lactose intolerant and milk allergy?

[rachie204]

My son(3 yr old) has had on and off stomach issues for the past year or so.  Doctor suggested I hold off the milk products and see what happened.  As I held off milk products his stomach issues got much better...but I also noticed a HUGE differance in his behavior.  He has had these stomach issues along with a problem with ear infections and runny nose sympotoms and some hyperactivity.  When not given milk he does much better.  I gave him yogurt and the same problem came back.  I beleive casien is the product in the milk giving him problems.  I was wondering if this is found in soy products and if soy yogurt is sold or only soy milk. Thanks

[Over_Dairy]

Good News!  Turns out Rich's Foods still makes a non-dairy creamer called Coffee Rich and a non-dairy whipable topping called Rich Whip, too!  (I got Dreamwhip confused with Rich whip above.)  Find a shop near you that carries it by going to www.sysco.com

[Over_Dairy]

Finally, here's a list of products Casein is added to:
http://www.casein.com/products.htm

Utilization Properties: The Film-Coat Formation, Thickening, Stabilization, Gelling, Emulsification, Fat Blocking, Water Absorption, Adhesive Blocking, Dough Formation.

Uses:


Dietary Supplement  Supplement proteins for use in pharmaceuticals , from infant to convalescent to geriatric foods and dietetic products.

Bakery Production  The nutrient value of flours, cereals and baked goods is improved by Lysine-rich Sodium Caseinate. Texture workability is improved. In yeast-raised goods -- doughnuts, muffins, waffles, uniformity is insured. In deep-fried goods -- doughnuts, crullers, the excess absorption of fat is aided by the fat-blocking agent.
Ice Cream Production Emulsifies and stabilizes milk shake/drink bases. Performs as a stabilizing factor in diabetic ice cream, as well as being low in calories and high in nutrients. The agents of Sodium Caseinate in ice cream production enhance longevity and minimize shrinkage.
Meat Production
Sodium Caseinate is a factor in binding processed meats -- sausages, luncheon meat, liverworst, meat loaves. It also acts as an emulsifier for fat.  
Other For wines, Sodium Caseinate behaves as a coagulant and clarifier.

    Examples of Applications:

Bakery Production Biscuits/dumplings, frozen dough, pretzels, breads/rolls, matzos, short breads, breading crumbs, mixes-cakes, snack crackers, cakes, muffins, specialty flours, cookies, pie crusts, sweet rolls/buns, drackers-soda/graham, pie fillings, tortillas, croutons, pizza dough, waffles/pancakes.
Cereal Production Infant specialties, cooked & dryfortified specialties, confections production, candies, chocolate products, frostings/icings.
Dairy Production Cheddar style cheese, cottage style cheese, frozen desserts, coffee creamer, flavored beverages, ice cream, cream style cheese, fortified milk, iIce milk.
Edible Coating Production Casings, glazes, various liquid types.
Egg Production Whole egg extenders, white & yolk extenders, meringues, gelatin food production.
Meat Production Infant/baby meats, ground meat/sausages, potted meats.
Misc. Foods Production Appetizers/snacks, beverages. bouillon, desserts, gravies/soups/stews, salad dressign/spreads, medical & specialty foods production, baby foods, convalescent foods, diabetic foods, geriatric foods, pharmaceutical foods, protein hydrolisates, special nutrient foods, weight gaining diets, weight reduction diet, synthetic milk additives, edible adhesives, emulsions, flavor carriers, thickeners.
Animal Feeds  Bird foods, cat foods, dog foods, fish foods, pig starters, poultry foods.

[Over_Dairy]

Excerpt below is from Casein. com.  One of the scary things is that Belarus is in the direct radiation fall-out zone from the Chernobyl nuclear accident -- why would anyone choose that location to manufacture and "purify" a food additive?  There are still travel advisories warning pregnant woman to avoid travel to Belarus!________________
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Our Plants in Belarus and Poland produce and mill our caseins to your specifications and mesh requirements.

We produce Polish skimmed milk powder in ADMI extra and standard grades. Our plant in the United States produces Sodium Caseinate, Calcium Caseinate, and other Caseinates with the functionality that you require. Each product and blend is created to suit your particular needs.

Industrial Acid Casein
Sodium Caseinate
Technical Grade Casein
Calcium Caseinate
Edible Casein  
Potassium Caseinate
Rennet Casein  
Magnesium Caseinate
Adhesive Casein  
Caseinate Blends  
Paper Coatings  
Caseinates
Blended Products  
Whey Caseinate Blends
Whey Powders  
Skimmed Milk Powders
Non-Fat Milk Powders    
Milk Protein Concentrates    

[Over_Dairy]

Correction, your problem is CASEIN or casinate -- they add it to lots of things.  See http://www.casein.com/products.htm the industry page for a real eye-opener!  I found out when my "white tuna" suddenly started making me sick.  The new label disclosed it was whitened with casinate!  Also, the shampoo that gives me hives -- casein added!  And, don't be fooled by "non-dairy" on the label because FDA/USDA rules permit casein/casinate to be present in foods labled non-dairy /dairy-free.  A great discussion of this issue is found at http://www.nomilk.com/ operated by parents who discovered their children were allergic to milk.  (It is far less militant than the notmilk page.)  Also, a good test to see if you/your child is allergic to milk protein is to try real butter because real butter by defininition cannot contain protein.  (Margarin, on the other hand, does use milk protein casinate/casein to texturize it.)  Also, many "soy" yogurts have milk-based bacteria such as l.reutri and l.casei that can carry minute amounts of milk protein into the product and still cause a flare of milk protein allergy.  As a frame of reference, the "soy" yogurts produced by traditional "dairy" companies are the most suspect because it's in their best interest to promote the use of milk proteins, however surrepitiously.  For example, there used to be available a true dairy-free non-dairy creamer produced by Rich Foods under the trade name "Farm Fresh Original" and it was also sold as Safeway's store brand. (They also made "Dreamwhip" that was  soy-based whipped topping that did not contain any milk protein.)   But, in late 2003  early 2004 (about the time Kraft bought Rich Foods) it suddenly disappeared and the reformulated product contained casein/casinate.  That leaves only Soy Dream and Silk as true non-dairy creamers.

Good luck Rachie!

[Jaybay]

Try a Google search on "casein" and you'll find several articles.  An interesting Wikipedia entry on it came up that notes casein (found normally in dairy products) is used in non-dairy substitute foods to improve consistency and melting, so that alone may not be your villain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casein