In response to a recent column in which I mentioned that many people with lactose intolerance can tolerate small amounts of dairy foods, Theresa writes: “I don't think you have any idea what you are talking about here. I cannot even handle a quarter cup of milk in a whole batch of biscuits. I know several who are anaphylactic even when getting a tiny bit of milk.”
Dear Theresa: You may want to get tested for milk allergy, which is much different from lactose intolerance. A true allergy to the protein in milk (as opposed to an intolerance to lactose, the sugar in milk) can indeed cause serious reactions with even very small doses of milk products. It’s important to be correctly diagnosed.
Lisa, who reads this column in the Lincoln Journal Star, writes: “I would like to see a column on the various intolerances, but especially fructose intolerance, which is what I have. There are so many articles that mention dairy and gluten intolerances, but not many that talk about fructose intolerance.”
