Hazel Green wrote:
>
> Darlene Doucette wrote:
> >
> > Janine,
> > Thanks for answering the allergic shiners question.  I knew they meant an
> > allergty to something but didn't realize it was specifically dairy.
>
> I thought that allergic shiners were involved with any type of allergy
> covering food and environmental...
>
> Hazel

I believe that's true. It's a mistake to think that any specific
reaction, like a shiner or asthma, is reserved for a specific allergen.
They are allergic reactions. It's just that the most common allergen is
cow's milk.

Daniel A. Twogood, D.C.