milk, eggs, eczema and asthma

March 13, 2003

Hi all,

I'm new to this list, although not new to Veg*nism, having been a

vegetarian for many years, and a vegan for the past five years.

However - I have a question. What on earth is 'post-nasal drip'? I keep

hearing this term, yet do not recognise it. Possibly it's an American

term (I'm an Aussie) but I don't recognise it.

Can someone please explain to me what post-nasal drip is?

While on the dairy / eggs topic...

I used to be a bad asthmatic, and I suffered from eczema all my

life...until I went vegan. Since going vegan I have not even used my

inhaler (except when I've come into contact with dogs, as I'm severely

allergic to them), and my eczema all but disappeared overnight. I

wouldn't have believed the difference in my health had I not experienced

it for myself. Within 48 hours I was breathing more freely than I had

ever done, and within a week the 'permanent' rashes in the crooks of my

elbows and behind my knees had disappeared. Really unbelievable stuff.

At first I would have thought that giving up dairy would be next to

impossible, but its actually surprising how easy it is. I just keep my

diet nice and simple, with very few pre-prepared products (this is

hardly an effort, as most pre-produced foods aren't vegetarian anyway),

and eat a lot of Asian-style meals and when I eat out I mainly go to

Asian restaurants, as they do not use dairy as a matter of course.

Asking for 'no egg' is very easy too.

If you suffer from any allergic diseases as I did, I can *strongly*

recommend you give a dairy and egg free diet a go. Personally speaking,

eggs seem to affect my skin more, whereas dairy is the asthma problem. I

also found that within a matter of weeks dairy didnt even smell

appealing, yet I'd always been a *big* cheese eater.

Anyway, please give it a try. Personally, I am so angry that in all my

years of suffering (and I can't express how self-conscious eczema made

me feel as a kid) not ONE of my doctors ever suggested that it could be

caused by a food allergy. And now when I see young kids suffering from

asthma and eczema, I am so angry at how needless many of their cases of

suffering may be.

Cheers,

Leanne XXX

http://www.veganforlife.org

> Thu, 13 Mar 2003 09:39:28 -0500

> Sant & Brown <santbrown

>Re: milk

>

>Hi - welcome to the new members ;=) - and a word or two from this

>ovo-lacto vegetarian about milk and milk products.

>

>By the second and

>third day we were *hungry* and I ate cheese. The result? It follows on

>the comments quoted below. Hello sinuses and post-nasal drip! Hello

>headaches, lethargia, tummy troubles, all the rest of it. Back home

>since Monday night, I'm happily avoiding eggs and dairy again ;=) and

>feeling *better* already.

>

>best,

>pat sant

>

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Agent Oriented Software Carlton, Vic 3053, Australia

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March 13, 2003

Hi Leanne,

Post nasal drip (PND) means that excess mucous drips down the back of the

throat. Mucous is made by the cells lining the sinus passages. Its function is

to trap tiny particles such as dust etc and stop them filtering into our

breathing systems. That is why it is thick and sticky. Unfortunately, due to

many reasons (explained later) we often make too much mucous. Our kits are

developed to treat and remove excess mucous from the nasal passages and restore

normal function of the sinuses.

Meschell

Leanne <leanne wrote:Hi all,