Re: Milk Casein and Gluten

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I wouldn't allow my daughter or son to have access to milk again if s/he tested

positive on an IgE test for casein or anything else.

An IgE reaction occurs about the time immediately after exposure to the

allergen; food or inhalant. This type of reaction is referred to as a Type I

immediate hypersensitivity reaction. IgE antibodies that are specific for the

allergen, bind onto immune cells called mast cells and basophils. The allergen

latches onto the mast cell-bound IgE antibodies in a cross-linking manner. This

initiates the release of histamine and other inflammatory mediators from these

cells. The allergic IgE response is comprised of not only an immediate event but

in many cases, a late event as well. The early phase reaction usually occurs

within 15 minutes of exposure to the allergen. The late phase reaction may then

occur 4-6 hours later and persist for days with increased edema and

inflammation.

We can live without milk and dairy products. I believe we are the only nation

that drinks cows milk beyond toddler age. The normal condition of the human body

is to stop producing the enzymes needed to properly digest and metabolize milk

after a child has been weaned.

Milk doesn't benefit sports performance. There's no evidence that dairy is good

for your bones or prevents osteoporosis -- in fact, the animal protein it

contains may help cause bone loss! Dairy is linked to prostate cancer. It's full

of saturated fat and is linked to heart disease. Dairy causes digestive problems

for over 75% of people who drink it. Dairy aggravates irritable bowel syndrome.

Plus, dairy may contribute to even more health problems, like: allergies, sinus

problems, ear infections, type 1 diabetes, chronic constipation and anemia (in

children).

We eat gluten-free and that means we eat NO grains at all. FYI - wheat is NOT

the only grain that contains gluten - ALL grains contain gluten proteins.

HTH,

~Bj

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> We've been told that a lot of gluten sensitivity people have an intolerance to

milk casein as well. After being diagnosed with Hashimoto's, our daughter's

blood test for wheat IgE came back negative but her skin test for grass/wheat

was very positive. Thus, the doctor said it's likely she's allergic/sensitive to

wheat so we've gone gluten-free. In regard to milk, her blood tests showed an

elevated RAST IgE to milk casein but our doctor said that this means there's

only a 50% chance that she's allergic to milk. The doctor doesn't think we

should go milk-free based on this result. Do others think that we should

consider going dairy-free as well given her intolerance to gluten and positive

bloodtest? It seems a bit odd to us that we're still giving her milk when her

blood test for milk allergy was positive.

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