Or then again, if milk protein affects a person he/she may not have a milk allergy but an autoimmune reaction. I have an autoimmune reaction to the casein in milk. It shows up in antbody IgA , not IgE which would be an allergic response. The mechanism is different the mast cells are not involved. Irma -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 10:36 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Medications Judith, you still appear confused. If you are intolerant your only worry is the milk sugar lactose. Proteins will not affect you in any way. If proteins do affect you, then you are allergic, not intolerant. More information about the various dairy products and their effects are available on my web site: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/stevecarper/experts.htm Steve Carper