> Actually, I thought some of my symptoms were worse this > week (fatigue and runny nose) and all I could think of was like the > die-off > phenomenon > Jane, from my experience this die-off phenomenon is definitely a reality when cutting out all dairy products. A few years ago after seeing an allergy specialist I experimented with cutting out ALL dairy products. The first day I was OK, the second and third day I spent in bed - crying pretty much non-stop, nose running like a tap, sweats, headaches and feeling so miserable. Fourth day I was pretty much back to normal. I kept up a diet of absolutely no dairy for 2 weeks but the difficulty of following such a strict diet not equal to the amount of relief from symptoms I experienced. It wasn't so much that I found the food I could eat too restrictive but the amount of questioning and research I had to do for nearly every meal was off-putting and I was starting to feel a bit obsessive. As my allergy is more of an annoyance than life-threatening I have found that if I avoid obvious dairy foods but don't worry so much if I eat, for example, a piece of bread that was made using milk, the benefits I receive from reduced symptoms are OK for the lesser amount of effort I have to put in to watching what I eat. My heart really goes out to those of you who have no choice but to watch everything you or your child eats due to a life-threatening allergy. So hopefully this is the die-off phenomenon you are experiencing and you will feel much better after a few days. Tori