A milk allergy is an adverse immune reaction to one of the proteins in cows milk. Do you suffer from it?
I'm not really sure.  I never seemed to have a problem with it before, but I cut out dairy a few months ago and now if I drink milk I don't feel so well.  What are the symptoms?
It can vary. Atopic dermatitus, swelling in your throat, and constipation or diarrhea can all be signs
Well I don't get any of those, usually just a bit of nausea.  Maybe I'm not allergic, just intolerant.
Well symptoms can be rapid or gradual so keep and eye peeled for the days after as well.
I will have to do just that.  Can it be fatal?
Milk allergy
Milk allergy is an adverse immune reaction to one or more proteins in cow's milk. When allergy symptoms occur, they can occur rapidly or have a gradual onset. The former may include anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening condition which requires treatment with epinephrine among other measures. The latter can take hours to days to appear, with symptoms including atopic dermatitis, inflammation of the esophagus, enteropathy involving the small intestine and proctocolitis involving the rectum and colon.
In the United States, 90% of allergic
deficiency) is distinguished from alactasia (total lack of lactase), a rare congenital defect.
Lactose intolerance is not an allergy, because it is not an immune response, but rather a sensitivity to dairy caused by lactase deficiency. Milk allergy, occurring in only 4% of the population, is a separate condition, with distinct symptoms that occur when the presence of milk proteins trigger an immune reaction.
Signs and symptoms.
The principal symptom of lactose intolerance is an adverse reaction to products containing lactose (primarily