Hi --
Keep a food diary for a few weeks, with periods of milk and of no milk.
In the diary write down facts about how you're feeling. Ie, rate your
physical state on a 1:10 scale, temperature, anything else that makes
sense. At the end of a few weeks go over the diary with a friend and
see if the milk (or anything else) really is an issue. If it is,
eliminate it. Yes, anyone can have an adult-onset allergy. (My
grandmother started developing shellfish allergies, one fish after
another, in her 60s.)
Arthritic symptoms are less common, but I see no reason why they
shouldn't be an allergic response. But there may be another
complicating factor, allergy or otherwise. Have you been checked for
celiac or Crohn's disease?
I hope these thoughts help,
--Beth Kevles
bethkevles@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://web.mit.edu/kevles/www/nomilk.html
-- a page for the
milk-allergic
Disclaimer: Nothing in this message should be construed as medical
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