On Mon, 7 Jul, George Kontos <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >I notice that whenever I eat potato salad, I get symptoms very similar to, but >not as severe, as when I ingest milk... =message snipped = >The ingredients [of his mayo] are: Water, corn syrup, liquid soybean oil, >modified food starch, egg whites, vinegar, maltodextrin, salt, natural flavors, >gums (cellulose gel and gum, xanthan), artificial colors, sodium benzoate and >calcium disodium EDTA >used to protect quality. George: My nephew, who is very lactose intolerant, is also _very_ sensitive to sodium benzoate, as well as a number of artificial colors used in foods. After he was diagnosed as LI and his diet became dairy-free, most - but not ALL - of his symptoms disappeared. This was troubling until the sodium benzoate problem was diagnosed, and since then he has been virtually trouble-free. I don't know if this is a possibility for you, but I do know that his reaction to the sodium benz was, as you described, symptoms similar to, but not quite as severe as, his reaction to dairy. When I read that, and saw the sodium benz in your mayo, it rang a bell. For what it's worth... Elizabeth Rock