Hi,
If daughter allergic to lactose it probably means allergic to bovine
protein. Which would mean no beef, no derivate of beef including ALL dairy
products and gelatine.
Mireille (Gaspesie, Quebec)
-----Message d'origine-----
De : Kathryn M Przywara <[log in to unmask]>
À : [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date : vendredi 1 mai 1998 01:29
Objet : Re: lactose vs protein intolerance (was crying easily)


>On Thu, 30 Apr 1998 23:45:25 EDT Ms Kleimo <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>
>>I don't see how you could do this without having allergy testing. I
>found out
>>I was lactose intolerant by eliminating ALL dairy products and then
>>reintroducing them. It could have been a milk allergy also but I had
>already
>>been skin tested so I knew that wasn't my problem. Lactose intolerance
>causes
>>very definite symptoms and there is a lag time between eating the food
>and the
>>symptoms. Good luck, Diane
>
>My daughter is allergic to dairy, but not anaphalactic.  She does not
>show positive to a skin test, but does through elimination and challenge.
> She gets definite eczema and red cheeks within a very short time after
>the ingestion.  She used to vomit also, but this has stopped as her
>digestive system develops.  These are not signs of lactose intolerance,
>but definitely allergy.  Just because you did not show positive for a
>skin test does not rule out food allergy.  The skin tests are pretty
>accurate for anaphalaxis when it comes to food allergies, but apparently
>not for less serious allergies.  At least that's what I was told about
>the accuracy by our allergist.
>
>Kathy
>
>
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