Hi. I thought I would share with the group my recent experience with goats milk. I had heard and read that many people with milk allergies and milk protein intolerance do well on goats milk. I thought that it was a good idea to give it a try. I would love to have milk and cheese and again, so I did a challenge. I have been dairy free for about 9 months or so. Monday morning I got up and drank 3/4 cup of goats milk and watched for symptoms. It didn't take long. I started urping up and burbing up a nasty taste about 10-15 minutes after ingesting the goats milk. This burbing and urping when on about half an hour when I finally decided that some immodium was in order. The burbing continued on and off for 4 - 5 hours. I felt malaise and had some mild stomach cramps for a few hours. After about 8 hours, I didn't notice any discomfort. But after 14 hours, I notice huge red blotches of ezcema on my hands and lower arms. I wasn't expecting the later. I guess either my sensitivity to milk in general is more heightened after being dairy free for so long or I am even more sensitive to goats milk than I am to cows milk. The blotches cleared up in a few days. I also noticed that I had some trouble with malabsorption for a couple of days. Abgail, St Paul, MN ***************************************************** Celiac Disease On-Line Support Group Celiac Chats--Tues and Wed 7-10pm E.T. and Wed at 1pm E.T. http://www.customforum.com/celiac/ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com