Re: Re:Re: Looks Like Casein Intolerance

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Thanks for the info, Kim,The difference without casein is just amazing. Over a few days my acne, GERD, B, C, insomnia, have all cleared up, although I continue to take the non-dairy probiotic supplement and drink the prune juice.  I'm willing to give up dairy if that's what it takes. Yes, what I've read on the Internet so far indicates that casein intolerance is probably permanent.

I'm o.k. cooking with oils instead of butter, but it's good to know that butter has little casein in case I encounter it. I'll try beans later, but right now I'm Paleo girl.

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In my case, I developed a casein sensitivity after 8 months of eating dripped yogurt regularly, in my early days on SCD.  I wasn't consuming much yogurt; about 1/4 c. every other day or so.  I wasn't eating cheese at the time, either.  I wasn't too surprised, as I'd been dealing with extensive food sensitivities for more than a year and it had taken my body 4 months to adjust to yogurt.  I was disappointed, though.

 

Unfortunately this sensitivity hasn't disappeared the longer I've been on SCD. I use a probiotic supplement.  Most of my other food sensitivities have cleared up, and my other major sensitivity to beta carotene (orange veggies like carrots) is controlled as long as I wait 5 days between servings.  But any dairy (yogurt or cheese) has me reacting with hives followed by severe joint pain, accompanied by my chronic upper GI symptoms.

 

So I use a probiotic supplement.  I can use butter, as it contains little casein, mostly fat.  I have to keep the amount of butter low because of my upper GI intolerance to fats, so my immune system doesn't react.

 

Most food sensitivies do clear up the longer you're on SCD.  But sometimes our bodies have other ideas about certain foods [sigh].

 

Kim M.

SCD 5+ years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6 years

neurological deterioration 3 years