<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> >I had a hard time believing especially the milk since >I'd been such a big milk drinker all my life, but as soon as I cut it out >of my diet for short while I noticed two things: 1. I am really severely >intolerant to milk; just a half teaspoon of it will ruin me for three days; >2. it not only hits me in the usual method in the GI tract, but it also >affects my urinary tract. I was wondering if any of the doctors on the list care to comment on this. I have Interstitial Cystitis. Besides the pain being in the bladder, I also have pain in the abdomen. I know there is a connection between the celiac and have had doctors agree with me but no one knows why. I went undiagnosed for 32 years. I am sure I was born with it. I also have been off milk for about 15 years but it has not helped the Interstitial Cystitis. Ginny Mingolla New Jersey