I come from a dairy loving family to say the least. We followed “doctor’s orders” and had a glass of milk on the dinner table every night growing up. To this day my dad still drinks at least a glass a night of skim milk because “it’s the best choice.” It’s not even an argument I want to get into there – pick your battles as they say!
In addition to our daily milk glass, I have always been a cheese lover…and when I say cheese lover, I mean addict. In my mind every meal should have it in one form or another. And being a 4th generation Texan, Tex-Mex is the very source of cheesy inspiration I could have survived on for the rest of my life. Except I can’t. In fact, dairy was playing its role in killing me.
I realize this is a rather bold statement and really sounds dramatic to be honest. But it’s true. Nobody could have loved the stuff more than I did, but as time went on I saw the writing on the wall – the wall being my inflamed brain.
After baby #3, born in 2011, my health crisis hit hard. As the months of illness wore on, I had a list of over 50 symptoms I had journaled, all seemingly unrelated, but I knew better. I had seen cardiologists, nephrologists, general practitioners, neurologists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, herbalists, ortho molecular doctors, western docs, integrative physicians, and 3 lyme docs. I have taken about every combination of oral antibiotics, anti-parasitics, anti-fungals, anti-virals, vitamins, minerals, homeopathics, herbals, superfoods, essential oils, and so on. In fact, I was so desperate to feel better, I rarely turned down a “treatment protocol” tossed my way. I have had peptide injections and been blood tested, stool tested, muscle tested, urine tested, saliva tested… I think you get the point.
After a few years of really feeling helpless and often wanting to die, I finally started implementing additional dietary changes. You see, I had already been gluten free after my diagnosis with Hashimoto’s thyroid disease in 2008 and thought that my lifestyle was relatively healthy, at least compared to most people I knew. But I kept digging. I looked at veganism, grain free, dairy free, macrobiotic, paleo, primal, and so on.
I decided that primal seemed like a good fit – after all, I had no dairy intolerance right? I had no gastro issues or tummy pains. I have always digested food well to my knowledge. No IBS or anything of that sort. Yes, primal was my answer. I could give up the few gluten free grains I still ate but still keep my beloved grass fed heavy cream and cheese. THIS I could do.
But as the months lingered on, so did the brain swelling, vertigo, heart palps, migraines, emotional lability, and overall neurological deficits. They would come in “flares” which lasted sometimes upwards of a month, keeping me homebound as I was too sick to even drive. I was dying and iI knew it. I was scared and often helpless. Why couldn’t anyone figure out what was wrong with me? Around that time I had even MORE testing done in terms of food sensitivities and I was urged to stop dairy instantly. I knew it was time, despite my resistance.
I believe what was happening in my body was a combination of many factors. Did I have Lyme? Sure, maybe. Lots of people do and never get this sick. Did I have a combination of leaky gut, other pathogens, and candida overgrowth? Yep, that’s what happens in the chronically ill by default from all the other things getting out of balance. Do I have poor methylation factors and a challenged detox system? You bet. I’m one of those “lucky” ones.
But one fact is certain: I am intolerant to casein. VERY intolerant. I already knew I was intolerant to gluten but for some reason thought, or at least wished, that I could isolate that sensitivity. But the truth, for my body and many others, is that there is so much cross reactivity with gluten that it usually cannot be isolated as the only sacrifice made. It was not until I gave up dairy in all forms that I began to finally see a gradual shift towards getting my life back.
Naturally it is important to note that everyone’s sensitivities can vary. I know quite a few people who can tolerate raw or grass fed dairy and feel great, but they touch a potato and get inflammation. I personally just can’t do dairy, regardless of the quality. I even have to be careful with ghee even though the casein and lactose have been cooked off.
Because of my sensitivities, I have been mindful of my children’s potential issues. They have each been gluten free since the age of two and have done very well with the adaptation. However, I have two case studies here where that wasn’t enough:
My middle child, eldest daughter, was diagnosed with sleep apnea at age 5. Yes, FIVE. She has never been chronically ill and other than a handful of ear infections as a baby has been healthy, like my other two kids. But when the sleep specialist and ENT both confirmed that her tonsils were so enlarged they were almost “kissing,” I knew there was a problem. Surgery was suggested and I politely refused. Luckily she wasn’t having recurrent infections, so I took on the task of seeing what I could do at home. I pulled her from all dairy and in less than a month her inflammation was gone. All of it. No snoring, her tonsils were significantly smaller, and she was sleeping more soundly. This is no coincidence after a year of notable snoring. It took one easy change and almost instantly improved her health and her quality of life.
In the case of my youngest daughter, I had noticed enlarged lymph nodes in her groin and neck since she was fairly young. Both of my daughters were breastfed and then went on to consume organic grass fed milk and cheese. I did not notice her lymph nodes when she was breastfed but definitely noted them afterwards. And it was all the time. They were never normal sized and I could see them without even having to palpate. I brought this up many times to many pediatricians, all who were dismissive and said this can be “normal.” Last I checked enlarged lymph nodes are an immune response – usually to an invader of some sort like a pathogen or ALLERGEN. Ding ding ding. After the success I had treating my older daughter, I knew I had to yank dairy from my milk loving baby. Best decision ever. I don’t think it even took two weeks for her inflamed lymph nodes to shrink to normal size. Case closed.
Does everyone’s immune system respond this way to dairy after being gluten sensitive? Nope. But for my family, this has been the best decision ever. My hope is that I can help in protecting my children from the leaky gut, pathogen ridden, autoimmune road I have traveled by keeping their inflammatory foods to a minimum. Are we perfect? Nope. Mostly because there is no such thing. Are we extremely cognizant because of my health history? You bet.
If there is any takeaway from this unintentionally very lengthy post, it is not that I believe everyone needs to give up dairy forever and ever. It IS that I think people should really be honest when listening to their bodies. And that it can be very beneficial in listening to your children’s bodies. Ear infections, sinus infections, upper respiratory infections, rashes, lymph node enlargement, enlarged tonsils, behavioral issues are all signs and symptoms that your child might have a dairy sensitivity (or other food issue).
If you’ve read this far, you must have a great attention span. What was meant to be a brief post spiraled out of control. But in the end there is still an important message that I learned and hope to pass on to others who are not feeling their very best….
Be mindful. Listen to your body. Take action. Omit + Reintroduce. Listen to your body again. What is it telling you?
Thanks for this article.
I’m casein intolerant as well. I was diagnosed with a milk allergy as a baby, but then our family doc told my mom I had “outgrown” the allergy when I was six. (This was without testing me. The olden days….sigh.)
Fast forward to 2009, when I was tested with a “mild” intolerance to casein and a severe intolerance to gluten. I figured I’d go Primal and still eat a little cheese, no big deal.
Well, after 5 years of no weight loss, lingering skin and gut issues, heart palps, etc., I gave cheese the boot in September, but I’m still tempted by it every so often. Articles like these help me stay on track, thanks.
I’m slowly starting to lose weight. But after 50+ years of eating dairy, my gut still has a long way to go to heal. So, I can’t ever go back either. 🙂
So hard but the sacrifice needs to be made for some of us!
Thank you for everything you said, i hear and feel and AGREE!!!!!!!! my story is 100 times longer, dont feel awkward for your post. RIght On!
I found this post very interesting. I like you believed I am good with dairy. Yet I could never lose weight no matter what I did. Even eating Primal. Joints hurt, hair loss, hormone imbalances for years. Right now I am on my last 5 days of my first Whole30. Never felt better and I have visually seen my waistline shrink. I am now considering adding another 30 days. That said dairy was going to be my first re-intro. I am so worried that when I start back that I will lose what I have gained. Any suggestions on sources of symptoms of casein issues? If I have casein issues I wonder what all it effects especially with hormones. Thanks for sharing. I really love your blog cook books IG just everything! JJ
Hi JJ, Basically any symptom you could have with gluten you could have with casein. There is so much overlap. I don’t have any specific suggestions for sources but even a quick google will give you more info than you could ever know what to do with! I am so glad you are feeling well! Keep up the good work!
Great blog post Jennifer. As usual you got my attention. I’m still in denial on dairy. That’s a tough one. Giving up dairy means giving up coffee for me. I love coconut milk and almond milk but I d not like them in my coffee. I may have to go black. The half/half in my coffee every morning is such a treat and most days the only dairy I consume. But there is the occasional cooking with cream cheese and milk because I still have one at home who drinks milk and loves cheese. I know it needs to happen but he is very resistant. My third eye has been telling me to give it up. Keep writing Jennifer. You are such an inspiration to me.
Thanks Gypsie!
Try grass fed butter in your coffee – it’s 10 bucks for half a pound but does wonders for some people. MTC / Coconut OIL (not milk) in your Coffee has similar benefits for some.
Could you further explain what you mean by “cross-reactive” foods to gluten? I am gluten-free, trying to understand how this relates to me, and I feel it does!
Hi Melissa, basically cross-reactive would indicate that even if the food is not gluten, the molecular structure is similar enough that your body cannot tell the difference and so you may become symptomatic with other foods even if they are not gluten containing. Does this help?
Thanks for clarifying this! I have been dealing with health issues that escalated about 3 years ago and reading about people’s sensitivities completely resonates with me. I had and am having a very similar experience with doctors so I’ve turned to naturopathy. I just did a gluten elimination which did not take away all of my inflammation, pain and Digestive issues so I thought it must not be gluten. I thought I got covid I felt so bad by the end of my first week back on it. I suspect I have issues with several of the foods on this list as well, probably dairy. I’m a chef so this is all an extremely hard pill to swallow. Thanks for your insight and sharing your personal story.
Thanks for the post! I have been floating around between AIP and Paleo (ish) for about 6 months now and most of the time I try to avoid dairy, but its so hard! I do have grass fed butter in my coffee and occasionally get a coffee with milk (so bad I know!) but I struggle with knowing whether or not I am intolerant of dairy. When people say they have “flare ups” I feel like I don’t really understand what a true “flare up” is even though I have Hashimoto’s. I do notice of course energy levels, bloating, etc with gluten if I cheat but not sure if I have noticed as much with dairy but then to hear something as simple as snoring makes me curious if I am just missing something. Have you ever had testing done to know if you are intolerant of certain things or just by process of elimination?
Also, what is brain swelling and how do you know if you have it ?? I think I am a bit of a hypochondriac because now I am convinced I have it! lol
A flare for me means all of my worst symptoms get REALLY bad and leave me homebound almost. My flares used to last a month long. Now they are much shorter and I am typically higher functioning but I am a work in progress. You would absolutely know if you had swelling of the brain, trust me. If you are just having some fatigue and bloating you are doing pretty darn well! Just listen to your body or play around with omitting and see what your body tells you. And of course if you need to consult with your physician, always do that! Because I am definitely not one 😀
I’m sorry but you did not answer Valerie’s question as to what brain swelling is how do you know you have it. I’m sorry but this sounds like a bunch of BS. Brain swelling is serious and not something someone just says they have.
Gosh you sure sound angry Andria, I hope things get better for you.
Hi Valerie,
Yes I have had tons of testing done – by blood, urine, muscle, stool, you name it. I definitely come back positive to casein in all forms. It just doesn’t do well in my body.
Thanks! I guess I didn’t even know there was testing that could be done for those types of sensitivities, definitely something to look into!
This is timely for me. I’ve been paleo/primal for over a year with just heavy cream in my AM coffee and some high quality cheese here and there. Boom, last summer I developed rashes (dermatitis) under both of my eyes. Yuck! I thought I finally figured out that I was allergic to our detergent. We switched and it quieted down a ton, but never went completely away. Fast forward to a January Whole 30 – or 15 in my case 🙂 – and my rash finally went away! I tested it by eating some cheese – next day, my rash flared. I am still mourning the loss of cheese. I’ve been fine with ghee but like Gypsie, feel like coffee just isn’t the same. I struggle because one part says – it’s just a rash, eat the brie! – and the other part says the rash is just a symptom of a bigger problem, systematic inflammation.
I hear you Diana! It is a hard call when you don’t feel downright terrible. But yes, it is definitely a sign of something bigger!
I was a coffee addict. Just AM. I HAD to have it to function.
In fact I had adrenal fatigue. That was why I needed that boost.
No more caffeine allowed for me. Have not had it in at least 3 years.
My “new” coffee is this….
I use vanilla flavored rice milk with 1 pack of stevia in a cup with a half teaspoon of instant decaf coffee.
I only use a little because I never really LIKED the taste of coffee, just needed that boost.
I had found YEARS ago that coffee can help the colon. And since I had issues with colitis, and a family history of cancer, I started drinking it. It did help. Not as much cramps and colitis issues.
Even though nothing can substitute the way you had your coffee….you will be surprised after a while that it isn’t that bad!
I recalled at the age of 13 my mother took me to an allergist. At that time the doctor found a lots of reaction to food and environment, however, my mother never follow thru. About 15 years ago my health started to deteriorated. At one point I thougth I was going to die. After started Paleo my health started getting better but after an improvement I had a decline again. When my doctor recommended doing a Sensitive test that it was discover the severe relation to dairy, 5 month following my new restrictions my health since an improvement, loss 20 pounds, sleeping most of the night and in general feeling better. I hope I’m a few month I get back to “normal” thank you for sharing it’s always refreshing when you know that we are not alone in this journey! 🙂
You are definitely not alone! I too felt so alone a few years back during my research. It seemed I was the only one with these weird symptoms and diagnoses. I am glad you are feeling better, maybe it continue!
I have a lot of health issues myself. I am still trying to get a hold on them. I am whey intolerant. BIG TIME. I used to be casein intolerant, but not now. I had restless leg syndrome REALLY bad, to the point the meds didn’t even work, and gave up dairy, and it was gone within DAYS. I am SOY intolerant…big time. Did you know there is soy in almost EVERYTHING??? I can’t eat out. I have to bring my own food wherever I go. I have a lot of of intolerances.
I also have thyroid/adrenal issues. I have had migraines since I was 13 (49 now). I’ve been on every migraine med there is, including the epilepsy and antidepressant drugs that supposedly help with migraines. Nothing worked well. A few kind of helped but caused severe side effects. I am allergic to everything outside. And mold is a big issue with me as well. I am sensitive to most drugs, and found some antibiotics give me really bad colitis for a month straight, to the point I had to plan to eat lunch, run to the store, and be back in 2 hours or I was stuck in the Walmart bathroom til the bout ceased. LOL
I cannot have sugar…can you say YEAST???!! I am doing a candida cleanse right now. I feel like crud and I am on week 4! I couldn’t even up the dose as I was supposed to. Last time (2012) I did the parasite cleanse FIRST, then the candida cleanse and did much better. I was not eating MUCH sugar at all the last few yrs. It all started when I had to drink a ton of gatorade for a colon cleanse last year. Then I started having gatorade once every other day when it was hot, to replace my electrolytes in the summer. I have an issue with the heat and I dehydrate easily. I have to drink 80 oz of water a day now, and stay in the A/C when it is hot.
My gut is awful. I have not TOUCHED antibiotics since 2013, but that was enough to cause issues NOW. I can barely digest any veggies. I have maybe THREE I can tolerate. I cannot digest beef or pork, and some days turkey and chicken, but the last 2 are not as bad. I get horrible gas that stinks like sulfur (not TMI…I will tell you why). My nutritionist has a PHD. She studied to help HERSELF. She told me that the reason I have the sulfur smelling gas hours later, even after I took digestive enzymes with hemi cellulose is that I don’t have enough hydrochloric acid in my gut. (I take supplements starting yesterday).That is due to parasites! So as soon as I am done this candida cleanse…the parasites are OUTA HERE TOO! I use natural meds for infections thanks to my nutritionist, and they WORK!
NOTE: Pets can transfer parasites to us! I volunteer at our animal shelter, so I will have to do a YEARLY parasite cleanse, and watch my daughter to see if she ever develops any issues I have. She is there more than I am.
I have a very short list of things I can eat due to sensitivities, but I am still trudging on, looking for things I can try to make to eat. I would love to find some SWEETS recipes that use stevia. The ones I tried just don’t taste right due to the substitutions I have to make.
I cannot have any dairy OR the egg substitute they sell in the store. Tapioca and potato starch are NOT my friends. LOL I use olive oil or flax meal/water. So without eggs nothing ever rises. 🙁 I can’t have amaranth, barley, rye. I was gluten sensitive but am not now. I can no longer have yeast. So no bread. I have seasoning sensitivities…LOTS of them. Cooking is a challenge. No iceburg lettuce, no kiwi, no blueberries, no bananas, no cabbage, no salmon, and a list of all kinds of things. At least my peanut sensitivity is gone. Funny, but I went so many years without peanuts that I don’t have a taste for them. LOL
Where there is a will, there is a way, I say! Those of us who have to substitute the “substitutes” will find a way to make things we actually LIKE!
MyMerryMessyLife.com is a blog by a lady who has changed the way her family eats due to health issues. She had skin issues and a leaky gut. They went paleo. They use essential oils. Her family all feels better now. 🙂
How did you transition your kids off of dairy? I feel like that is going to be our biggest hurdle and I’m not sure quite what to do. Do you use coconut milk or anything instead? We don’t do tons of milk for drinking, but I cook with it sometimes. We do some cheese and my kids love whole milk yogurt. After removing or switching so many other foods that they love I’m not sure how to also change this. Thanks!
I went cold turkey and gave them coconut, almond, cashew, flax milk in place of regular milk. I thought it would be terrible because literally all 3 of my kids would have forgone food for cow’s milk. And they did. We always kept cheese and heavy cream in the house too. I just stopped giving it to them and finding other snacks they liked as much. My kids aren’t full paleo, they are gfcf so they still get some snacks that have gfree oats, etc. My middle girl still misses cheese but my son could care less now!
Hi Jennifer,
So glad I found your blog! Love The Yiddish Kitchen and excited to try your other recipes!! I really appreciate this post. I have been off of all dairy for about a year and have definitely felt like it is a huge factor in helping to balance my hormones and helping with my other autoimmune issues. Thank you for sharing your experience and all of the hard work you pour into your recipes!!!
Thanks Naomi, I am glad you are improving by removing dairy! I think it can do a lot of damage in the wrong body unfortunately. Keep up the healing!
I have an allergy to casein as well, but I did a lot of research on the subject and found out there is a difference in casein depending on the breed of the cow. I noticed that I could tolerate milk from jersey and Guernsey breed of cows, and of course grass fed and raw. Have you looked into this? I am just curious because I have not been tested for this and am always looking for more info.
Thanks
I’ve read up a little about this but apparently all casein even from goats is problematic for me personally. Of course if you can tolerate it then that’s amazing! I definitely miss cheese!
Great post, I found it really informative and motivating – you are so right, we think we are listening to our body, but we can be so out of whack. I’ve been having a casein shake in the morning, think I will knock it on the head and see if my sinus clears. Gotta bite the bullet. Thanks so much. Inspirational.
Hi Jennifer. Thanks for this post. My whole life I’ve had atopic eczema. When I was young I was told I would probably outgrow it, but I never did. I tried so many things such as different skin products, changing detergents and some allergy tests but nothing really helped. Last year I tried eating gluten-free and gradually my skin started to improve. Since then I have been experimenting with paleo recipes and 2 weeks ago I decided to go completely paleo for a month. I’ve been feeling less bloated and my skin is much better. Plus, I am losing some weight. I really love cheese and I was planning on re-introducing dairy after this month. But I will definitely take note of how my body responds when I do. At least I will know then!
Definitely! I am glad you are feeling so much better!
I gave up gluten 5 years ago, and fatigue and chronic colds/coughs went away.
Recently was tested by ND for food sensitivities and confirmed that I needed to give up dairy and corn and eggs among others. Funny tho, the cross-reactivity foods did NOT come up, but my body definitely tells me that I cannot eat chocolate or coffee…the symptoms are more severe now that I’ve been off them.
What I LOVE about giving up dairy (I’m 2 months in), is that after the very painful cravings/withdrawal, I no longer have that craving/addictive feeling in my system and can choose to eat intentionally foods that help me heal. Oh! AND I like that I have a waist again…can see abs coming too! And this is with little to no exercise :D, but I am working on that!
Looking into my daughter now, so she can avoid problems down the road, since gut biome is inherited.
Thanks for your article!
Hi,
As a baby I had colic. The doctors never changed my formula and my poor parents endured endless nights of crying. Throughout my youth, I ate dairy. I would have phases of symptoms: itchy face, rashes, hives, and intense pain in my back and stomach. It would happen for a few weeks off and on and go away for periods. Due to its timing I kept thinking it couldn’t be dairy. Last Christmas, I came down with food poisoning. During the virus, the nerves behind and around my left eye began hurting along with a headache. All of the symptomatic Ms of the virus went away, but the migraines and severe eye pain remained. After a few months of having to go lay down or shut my eyes due to pain, I realized it happened when I ate dairy. Once I was sure it triggered it, it made it easy to give up. Over the years I thought I could never give it up rashes and pains in all, but it became an easy choice when I couldn’t see or function any more. I still eat dairy if it is baked at a high enough temperature in the oven and it does not seem to bother me. I believe it may be a casein thing, because some processed meats cause the inflammation in my eye too. I’ve been pretty much raw dairy-free for 7 months now and feeling so much better. I still have some issues and may try gluten-free next, but I know it will be a big change for my family. Good luck everyone!
Thank you for this artilce! I’ve been gluten free for years and would still get gut issues more often then not. I tried going “milk free” but would still have hard cheeses and greek yogurts. I am very hard headed and it took me quite some time to finally get serious when going gluten free. So now I’m gluten free, sugar free and now recently dairy free. I have to say I’m 43 and feel like I did when I was in my 20’s. Your article was very insightful for me since I did not even look at casein only dairy.
Thanks!
Thank you for writing that article, my sons glands have been up since he was off my breast milk, and I have been really worried about it the last few days, mores than before, because i realised that its not ‘normal’ like my doctor tells me, and with you sharing your story its helped because Its confirmed for me that the glands are showing he is allergic. His face looks like a dairy face, so im going to take him right off. Im also off of gluten anyway because i have hashimoto so he will have a low gluten diet as well, i think thats my plan from here. thanks so much for sharing, it means something to me because now i know as a mum its not some kind of horrible disease, its just his very finely attuned system saying no thank you. xx thanks
Oh no! Good luck to you!
I thought I was allergic to dairy until I found out that the DNA of the cows were changed. The Holstein cow (which is the milk being sold at the market) was the milk I was allergic to because it contained A1 casein. I have eaten A2 dairy FROM THE FARM without any reaction. Also whey is in all of the soft cheeses so I only consume the hard cheeses like cheddar, Swiss, and Parmesan but only from A2 grass fed pasture raised cows. They have changed the DNA of the cows and also have changed the diet of the cow which is why it’s very important to buy not only grass fed and pasture raised but dairy from the Jersey or Guersney cow as well. If the milk is from a Holstein cow and grass fed it will still give you a reaction. So there are more than one factor in determining why you are allergic to the dairy you are consuming. Our ancestors ate dairy products without diseases so why is it in 2020 so many people are allergic to it? When you have a disease your intestines are damaged and need to be healed. In order for your microbiome to become balanced and for your intestines to heal you need to remove all grains, all legumes, all seeds, dairy, and dark shade vegetables. Lectins is one of the reasons why your intestines are damaged. Processed foods and grains that have not been sprouted are full of them and the more we consume them the more we develop holes in our intestines. Follow Dr. Gundry and also look up the AIP diet. Once your intestines have healed you can reintroduce all the foods that your body were once allergic to including dairy and wheat products.(I would only use Einkorn wheat because it’s the wheat of our ancestors and the DNA has not been changed). You just have to eat 100% organic (glycophate is in foods that are not organic and kills your gut bugs) and prepare your foods at home so you don’t consume lectins. Our ancestors knew how to prepare the foods we eat that removed the lectins. If you follow their protocol you will be ok. Also introduce fermented foods as they help balance your microbiome because they are full of probiotics. Root vegetables are great probiotics and your gut bugs in your lower intestines love them. One more thing: PLEASE JOIN THE WESTON A. PRICE FOUNDATION. They have done all the research needed for you to advance your heath and will guide you to where you can buy REAL FOOD. Good luck and Goddess Bless. I hope this info will be able to save some lives.
Hi there ! – I was born in 1973 and there has been many different formulations of ‘milk’ product on the shelves in Canada… it’s not just about the Casein or the Lactose.. it’s a story about the covert agenda to add hormones and ‘whoops’ pesticides – anti-biotics into the Milk food stuff. Anti-biotic literally means DEVOID OF LIFE – I had problems as a child in a predominant ‘milk and cheese’ house – everyone around me seemed to be fine except me.. I would break out in massive sores on my lips and inflamed throat and mucus as a child.. no wonder I felt ‘foggy’ and imbalanced but didn’t know why at the time. My parents literally made fun of me because I had these afflictions.. it was disgraceful on their part. Around 16 years old I stopped drinking the milk because I started to connect the dots.. there was no internets back then.. it was self reflection – no doctor would tell me why I was getting mild fungal infections in my crotch (smells of cheese – direct indicator of milk sugar fungal invastion) .. around that time I started to read up on Cancer and why the whole mainstream doctor thing was a scam. I do remember my older brother of 4 years having massive acne for several years.. he did smoke as well as eat like crazy – so I’m sure he was suffering from the same Milk problems. – Fast forward end of 2019.. out of the blue I started drinking caffeinated beverage called ‘mocha’ with much milk product and heavy cream on it – soon I became addicted as things we are sensitive to , it can invert and we end up craving what is hurting us.. So I pretty much had one of these drinks every day for over a year.. I was suffering from massive brain fog (inflammation) and all these random arthritic ‘like’ very painful symptoms would show up like a roller coaster – bear in mind I kept this in my mind as the culprit – so after suffering from Cognitive dissonance for over a year.. I cut it out cold turkey so to speak 3 days ago – and voila – no bad symptoms persist.. tightness , stiffness, soreness, brain fog – vanished. I noticed as well in my stools – they were the weirdest stools I have seen – and it continues 3 days on after stopping – my body had accumulated this ‘fluffy’ fat – which makes the poop float and they are basically yellow poo – not bile but FAT – a really nasty bad fat that sits in your body – but it ‘evacuates’ readily if you do the right thing ! – That’s my current experience with MIlk – btw – I can cook with milk – like put it in a recipe ect – not a ‘cream’ heavy recipe – but say a recipe needing half cup milk ect- the conversion process when cooking renders the ‘issue’ invalid – as well Ice cream I have never had an issue with (like Hagen Daas) as from what I understand when the Milk is frozen the cell walls are burst and it becomes a differnt form of ‘food’ that is way easier to digest and doesn’t have the large protein molecules to cause irritation. That’s my experience..thanks for sharing – from Ontario Canada!
I too get probably about 100 symptoms from casein and can’t even have ghee, nor can my doctor, she even triple clarified homemade ghee and still had symptoms. I love dairy but after 7 years of knowing without a doubt that my body can’t handle it, I actually don’t like it as much as my ego still thinks it does. Infact I can taste that weird cow smell/taste, like when drinking pasteurized goat milk and there’s that goaty aftertaste. I’ve noticed that when my family eats dairy that have nasty rotten milk breath afterwards. Anyway, I enjoyed your entire post and look forward to trying your recipes.