[mamelukesabre]

That’s what I’ve discovered about milk. THe more I stay away from it, the more sensitive I become to it.

What really scares me is that I fear it is NON-reversible. I think If I really start going back to milk in a big way, I won’t be able to get back my milk digesting abilities. It used to only cause gas and some minor hand and face puffiness. Now it causes gas, severe bloating, and severe heartburn and acid reflux, sometime to the point of vomiting.

[muawiyah]

Took me from about the age of 20 to 26 to lose the ability to digest milk. Didn't stop drinking it at all during that period. Figured out the problem when I went through one of those "start tossing out ingredients" things with my favorite food ~ mashed potatoes!

Used to make them with a food mixer ~ pour in a little milk, and they'd be creamy.

Found that as long as I put in the milk, there'd be this problem.

Solution ~ EAT MORE SOUR KRAUT, and learn to eat Kim Chi ~ and yogurt. Those products contain lactase and taste much better than the lactase pills. Plus, don't eat any cheese that's less than a year old.

[VermiciousKnid]

May I ask what your ethic makeup is? I remember reading somewhere about how the further North you’re from (ancestrally-speaking), the less likely you are to be lactose intolerant.

So, as an example, if your ancestors came from the Orkney Islands in Scotland, you would be far less likely to have a milk (lactose) allergy, than if your ancestors were from Sicily. That is not to say, though, that your ancestral home is a firm determinant of the allergy, just an interesting statistic. I wish I could remember where I read this...(National Geographic? Science magazine?...something like that.)

Regards,