Lactose in my Prescriptions.

Luv2Dance · Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 59 Location: Colorado

Welp. I have been checking my prescriptions, and thankfully, so far they are gluten free. I'm allergic to dairy as well, especially casein and whey. I just learned that a lot of my meds use lactose as filler.

But, if I am allergic to casein and whey, does that necessarily mean that I am allergic to lactose? If I consume the meds with the lactose, will this do damage like the gluten does? Or is it really not that much to worry about?

Thanks!

aklap · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 8607 Location: WI, USA

Hi Dance,

What you are reacting to are the protein elements of dairy [casein]. Are you lactose intolerance too?

Lactose is a sugar component.

http://www.foodallergyinitiative.com/section_home.cfm?section_id=3&sub_section_id=3

I'm guessing you'd want to stay away from it too. You might check with your allergist on it.
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Al

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Luv2Dance · Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 59 Location: Colorado

Hi Al.

Thanks for the link, it helps clear things up for me. I don't know if I'm lactose intolerant too. Is it possible to be allergic to the protein, and not the sugar? I suppose so. I'll check with my doc. I'm hoping to get re-tested this week to see where my levels are.

Thanks!