Allergic to Dairy and Goats mild was(Hi Susie)

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As someone else with allergies to dairy, I'll give my 2 cents. I get

a nasty runny nose, stabbing pain in the roof of my mouth, and asthma

like wheezing. I thought maybe I was lactose intolerant, since I

can't digest meat proteins either... I stopped eating dairy entirely

for more than 2 weeks, and then decided to try chevre (goats cheese).

I had some in an omlette, and within minutes I was getting a reaction

stronger than anything I'd noticed before. I though I might have to

go the the hospital because my throat was swelling so much. Since

then I've limited dairy to none most of the time, but it's hard to go

out for dinner and you find out they put butter on the noodles to get

them from sticking, or butter in the vegetables to make them taste

better... I don't have quite that strong a reaction to butter,

but it's still unpleasant. I wish people understood that I really

mean I'm allergic to dairy, rather than lactose intollerant.

 

I stick to soy milk, and have the soy cheese shreads once in awhile,

but even those make me sick from the casein. It's very frustrating.

 

I found the soy nog, and have been enjoying it a lot. I'm glad I'm

not alone with this allergy.

 

WHat do others do when going out for food, to make sure they don't end

up with dairy in their food?

 

THanks for an interesting thread!

 

Blue

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> WHat do others do when going out for food, to make sure they don't end

> up with dairy in their food?

>

 

Have you tried asking your server, when you order, to ask the

chef/cook NOT to use any butter on your food? Lots of restaurants

don't want the hassle or even potential liability of a customer having

an allergic reaction in the restaurant and will accommodate you. You

could say " I'm allergic to dairy proteins and can't have any butter on

my food. Will this be a problem for the cook? "

 

My husband always asks to make sure the cooks don't use pepper (red or

black) in his food and we've never had a problem.

 

Just a thought. Good luck,

Janet V