<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> [log in to unmask] wrote: > I wonder if this opioid reaction may also be involved in allergy > since there are any number of receptors throughout the nervous system that > would be affected by opioids. My experience within 2 weeks of cutting out casein (I was already GF) was an enormous increase in allergic and asthmatic symptoms. I took this to mean that the neuro-receptors that had been occupied by caso- and gliadomorphins for so long were suddenly free, and sensitized to pretty much any protein chain that entered the bloodstream. With time - and a very careful diet - that sensitivity has gradually declined. > From my own experience, gluten and casein do not so much trigger my > asthma and allergies but I believe they load my system so that I become more > susceptible to the effects of the substances that I am allergic to. Max Desorgher