>   Juanita,
>   I've always been so sickly and on antibiotics.
>   Before this all hit 2yrs ago I used to drink a gallon of milk in 2
>days...now I can't touch a drop.  ugh.
>   The ER Doctors dubbed it "spastic" bowel and gave me antispasmodics (sp?)
>for pain.   It wasn't until a month later & the elimination diet that I even
>had a hint of a food allergy/lactose defficiency.
>   I was sick with nausea/diarrhea/bloating all through my childhood and when
>I was treated with nerve pills, and prescribing immodium etc. I could've been
>tested for food allergies.
>   I'm glad I know now what I'm looking at although it's frustrating makes me
>so angry (at myself) because I can't go on ice cream runs, pizza nights, etc.
>   I just need to educate myself and get tips on a whole other way of cooking.

Don't feel too bad about missing this. Most of us do. It just surprises me
how many docs do. I spend years trying to find a common link to my GI
difficulties and my rheumatoid arthritis. It turned out to be milk. Even my
rheumatologists, who surmised that I had some form of degenerative bowel
disorder didn't make the connection. I did, when I eliminated milk in an
attempt to reduce my hay fever symptoms. What a surprise when  the GI
problems subsided, the arthritis went into permanent remission, and I could
not only stop the anti-inflamatories, but also play soccer(!). It wasn't
quite a surprise when I heard years later that researchers had found a link
between dairy allergies and certain forms of arthritis.  I could'a told'em
that!

Good luck

Mark
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