you can enjoy old cheese. Just thought it
was interesting, and wanted to share my new knoledge.

For Liz: You can have your blood tested to se if your lactose intolerant or
allergic to milk protein.

Erica

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>
> I know I'm allergic to milk (I get itchy skin and respiratory reactions),
but
> I don't know if it's from the lactose or the casein. I know that the
product
> that I react strongest to is ice-cream. I can tolerate some cheeses in
small
> amounts (for whatever reason, swiss is the most reaction-free - but not
> cheddar). I have used the soy-cheese substitutes before without knowing
they
> contained casein (I didn't know that until I joined this list), and have
no
> conscious memory of reacting to them. Which sounds like I am allergic to
> lactose and not casein. Is there any way I can know for sure without
getting
> the battery of prick-tests?  What foods can I test which contain lactose
and
> not casein?
>
> Also, I'm assuming lactose intolerance is different from a lactose
allergy.
> My undertanding is that with an intolerance, the reactions are more
related
> to digestion, while with an allergy, reactions are more related to skin,
> mucus and respiration. Please correct me if I am wrong in this
understanding.
>
>
> Thanks - Liz