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Man, so many pieces to the puzzle. I sure hope you feel better soon, Vincent. How reliable are the skin tests? More or less than the blood tests? My daughter's fecal test from enterolab rated a 45 and her blood test result was a .39 - the positive reading begins at .35 for milk allergy. Take care, Denise
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Vincent, If it was lowfat or skim milk the lactaid just doesn't work on it. If it was whole milk, and you still are obviously sick, then I'd really look hard at whether you have a dairy allergy. Denise Mom of 14yo celiac sweetie
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The lactose vs. dairy allergy is a tough one. We thought our daughter was just lactose intolerant, and the lactaid seemed to work a bit. After the tests came back she was allergic to milk, not lactose intolerant. It is harder to eliminate dairy than gluten!!! There just isn't a substitute for cheese. Oh, she does enjoy the "Better Than Cream Cheese"...
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ARCHIVED Lactaid Anyone?
denipark replied to ErraticBinxie's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
My daughter just did a little science fair project using lactaid. As a disclaimer, I don't know if you can extrapolate this info to how lactaid works in the stomach, or on dairy products other than milk. Anyway, she found that the lactaid worked SIGNIFICANTLY better on whole milk and did not work at all on skim milk. She tested whole, 2%, 1% and skim milk... -
This is my first time writing, although I sure read a whole lot. My daughter definitely seems to be celiac, but it's not confirmed by bloodwork. The gluten free diet has helped immensely. (Grandma has it too.) Anyway, she is still struggling with constipation (actually overflow! horrifying for a teen!). I finally got her tested for milk allergy which...