Lactose is the primary sugar in milk and anyone who has enteritis (intestinal inflammation) is lactose-intolerant because they are unable to produce adequate amounts of lactase enzyme until the inflammation subsides. That doesn't cause the production of antibodies, however — it merely causes poor digestion, resulting in the lactose being fermented in the colon by bacteria, producing gas, bloating, cramps and diarrhea.Golfingail wrote:Is dairy restricted because of the lactose? I saw some lactose free cheese and wondered if this would b OK?
The main problem with dairy products is that most of us are sensitive to casein (the primary protein in all dairy products), causing the production of anti-casein antibodies by our immune system, and resulting in an autoimmune-type reaction similar to the reaction triggered by gluten.
Because of that, most of us react to all dairy products.
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No need to apologize. The information you post is right on target, and it doesn't get any better than that. 
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