On Sun, 17 Aug 1997 00:03:14 -0500 Kathy Wentz <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Actually, this is pretty common! Many women (especially) have cyclical >allergic reactions and/or much worse or better allergic symptoms during >pregnancy. My allegies (inhaled) went completely haywire while I was pregnant. My asthma, as a result was worse than it has ever been. I was told there was about equal chances of allergies getting better, worse, or staying the same during pregnancy. Mine cleared right up after delivery too. On this same note, I'm normally slightly lactose intolerant. Just a queasy tummy sometimes if I have fresh dairy products including the better brands of ice cream. While I was pregnant, I drank quite a bit of Ovaltine with milk and didn't have much problem at all. I also ate lots of ice cream justifying it as a good source of calcuim therefore the calories didn't count :-) I had lots more milk and other dairy than I normally do and had less trouble with it. Kathy