sudden allergic to dairy products?

Question

i used to take dairy products like milk and cheese when i was a kid...but for some reasons, i seldom consume dairy products for the past 5 years until last year... I was not allergic to dairy products those time..but since last year, i had this allergy which i couldn't find out any cause. Slowly i have discovered that now i'm actually allergic to dairy products (it's my own observation). My skin specialist doctor told me that my allergy was not due to food, so he guarantees me that my allergy would recover completely by giving me some med, which includes xyzal. After i have finished all the doses, unfortunately i'm still facing the same problem. I have icthes after taking dairy products. But i LOVE dairy products! Anyone out there having the same problem? I really need some help...Please anyone...

is there any way i can grow out of the allergy? i just LOVE things like cheese... any one know any website that can provide me resources on how to deal with this kind of allergy? I don't want to AVOID dairy products like that... I want to SOLVE the problem.. by the way, i'm 21.

Answer 1

I sympathize with what you're going through. I'm an allergist, and we deal with folks like you daily. Allergies to food are on the rise, and can occur at any age. They are more frequent in children, but many childhood allergies are outgrown. Dermatologists, or skin doctors, are not allergists, and their "guarantee" of improvement was inappropriate. Xyzal is an antihistamine, and won't solve your problem. You need to see an allergist who can perform skin/blood testing to find out exactly what you're allergic too. This is important. I've posted a link to the hospital where I work, where we have a free podcast and article on food allergies right now. There are things we can do to help!

Answer 2

Your 'love' of dairy products is actually a SIGN of allergy to them. I'm allergic to spinach ... which I just recently found out. I LOVE SPINACH, I'd rather have it raw as salad greens than lettuce or baby greens. I'll eat it 'plain' or as an ingredient in anything. My FAVORITE lunch is spinach souffle. But ... I'm allergic, and I do feel much better without it ... so I don't give in to those 'cravings' and hope they'll get easier to handle the longer I go with no spinach. Hang in there ... just DENY YOURSELF the dairy products (also read ingredients, and ask at restaurants because they could be putting dairy products into some foods that aren't 'obvious' and that could make your cravings greater, not easier to handle) and you'll stop wanting them so much as time passes. Food allergies are a real pain in the patootie!

Answer 3

Sudden Milk Allergy

Answer 4

Allergies CAN develop at any time in a person. The body is constantly changing and many of these changes can cause things that we once were able to tolerate to be come allergies. You can also grow OUT of allergies. My mom developed hay fever at the age of 53 -- and my younger brother grew out of virtually ALL his allergies as a young adult (and he had LOTS of them). So, you need to talke to an allergist about this. It may not be the actual milk content, but may be a preservative or additive that is the problem. Have you tried SOY substitutes?

Answer 5

Yes, and many times this happens as you get older. I don't know how old you are, but this might be the reason. Usually, people in their forties and up. Same thing for heartburn -- the first time I had it was just recently and my doctor said it's because of my age (44).

Answer 6

Have you tried organic milk? It make be the milk you are drinking could have hormones and or anti-biotics in it, and you are allergic to that.

Answer 7

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