Does Anyone Avoid Dairy/casein Just Because?

[lorka150]

I am not lactose intolerant (I have been tested), and am a self-diagnosed celiac, however, I stay away from casein 1) to perhaps aid in the quicker healing of my body, and 2) just because I know it reacts with a lot of people and I don't want to create anything harsh on my system.

Does anyone else stay away from it 'just because'? Or do the people who do, do so only because they HAVE to?

Unless, of course, it does bother me and I just didn't react to the test. Is that possible, too?

[Jnkmnky]

We're dairy free *mostly* because of what I learned about dairy on line. I don't think people need dairy products to be healthy. I think dairy does more harm than good. But we eat meat. It's not a P.E.T.A. inspired choice.

[judy05]

  Jnkmnky said:

We're dairy free *mostly* because of what I learned about dairy on line.  I don't think people need dairy products to be healthy.  I think dairy does more harm than good.  But we eat meat.  It's not a P.E.T.A. inspired choice.

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I gave up on casein almost completely because I continued to have brain fog and trouble with my eyes. I still have to wear sunglasses out of doors.

[tarnalberry]

  lorka150 said:

Does anyone else stay away from it 'just because'? Or do the people who do, do so only because they HAVE to?

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I avoid it because I think I reacted badly when I did an elimination diet - no medically ordered diagnostic tests. I'll test it again in the future, so I sort of eliminate it just because, sort of because I have to.

[Carriefaith]

I avoid casein because when I take lactaid pills they don't seem to work, so I believe that I am casein intolerant. I do take medication with lactose in them because it seems like a lot of medications have lactose, but that is it.

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I don't think people need dairy products to be healthy.

I also agree with this statement. You can get all you vitamins, amino acids, and minerals from other sources. Dairy products are not needed.