>My reaction to chocolate (and coffee too) is joint pains
>(especially my hands and feet).  It took me years to figure
>out the connection, until I noticed that it would get bad
>enough to complain about to my family physician every year
>after Easter.  I have found giving up milk much easier than
>giving up chocolate.  I sure believe the recent posts to
>this list about an opiate-like reaction to chocolate when
>you are allergic to it.
>
>I may have a little bit of an arthritic reaction to milk.
>I' m not sure.  It's not my main reaction.
>

Is the chocolate milk chocolate or milk-free dark chocolate? With any
reaction to milk, milk chocolates can pose a problem.

Mark

Mark Feblowitz
GTE Laboratories Incorporated
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Waltham, MA 02154-1120
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