Re: Lactose/Dairy intolerance?

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If you back up and look at it maybe it's a bit funny... I am mildly lactose

intolerant, yet I will occasionally have a quesadilla, how much cheese is

that!! Or a cup of coffee with a lot of cream, LOL. For me such deviations

cause a couple of days of mild bloating and flatulence. I doubt I'd even

know if Skip's changed my filler to lactose. But I do TRY to avoid the

dairy products, when my will power is working and my excuse making abilities

are off duty, so it makes sense to avoid lactose wherever I can. And Skip

seems to like using Avicel, so who am I to argue?

I have seen a couple of posts about allergies to Avicel and wonder how that

would express itself?

For a lot of people lactose intolerance is a huge issue, not just a matter

of a rumbling belly, so for them avoiding a lactose filler is far more

important.

I do work to avoid all the things that are " bad " for MS, then find myself

indulging in something that is a virtual poison, like a caramel frappucino

from Starbucks. Whipped cream? Oh yeah, how much can you balance on top???

The protein in milk is supposedly similar enough to myelin that it can

trigger an immune response if it makes it through your gut and into your

bloodstream intact. In light of the recent news that the whole myelin loss

process may not be autoimmune in nature makes you wonder about the role of

whole proteins. I'm so confused anymore...

And I read something yesterday about the possibility of MS being the result

of a lack of calcium and vitamin D during adolescent years... I was

drinking huge amounts of milk as a teenager. I doubt I ever drank water.

Milk was the beverage of choice in our house and we were encouraged by our

mother to drink it freely and often. How much more calcium and D could I

have ingested??

----- Original Message -----

From: " Friday " <paraschick@...>

<low dose naltrexone >

Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 5:59 AM

Subject: [low dose naltrexone] Lactose/Dairy intolerance?

> Hi ppl,

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> Been reading and posting a while now, and i cant believe how many of

> you are lactose intolerant and focus on an alternative filler for

> your LDN compounding. Lactose being dairy products right? Milk,

> cheese, yogurt, etc - so, does this intolerance extend to all dairy

> in your diets?

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> Is dairy suppose to be bad for MS? I love my milk and cheese, in any

> shape or form. How bad is everyones intolerance? I would think

> there wasn't much lactose in a small tablet to make life so

> uncomfortable? I'm just so confused at the amount of people avoiding

> lactose. I personally dont know anybody who doesnt tolerate it, so,

> please, is there a difference between a lactose filler and dairy

> products in your diet as far as how it effects you?

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> general inquiry - not targeting anyone in particular.

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> Enlighten me, please?

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> Friday

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