Information on Overcoming Milk Allergy?

[Samya]

One of my friends says he has a milk allergy as everyone in his family stops producing lactase after a certain age. I'm wondering if there's any info I can share with him about how you can slowly reintroduce dairy?

I know when I tried raw milk after years of not drinking any the first glass went through me, but then I drank the rest of the litre straight afterwards without issue and think it was due to my digestive system quickly readjusting. I imagine a gradual approach like Ray has mentioned would be best but just wondering if there's any tested/recorded methodologies?

 

[Deborah888]

I've had a milk allergy my whole life, not an intolerance (although technically my digestive system also doesn't tolerate it). I tried goat's milk recently, and the allergic effect was way LESS, but still there. (Started getting wheeziness and eczema after a few days). Anyway, fwiw, you might TRY goat's milk. The taste is definitely different but I just used it in my coffee or with other foods. I probably wouldn't have had it "straight". I'd be terrified to reintroduce any cow dairy personally, but if it's an intolerance I would try it very slowly, monitoring symptoms. For my intolerances, I can handle some things in small amounts with digestive enzymes. And I use niacin (the flush-producing type) if I actually get any digestive symptoms - clears it right up for me for some reason.

 

[Dainis Spainis]

I have psoriasis and I get worse from cow milk protein - like cheese, whey protein, cottage cheese etc. I can still use yogurt and other fermented products containing little ammount of protein just fine. Also goat and sheep products are fine. It is related to types of casein (alpha/beta etc.)

 

[golder]

Ray briefly mentions overcoming a milk allergy in Emma and Kitty Bloomfields Weight Loss For Women podcast released on Monday. Worth a listen.

 

[Samya]

He did mention he can't even have lactose free milk but apparently goat milk is OK but hasn't tried it, so must be related to the protein as you say.

 

[jmparret]

i heard reports of small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) could cause milk intolerance. got the reference from this forum. have not been tested yet

 

[OLLNX]

SIBO goes hand in hand with lactose intolerance. I could not digest milk until I fixed my thyroid and brought my overall metabolism to a healthy level. But it took me a relatively long time. No thyroid supplementation.