Can You Have A Milk Allergy And Be Lactose Intolerant?

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Can You Have A Milk Allergy And Be Lactose Intolerant?

Posted on by Maya (0)

Just wondering if you can have both? My mom and brother are lactose intolerant and my son just got diagnosed with several allergies, one being milk. Just wondering if my son could also be lactose intolerant or if all is stomach pain symptoms are just from his allergy.

Lactose intolerance and milk allergy are different…
And yes you can have both.
Now lactose intolerance is not necessarily a bad thing.
Humans are designed to consume human milk.
There are certain enzymes in cow milk, which we are ill-equipped to digest.
As a result, a small portion of every dairy product humans consume remains unprocessed in our system…
Over time this results in clogged arteries.
When someone is lactose intolerant, their body is saying:
“Hey, this stuff isn’t good for me…get it out!”
Nothing is wrong with that at all!
Now, food allergies are a completely different subject.
There are two types of food allergies: immediate and delayed.
These immunologic reactions are further classified into:
Type I (immediate)…
And Types II, III, and IV (delayed).
And yes, you can have both immediate and delayed allergies.
The most common immediate food allergens are:
Nuts, soy, milk, eggs, wheat, seafood.
Here the individual is having a direct reaction to the food itself.
The symptoms will occur within a few minutes to an hour of eating and include:
Itching in the mouth.
Difficulty swallowing and breathing.
Nausea / vomiting.
Diarrhea / abdominal pain.
Hives / eczema.
Lightheadedness / weakness.
Asthma / anaphylaxis.
It appears your son has immediate food allergies to nuts, milk, wheat, and I would not be surprised if soy was the mystery culprit.
That said…
There are about 132 common delayed food allergens.
They include the above six foods, as well as, the most common fruits, veggies, grains and meats.
What is interesting about delayed food allergies—and why they go unrecognized—is that the individual may not produce symptoms for hours or days and they most often are chronic.
Delayed food allergies better known as ‘food sensitivities’ attack the immune system.
When an individual consumes such allergen the body does not perceive this food to be nourishment, but instead deems it an enemy and produces antibodies to attack it. Over time this can result in chronic fatigue, depression, and lower the immune system, which can cause a host of other complications.
Furthermore, it upsets the natural flora of the gut, which permits the overgrowth of yeast or Candida. Granted this does not happen over night, but Candida is responsible for acne, anxiety, insomnia, depression, ADHD, yeast infections, fungus, hair loss, leaky gut, irritable bowl syndrome, etc.
If you have a chronic illness, you have food allergies.
It is not to the other way around.
Quite a lot of damage for a glass of milk…eh?
So what to do?
Forget the double blind…
Milk does NOT do a body good.
That is a marketing ploy put out by milk farmers to increase profits.
Have your son take the ELISA delayed food allergy test.
Make sure to test him on all types of delayed food sensitivities.
Then keep him off all allergens for 6 months and retest.
On the brightside, your son is young, and will more than likely grow out of all immediate food allergies by the time he is 13 years old.
I commend you on your patience and perseverance to find the best information for your son.
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