Comments on: The Poison Protein http://smallnotebook.org/2008/05/14/the-poison-protein/ Simplify your home. Wed, 16 May 2012 22:07:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob http://smallnotebook.org/2008/05/14/the-poison-protein/#comment-32177 Bob Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:49:56 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=127#comment-32177 Doug, this is a fascinating read for me. I have had severe chest pain for 9 years now. I had huge gut issues, and digestion problems. Went gluten free, and that helped HUGE, but Im still having the chest pains, and left arm pain, and numb hands and feet, with the palpitations and also short of breath. Heart EKGs and stress tests show the heart is good. So, this is my next try. I am going to go super clean eating, casien and grain free. I cant believe how much this has affected my life. Man, has it sucked. Anyways, Id love to email discuss this stuff with you a bit if you dont mind. my e-mail address is madmaxperformance@hotmail.com Kind regards sir. --Bob Doug, this is a fascinating read for me. I have had severe chest pain for 9 years now. I had huge gut issues, and digestion problems. Went gluten free, and that helped HUGE, but Im still having the chest pains, and left arm pain, and numb hands and feet, with the palpitations and also short of breath. Heart EKGs and stress tests show the heart is good. So, this is my next try. I am going to go super clean eating, casien and grain free. I cant believe how much this has affected my life. Man, has it sucked. Anyways, Id love to email discuss this stuff with you a bit if you dont mind. my e-mail address is madmaxperformance@hotmail.com

Kind regards sir. –Bob

]]> By: Michelle http://smallnotebook.org/2008/05/14/the-poison-protein/#comment-32074 Michelle Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:43:11 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=127#comment-32074 Maybe that was your problem, but try telling my child who wet the bed every single night that. I'm not saying you are wrong -- but maybe you didn't have a casein intolerance to begin with. I think casein is a big deal and I'm glad this author is bringing it to light. Maybe that was your problem, but try telling my child who wet the bed every single night that. I’m not saying you are wrong — but maybe you didn’t have a casein intolerance to begin with. I think casein is a big deal and I’m glad this author is bringing it to light.

]]> By: Michelle http://smallnotebook.org/2008/05/14/the-poison-protein/#comment-32072 Michelle Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:35:27 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=127#comment-32072 The problem I have with casein intolerance is that my son has very mild symptoms. He wets the bed mostly. He does get rashes, but haven't nailed that down to casein intolerance. He doesn't have to be rushed to the ER. He doesn't get gut pain or IBS symptoms. Since he also has sensory issues and we removed gluten and casein at the same time, I see some differences. He stopped wetting the bed. His skin seems more clear, but not completely. He still poops himself but I think that is because he's so picky and won't eat vegetables. His fiber intake is not good so that may be the cause of that. I did notice though that over the past few weeks, he's been sleeping a lot better. I don't know if this is from diet or something else, but this is a kid that had so much trouble sleeping. It's amazing to see him now get rest. We all have changed our diets and I feel better too. I had Vit D deficiency, hair loss, rashes, ect. Now I'm taking supplements and things are much better. I've also lost about 10 pounds after 6 weeks on this diet. I have a hard time coming up with meals and whatnot, but I'm learning. My husband is taking a probiotic since his gut was hurting after removing gluten/casein. It is much better now. We drive by McDonalds every day and now I cringe when I see that place. Of course I would love a piece of cheese or pizza or something but I feel better than I have in my entire life. We are all bouncing back. Thanks for the article. I think its good to note that subtle health issues can also be linked to casein, like in our case. The problem I have with casein intolerance is that my son has very mild symptoms. He wets the bed mostly. He does get rashes, but haven’t nailed that down to casein intolerance. He doesn’t have to be rushed to the ER. He doesn’t get gut pain or IBS symptoms. Since he also has sensory issues and we removed gluten and casein at the same time, I see some differences. He stopped wetting the bed. His skin seems more clear, but not completely. He still poops himself but I think that is because he’s so picky and won’t eat vegetables. His fiber intake is not good so that may be the cause of that. I did notice though that over the past few weeks, he’s been sleeping a lot better. I don’t know if this is from diet or something else, but this is a kid that had so much trouble sleeping. It’s amazing to see him now get rest. We all have changed our diets and I feel better too. I had Vit D deficiency, hair loss, rashes, ect. Now I’m taking supplements and things are much better. I’ve also lost about 10 pounds after 6 weeks on this diet. I have a hard time coming up with meals and whatnot, but I’m learning. My husband is taking a probiotic since his gut was hurting after removing gluten/casein. It is much better now. We drive by McDonalds every day and now I cringe when I see that place. Of course I would love a piece of cheese or pizza or something but I feel better than I have in my entire life. We are all bouncing back. Thanks for the article. I think its good to note that subtle health issues can also be linked to casein, like in our case.
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]]> By: Siobhan http://smallnotebook.org/2008/05/14/the-poison-protein/#comment-31720 Siobhan Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:29:37 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=127#comment-31720 Hello, I've recently been diagnosed as having a cows milk protein/casein intolerance and it sucks! I've never in my life had any problem with food before,i've always been able to eat what I want and I used to enjoy food, the only thing I had to worry about was my weight! :o). About 2 or 3 months ago I started feeling really sick every night. It was horrible and kept me awake for most of the night. At first I thought i was pregnant but it definitely wasn't that and my husband thought maybe it was too much caffeine and not enough water and maybe I was dehydrated so I switched to decaff and drank more water, still didn't change anything. As my husband is a chef he then got suspicious about wheat & gluten so I stayed off the bread products, still no change. Then he came up with lactose intolerance so immediately i switched to 'lactose-free' products and went onto soya milk. My symptoms got a little better but i would still have the waves of nausea during the day which was quite embarrassing when i was at work. However, after the umpteenth night of sitting up in my bed watching 'Friends' dvd all night and popping in & out of the toilet as these awful nausea waves hit me, i decided to go to the doctor and tell him about how i have tried a process of elimination but he told me it definitely wasn't lactose, because of my symptoms (constant nausea, stomach rumbling & wind and NOT diarrhea/vomiting) he told me it sounded very much like a milk protein intolerance and advised me to cut out all milk products for 3 months then try to SLOWLY re-introduce it into my diet and see how the symptoms are. I have now gone completely soya and cut out anything that contains any trace of milk, protein/casein and i have been feeling much better. The nausea has pretty much gone and i have been sleeping very well the last few nights which is wonderful. As I have two young children i need my energy for them and those nights when i didn't sleep a wink took its toll on me and them. I'm a self confessed chocholic and my weakness is chocolate biscuits with a cup of tea at night before bed so i really miss 'normal' milk chocolate (soya & dairy-free milk chocolate is pretty hideous!), and pizza (i tried my first cheese-free pizza the other night and it just isn't the same sadly) and i used to love drinking ice cold milk but again soya milk isn't something i could drink on its own, BUT the benefits are starting to show as like i said i can sleep again now, i don't feel sick all the time anymore and even better, I've lost nearly a stone in weight in the last few weeks so i'm very chuffed!! I was so pleased i found this link and red all of your stories as it has really helped me to know that this 'intolerance' is very real and i'm not alone. Thank you! :o) Hello, I’ve recently been diagnosed as having a cows milk protein/casein intolerance and it sucks! I’ve never in my life had any problem with food before,i’ve always been able to eat what I want and I used to enjoy food, the only thing I had to worry about was my weight! :o ). About 2 or 3 months ago I started feeling really sick every night. It was horrible and kept me awake for most of the night. At first I thought i was pregnant but it definitely wasn’t that and my husband thought maybe it was too much caffeine and not enough water and maybe I was dehydrated so I switched to decaff and drank more water, still didn’t change anything. As my husband is a chef he then got suspicious about wheat & gluten so I stayed off the bread products, still no change. Then he came up with lactose intolerance so immediately i switched to ‘lactose-free’ products and went onto soya milk. My symptoms got a little better but i would still have the waves of nausea during the day which was quite embarrassing when i was at work. However, after the umpteenth night of sitting up in my bed watching ‘Friends’ dvd all night and popping in & out of the toilet as these awful nausea waves hit me, i decided to go to the doctor and tell him about how i have tried a process of elimination but he told me it definitely wasn’t lactose, because of my symptoms (constant nausea, stomach rumbling & wind and NOT diarrhea/vomiting) he told me it sounded very much like a milk protein intolerance and advised me to cut out all milk products for 3 months then try to SLOWLY re-introduce it into my diet and see how the symptoms are. I have now gone completely soya and cut out anything that contains any trace of milk, protein/casein and i have been feeling much better. The nausea has pretty much gone and i have been sleeping very well the last few nights which is wonderful. As I have two young children i need my energy for them and those nights when i didn’t sleep a wink took its toll on me and them. I’m a self confessed chocholic and my weakness is chocolate biscuits with a cup of tea at night before bed so i really miss ‘normal’ milk chocolate (soya & dairy-free milk chocolate is pretty hideous!), and pizza (i tried my first cheese-free pizza the other night and it just isn’t the same sadly) and i used to love drinking ice cold milk but again soya milk isn’t something i could drink on its own, BUT the benefits are starting to show as like i said i can sleep again now, i don’t feel sick all the time anymore and even better, I’ve lost nearly a stone in weight in the last few weeks so i’m very chuffed!! I was so pleased i found this link and red all of your stories as it has really helped me to know that this ‘intolerance’ is very real and i’m not alone. Thank you! :o )

]]> By: Miss Purvis http://smallnotebook.org/2008/05/14/the-poison-protein/#comment-28504 Miss Purvis Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:27:53 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=127#comment-28504 please check out the sc diet to heal the bowel from all these intolerences. :) please check out the sc diet to heal the bowel from all these intolerences. :)

]]> By: Janice http://smallnotebook.org/2008/05/14/the-poison-protein/#comment-24767 Janice Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:05:25 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=127#comment-24767 I know this is a very old thread, but am posting anyway. I appear to be sensitive to just about every food, and subsist on potatoes, pemmican, jerky, and tea. Some fresh meat, but that is inconvenient because I eat small amounts all day. Glycogen Storage Disease, Gluten Intolerance, Carbohydrate Intolerance, Fructose Malabsorption, Sulfite Intolerance, and Casein Intolerance. Not a lot of foods left. I wanted to comment on the Fructose Malabsorption, because several people have mentioned having a severe abdominal pain that they haven't been able to track down. Fructose Malabsorption is where fructose does not get processed correctly, which normally is shortly after it leaves the stomach. When the fructose gets down further into the intestines, it meets up with some of the friendly bacteria that help to process other types of food. These bacteria LOVE fructose, and become small Incredible Hulks that do damage. Part of that damage causes excruciating pain, but also prevents some really good things from being absorbed. That can include tryptophan (sleep disorders) and iron (anemia). Some people can feel depressed and angry. Since people are arriving here because they feel bad, I thought I would share this information, as someone could have casein and fructose problems at the same time, or perhaps mistake one for the other. God bless you all, and may you find relief of your symptoms. I am now 59, and it has taken most of my life to find relief. I know this is a very old thread, but am posting anyway. I appear to be sensitive to just about every food, and subsist on potatoes, pemmican, jerky, and tea. Some fresh meat, but that is inconvenient because I eat small amounts all day. Glycogen Storage Disease, Gluten Intolerance, Carbohydrate Intolerance, Fructose Malabsorption, Sulfite Intolerance, and Casein Intolerance. Not a lot of foods left. I wanted to comment on the Fructose Malabsorption, because several people have mentioned having a severe abdominal pain that they haven’t been able to track down. Fructose Malabsorption is where fructose does not get processed correctly, which normally is shortly after it leaves the stomach. When the fructose gets down further into the intestines, it meets up with some of the friendly bacteria that help to process other types of food. These bacteria LOVE fructose, and become small Incredible Hulks that do damage. Part of that damage causes excruciating pain, but also prevents some really good things from being absorbed. That can include tryptophan (sleep disorders) and iron (anemia). Some people can feel depressed and angry. Since people are arriving here because they feel bad, I thought I would share this information, as someone could have casein and fructose problems at the same time, or perhaps mistake one for the other.

God bless you all, and may you find relief of your symptoms. I am now 59, and it has taken most of my life to find relief.

]]> By: Tracy http://smallnotebook.org/2008/05/14/the-poison-protein/#comment-23801 Tracy Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:19:26 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=127#comment-23801 My daughter at age 12 was having constant belly aches for about a month or more. She was just diagnosed a week ago by a Naturopathic Doctor as having casein intolerance. He did Applied Kinesiology muscle testing, where he "asked" her body questions and within 5 min he was dead on. No belly aches since she gave up dairy. Just wanted to share a quick easy way to find out food allergies! He is amazing! And a diagnosis in a matter of minutes! How often does that happen at the M.D.? http://mainewellness.com/fred_shotz.html My daughter at age 12 was having constant belly aches for about a month or more. She was just diagnosed a week ago by a Naturopathic Doctor as having casein intolerance. He did Applied Kinesiology muscle testing, where he “asked” her body questions and within 5 min he was dead on. No belly aches since she gave up dairy. Just wanted to share a quick easy way to find out food allergies! He is amazing! And a diagnosis in a matter of minutes! How often does that happen at the M.D.?
http://mainewellness.com/fred_shotz.html

]]> By: Sandy http://smallnotebook.org/2008/05/14/the-poison-protein/#comment-22669 Sandy Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:34:11 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=127#comment-22669 I have just found out I have an intolerance to cows milk. After researching a bit more, I can see that this can mean an intolerance to lactose or casein. Does anyone know what tests can by done to determine which one it is that is causing the intolerance? Thanks. I have just found out I have an intolerance to cows milk. After researching a bit more, I can see that this can mean an intolerance to lactose or casein. Does anyone know what tests can by done to determine which one it is that is causing the intolerance? Thanks.

]]> By: Kayla http://smallnotebook.org/2008/05/14/the-poison-protein/#comment-22132 Kayla Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:37:34 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=127#comment-22132 This happened to me. Almost a year ago, I found out about my lactose intolerance. Then 2 weeks ago I made a recipe with Lactaid milk. BIG mistake. I was sick with stomach cramps. I eat the same things without the lactose free milk, I feel amazing. Getting used to this no milk diet has been tough. It has been a pretty rough year. This happened to me. Almost a year ago, I found out about my lactose intolerance. Then 2 weeks ago I made a recipe with Lactaid milk. BIG mistake. I was sick with stomach cramps. I eat the same things without the lactose free milk, I feel amazing.

Getting used to this no milk diet has been tough. It has been a pretty rough year.

]]> By: Joe http://smallnotebook.org/2008/05/14/the-poison-protein/#comment-21241 Joe Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:32:24 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=127#comment-21241 Hi All, I think I suffer casein intolerance, only discover it in my mid 30's. In Australia we have a milk, which came from A2 cow, which does not give you the problem, at least not as bad as normal milk. Try it, if you find it where you live. I hope it helps. Hi All,

I think I suffer casein intolerance, only discover it in my mid 30′s. In Australia we have a milk, which came from A2 cow, which does not give you the problem, at least not as bad as normal milk. Try it, if you find it where you live. I hope it helps.

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