Re: food allergy panel / Carole

[Guest guest]

>>>The thing I don't understand is that although he tested high for

cows milk, he was fine for both cheddar cheese and yogurt.

this is understandable if he is basically lactose intolerant. It is

common enough for someone lactose intolerant to do okay with cheese

and yogurt, and perhaps even trace amounts of dairy in cooked foods.

If the villi are injured and not functioning, but much of the lining

is intact, this could explain why. Lactase would be produced

primarily from the tips of the villi. So the stomach and pancreatic

enzymes could be breaking down the proteins in the milk but the

lactase wouldn't be there from the villi. Yogurt and cheese (and some

other dairy products) do not have nearly the lactose content that

liquid milk does.

When your son has trouble with milk and enzymes, are you only giving

Peptizyde? or are you giving a enzyme product with lactase in it as

well?

You might just try rotating the foods and see if it helps. It might,

or it might not.

.

[Guest guest]

> >>>The thing I don't understand is that although he tested high for

> cows milk, he was fine for both cheddar cheese and yogurt.

>

> this is understandable if he is basically lactose intolerant. It is

> common enough for someone lactose intolerant to do okay with cheese

> and yogurt, and perhaps even trace amounts of dairy in cooked

foods.

> If the villi are injured and not functioning, but much of the

lining

> is intact, this could explain why. Lactase would be produced

> primarily from the tips of the villi. So the stomach and pancreatic

> enzymes could be breaking down the proteins in the milk but the

> lactase wouldn't be there from the villi. Yogurt and cheese (and

some

> other dairy products) do not have nearly the lactose content that

> liquid milk does.

>

> When your son has trouble with milk and enzymes, are you only

giving

> Peptizyde? or are you giving a enzyme product with lactase in it as

> well?

>

> You might just try rotating the foods and see if it helps. It

might,

> or it might not.

>

> .

We actually use kirkmans complete which has lactase in it. With milk

my son is okay drinking a half glass every once in a while, its when

he has it every day that he starts getting cranky, expecially when he

wakes up. I don't mind completely removing milk, I just dread having

to find good tasting non dairy substitutes for the cheese and yogurt!

Thanks for the info - my mom is actually lactose intolerant, but she

gets negative effects (stomach pains) right away - is it lactose

intolerance if its a delayed reaction like my son's?

Carole