#Milk Allergy

[reasonsforhope]

"A clinical trial studying severe allergic reactions in the U.K. is being called “life-transforming.”

Five United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) hospitals are participating in the £2.5 million ($3.2 million) trial to help patients live with their food allergies.

The study is being funded by the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, Sky News reported. The foundation was formed in the memory of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died in 2016 after eating a baguette that had sesame in it...

The trial is studying clinical oral immunotherapy treatments in which patients are given small doses of the food to which they are allergic to build up their tolerance. The food is given under medical supervision by trained staff, The Telegraph reported.

The study has 139 people participating who have allergies to peanuts or cow’s milk. They range in age from 2 to 23 years old, the BBC reported.

The Food Standards Agency said 2 million people in the U.K. have a diagnosed food allergy. In the U.S., about 5.5. million children have a food allergy, the National Institutes of Health reported.

One 11-year-old who was diagnosed with a severe peanut allergy when he was an infant can now eat six peanuts.

A 5-year-old with a milk allergy can drink 120 ml of milk every day and can enjoy a daily hot chocolate, the BBC reported.

“To have a patient who has had anaphylaxis [Note: Anaphylaxis is an allergic reaction so severe that it's potentially fatal without immediate treatment. It is very common with peanut allergies in particular. x] to 4mls of milk to then tolerate 90mls within six to eight months is nothing less than a miracle,” Sibel Donmez-Ajtai, a pediatric allergy consultant and principal investigator at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, said, according to Sky News.

The final results of the study are expected to be released in 2027.

Similar studies have been conducted in the U.S. To find one, visit FoodAllergy.org.

Earlier this year, the NIH released the findings of a study of an antibody treatment that would help children consume allergy triggers safely."

-via WHIO 7 Local News, May 8, 2024

[andromedaspark]

Reading tea leaves but it's me looking at the chocolate powder left at the bottom of my glass after a good ol glass of chocolate milk

[darthpastry]

William gaslighted Elizabeth into thinking she was lactose intolerant in a weak attempt to get her to stay away from Baby btw. If you even care.

[baniterasia]

Recently I discovered one of the reasons for my chronic pain is me being✨ allergic to milk✨ and yes, I cried over that. Milk is freaking everywhere, I can't eat my favorite candies (honestly I still didn't find a single candy I can eat).

There's even this thing that things that shouldn't contain milk actually have it, because companies uses the same machinery to make different products???? It sucks✨

[cakerybakery]

Me: I wonder why I feel so queasy right now?

Also me: man, I have no idea. We should finish drinking this glass of milk we’re allergic to

[pageturner001]

Worst part about having a milk allergy is that I have learned to associate vegan with dairy free, so one day I am going to confidently call a chicken sandwich vegan even though what I mean is "it doesn't have cheese"

[ravenlocksentwisted]

Starbucks is facing a lawsuit in California. Lactose intolerance is considered a disability in that jurisdiction.

Starbucks also marks up their lactaid/soy/non-dairy lattes and other drinks a significant amount (they charge more for the change than it costs them in materials or labour.)

As it turns out, charging 50-80c more for what's considered a disability accomodation may be about to bite them in the ass.

I really want to see the final court decision if it actually goes that far, because it'd be fucking fascinating.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/starbucks-lawsuit-nondairy-milk-lactose-intolerance/

[cr1mson5returns]

I had some interesting arguments with other kids as an elementary schooler, the funniest of which was the time that I had to explain my legal name to a literal fourth-grader because he was arguing with me over what my name was, and I kept telling him, "It's my name! I think I know what it is!"

But the most common argument even up to middle school was the difference between a milk allergy and lactose intolerance, because they are different. Lactose intolerance is an inability to process and digest milk because the body doesn't produce its own lactase enzyme. This is why Lactaid and other lactase enzyme supplements treat lactose intolerance; they supply the thing the body needs in order to process and digest the lactose in milk. A milk allergy, however, is an immune system response to the presence of milk in the body. The immune system registers milk as poison or a harmful invasive body and reacts accordingly.

This is context for me saying that having both a milk allergy and lactose intolerance was weird as fuck to experience.

[delusional-delirium]

Guess who found out they arent lactose intolerant but they actually has a MILK ALLERGY 😭😭 now i have to take it seriously

:( i mean. If it stops the horrible stomach pain, the body aches, the pain in General and the constant diarrhea. But ice cream :( butter :( my morning hot chocolate :((((( I’m switching over to almond milk products but. Man.

[han-solo-cant-dance]

After having a poor reaction to regular milk, lactose free milk, and almond milk and not liking the taste of coconut or oat I finally got my hands on rice milk and I could cry. I've missed cereal so much and finally found milk that works.

Its the small things sometimes.

[ariiiloves]

Usually when I'm feeling down, like right now, I bought myself a hamburger... but the thing is, this girl can't eat cheese and a cheeseless hamburger is just sad

[bramb]

[stuckasmain]

Seeing the southern food torment makes me realize how sort of “not southern-southern I am.” I live in a super suburban area with parents who are from up north so I never had to many classic sort of things- past bbq and pies. That added to the fact I have a milk allergy!!! Do you know how much butter is in shit?! GOBS! We went on vacation up to Tennessee and it all looked delicious but I swear to god they were trying to kill me with how much butter was in everything.

[mini-game09]

I'm convinced people who can't consume dairy products due to allergies and intolerances automatically crave it more. And as a person who started craving milk the moment I got diagnosed with a milk allergy I will die on this hill protecting my theory.

[headpainmigraine]

Guys

If you don't handle dairy products very well, but you know its not the lactose, you could be allergic to milk.

[pageturner001]

Things you think wouldn't have milk that do: - Sherbet - Dark Chocolate - Margarine - Non-Dairy Creamers

Things you think would have milk in them that don't: - Oreos - JJ Bakery Boston Cream Pies