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- Chompy, on 10/31/2008, -3/+31It works for peanuts too. I have a lethal peanut allergy, so I started small; just one can of planter's. It was great! Next week I pla
- aznpwnzor, on 10/31/2008, -1/+18lactose-intolerant here,
drank milk up to age 14 still allergic so quit - CrazyChair, on 10/31/2008, -5/+20Milk is awesome though. Their body should learn to tolerate it or die trying.
- matthias00, on 10/31/2008, -1/+15I used to be lactose intolerant until about 5th grade or so. Then I started drinking tiny bits of milk and single slices of cheese... one time I spent 4 days working on a single slice of cheesecake...
Now I'm fine :D - priegog, on 10/31/2008, -0/+13Lactose intolerance /= Milk alergy.
The most common milk alergy is intolerance to cow milk proteins, and it's a problem that most often occurs to children who are fed cow milk before they are 4-6 months old, which is an optimal age at which the babies' intestines are ready to start accepting other foods than breast milk (which, ideally, they should be fed on nothing but for their first 4-6 months).
I'm not gonna turn this into a hippy rant about how modern society has taught women to want to give priority to her career/leisure/whatever over the wellbeing of their babies (even tho I just kindda did)
My point was, what this article talks about has NOTHING to do with lactose intolerance, which is an adults' condition (not really a disease) caused by the "turning off" of the lactase-producing genes, something to which some caucasians are programmed to, and which has NOTHING to do with immunology.
What this article DOES talk about is an immunologic condition that prevents kids from drinking calcium-rich milk and that could potentially hinder their growth.
As a side note, what if you WERE talking about the same thing? Your (or anyone's) anecdotal evidence means NOTHING against a study like this. - toastgodsupreme, on 10/31/2008, -1/+14Old news. This has been a widely practiced method for dealing with lactose intolerance. While it doesn't exactly cure the person, it makes the side effects of LI less severe.
- Renegabe, on 10/31/2008, -0/+10Lactose Intolerance IS NOT the same as a milk allergy.
I was born severely allergic to milk, yet my doctor made me drink it everyday. By the age of 10, my allergy was completely gone, but for some reason I can't stomach a McFlurry... - Frostek, on 10/31/2008, -0/+9Dugg for persistence!
- BlaqReaper, on 10/31/2008, -3/+12All people are lactose intolerant to a certain degree (unless of course one becomes immune through mutations) because if you think about it, our milk drinking habits are downright weird.
First of all, all other mammal stop drinking milk after weaning and becoming adults. Not only is it weird that we we still drink milk into adulthood, but we consider drinking milk from another species normal (wonder which farmer looked at a cow first and thought...wonder what the liquid coming out of her udder tastes like and how can I market this thing...)! We've become accustomed to it now, but it's not biologically normal. - smcavoy, on 10/31/2008, -0/+7Lactose-intolerant is not an allergy. Your body stops producing the lactase enzyme which breaks down lactose found in cow/sheep milk (not goat).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactose_intolerance - passedoutghost, on 10/31/2008, -0/+6I'm Chinese so I was practicly lactose intolerant the moment I was born. Then I moved to Australia and drank ***** of milk which made me fat, but also made my lactose intolerance disappear, but now that I'm older and stopped drinking milk for 15 years, I can't even drink a glass of milk without my bowels making a ruckus. Damn. Although for some reason I have no problem with other diary products like natural ice cream, butter or cheese.
- sodade, on 10/31/2008, -3/+8The point is that cow's milk is ***** great - for cows.
- jaytea90, on 10/31/2008, -0/+5My friend did this as well. At first he'd be on the ground just from not even half a glass (it was a dare) so he'd train himself by taking small quantities of milk. And now he can have milkshakes and stuff.
- priegog, on 10/31/2008, -0/+5What part of "Lactose Intolerance IS NOT the same as a milk allergy." did you not get?
Lactose intolance is something you don't "grow out of". It's not immune. Theoretically I guess you COULD stimulate the production of what lactase you can produce by drinking ***** of milk. But why go trough all the effort, when you can swallow a little pill and drink a gallon of milk with no problems? - pandaro, on 10/31/2008, -4/+9It took me a while to get used to alternatives, but I can honestly say I'm pretty content with rice milk on cereal now. Almond milk is pretty good too. I never really liked soy milk very much. Different brands are often dramatically different, so it's worth trying a few.
Cow's milk is for calves. - jayhawk, on 10/31/2008, -0/+5soy milk for me.
- doublefelix, on 10/31/2008, -0/+4Not to mention we don't have the standard four bovine stomachs to digest it in. Well said, and you save me some typing. Now cheese, on the other hand....
- evildeadguy, on 10/31/2008, -0/+4I'm sure my heart wishes I could work on a single slice of cheese cake for 4 days instead of 4 slices in a day.
- smcavoy, on 10/31/2008, -0/+4nothing.
- ryanhayn, on 10/31/2008, -0/+3Do any of you milk allergic people get eczema from milk? I have eczema, and I'm not sure if I should drink milk or not...I can't tell if it helps or hurts my body.
- Iwantawii, on 10/31/2008, -0/+3I drank tons of milk growing up, about a gallon every two days. Then when I was 18 I went to college and the dining center had a weird fountain drink milk-dispenser where they dumped in giant bags of milk. It grossed me out so I never drank it that whole school year.
Then when I got home I couldn't drink milk anymore! Not even a glass! Took me while to pin it down to milk but that's definitely what it is.
My guess is that if I would have stayed on the M train I wouldn't have this allergy or intolerance now. - Amadeus2490, on 10/31/2008, -0/+3If I have a large enough amount of dairy (usually cheese), the lymph nodes in my nose and neck swell up, and give me THE worst migraine headache ever. I stopped consuming all dairy for about two years, and I felt amazing. I've since introduced it back into my diet, and the headaches have come right back.
- legoalert33, on 10/31/2008, -1/+4Lactose-intolerant here, still drink milk at 20 because I'm that stubborn. How do you eat cereal?
- Frostek, on 10/31/2008, -0/+3Try goat's milk?
- osko2052, on 10/31/2008, -1/+4So what is biologically normal about drinking Coca-Cola?
- gospe1337, on 10/31/2008, -1/+4That's how you cure allergies... you inject yourself with the stuff you're allergic to.
- Shaman760, on 10/31/2008, -4/+7I have weathered a bitter divorce. She= total vegan...Me="Practical-itarian". My son comes over, eats tub of ice cream , is fine. She=brings up "lactose intolerance" of said kid in court. Is shot down by observance of said kid. Made to look like a Dick to the judge, despite feminist lawyer protests. +1 for father/son relationships in the 21st Century. +2 for one-eyed typing skills....-1000 for vodka-induced wak-dness....Cheers, *****
- passedoutghost, on 10/31/2008, -0/+3I have a bowl of oatmeal and 2 eggs in the morning. What cereal? What milk?
- legacy5k, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2What makes you think he's going to defend coca-cola?
- digigeek, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2Yep. Even on your pizza and in your coffee and tea. How's Mom feel about that? Aren't you a bit old to be demanding "bitty".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8orUaCJ0GY - evildeadguy, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2I've been re-reading this comment for about 15 minutes and I still dont understand a damn thing.
- Balanced, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2I think it's "expose" not inject, but I will say that I've reduced my allergy to cats by exposure to friend's cats over time. I still don't hold them but I'm not in trouble just because it's a room they've been in anymore.
- evildeadguy, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2I had a bad heroin allergy for awhile.....
- darkmagician777, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2This study doesn't address the Hormones in Milk that Some People Are Allergic too. Often time You can give a person who you think is lactose intolerant milk from a cow without hormones and bingo its not allergic to the milk - its the hormones and processes the milk industry alters the milk that's harming people. This study does not inform where the milk comes from, if its pure from the cow or altered from the industry. Buried for lack of information.
- Balanced, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2To an extent it does. It takes a while, though. For me, first steps were essentially being in the cat owner's house and just hanging out in a room the cats are normally active in, but without the cats. Preferably, the room should have been recently cleaned to cut down on the dander. There's still more than enough dander in the air or ground into furniture. If you're good with this, then you can move up to having the cats around, etc.
Note that I'm not a doctor and my cat allergies are runny nose, sore throat, and watery eyes. This might not work if you have hives or your throat actually closes up. Breathing is good. - zadadka, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2I give my LI 4 year old Lactose-Free milk, which also works great in cooking (non-LI's can't tell the difference)....thanks Tesco.
- jgubbe, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2Tequila and milk are my favorites. Never hungover. Never sore gut.
It also works great to delay poisonous effects from welding galvanized steel, so you can get to work the next day. Although, take a break with this technique over the weekend to purge yourself as the milk will somehow slows the release of these toxins. Now you feel it, but you'll probably be back at in on Monday.
and why did I post that? Are there any welders here? - brainflakes, on 10/31/2008, -1/+3I was on a trial for a hay fever remedy (grazax) that worked in the same way. Every day I'd put a little pill made from grass pollen under my tongue (where there are apparently immunosuppressive cells to train your immune system not to react to food) which slowly builds your tolerance up over the course of several months.
It gave me a sore throat for a month or so but after that it really helped my symptoms. - inactive, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2Prioritize again. You did it wrong last time.
- cirial, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2Does this work for cats? Pretty much the only thing I'm allergic too besides large amounts of dust!
- moduc, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2Let me tell you my story. I used to be able to drink milk. Then I started to have problem drinking milk. Stomach ache, and all sort of problems. So, I started to drink a little. Increase bit by bit every day. I was able to drink almost a full cup of milk. I also used to be able to eat banana. Then I experienced heart burn when eating them. I also talked about these issues to a doctor. He told me that just to avoid food that causes problem to me. Certain people having certain problems like that. My mother has a lactose intolerance. So, it makes sense for me.
Then one day, I had to take an anti-biotic as a preventive measure against a possible infection in my body (how crazy is this? shouldn't they test and make sure I have some kind of infection first?) Miraculously, I can drink milk again without passing gas. I can eat banana again without stomach ache.
I have tons of other personal experiences with doctors' screwed up. Unbelievable. - savagesteve13, on 11/01/2008, -0/+2Modern milk is not the milk our ancestors drank. Its made on commercial farms with cows that are injected with bovine growth hormone, antibiotics. The milk is then "pooled" in trucks so your carton of milk came from thousands of cows. The cows generally are unhealthy, as they are forced to make 10 times as much milk as a free range cow, and it is then pasteurized and sits around for a very long time before finally being consumed.
Lastly, our ancestors didn't drink nearly as much milk as we do now. Its the same myth about soy, where the japanese really don't eat all that much, but in true American form we overdo it and eat huge blocks of soy, drink soy milk, and now have soy (GMO) in all sorts of processed foods. - elliotm01, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2try small amounts of unpasturized (i.e. raw) milk from a reliable source.
- digigeek, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2Hurrah! That's how you do it! Well done!
- ROBINEW, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2Soy milk is good. I can't tell any real difference on cereal.
- FLMarijuana, on 10/31/2008, -1/+3Soymilk FTW
- inactive, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2I would hate to be your roommate
- Swellin, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2I was lactose intolerant at the age of about 9 had allergy tests done etc. But being stubborn i never stopped drinking milk like the doctors suggested, I would get extremely sick some times, but i love milk, or cereal etc. Years passed and today i can drink as much milk as i want or, eat what ever dairy products i want, and im 100% fine.
- inactive, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1I'm also occasionally lactose intolerant, depends on how much milk I drink, or the length of time frame that I stop drinking.
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