SC - Re: OOP- interesting question

[Bonne]

That was my impression as well regarding digestion of milk: Asians, native
Americans, certain variaties of Jewish people and southern Europeans whose
ancestors both recent and ancient did not drink cows milk do not have the
proper digestive flora and fauna for dealing with milk.  They are lactase
intolerant.  Not the same thing as allergic.  The body doesn't reject it, it
just doesn't know what to do with it, so the milk causes problems as it is
passing through the body.  I hadn't heard of mucous productions being one of
the symptoms of not-digesting milk, I'd only heard varous digestive problems.

Northern Europeans do and have drunk cows milk and so don't usually have the
intolerance, though adults can lose tolerance when they get out of the habit
of ingesting milk/milk products regularly.  Mucous production does seem to be
a "symptom" everyone has, in varying degrees, upon drinking milk.  It's not a
histamine reaction, I don't think.  I have heard of many doctors recommending
that kids with tendencies to respiratory problems should avoid milk, at least
until their systems, both respiratory and digestive, mature.  Tiny tubes and
openings don't leave much leeway for gunking up.  when they've grown larger
and the residual infections are gone, milk may be alright again.



Korrin S DaArdain wrote:
> 
> It is my understanding that orientals (asians) have a higher percentage
> by population of people that are lactose intolerant. Try your local
> health food store.
> 
> Korrin S. DaArdain
> Kingdom of An Tir.
> Korrin.DaArdain at Juno.com
> 
> On Mon, 20 Jul 1998 20:38:51 -0400 Brenna of Lyonsbane <sunnie at exis.net>
> writes:
> >A homeopathic friend of mine recently recommended that another friend's
> son be
> >taken off all dairy and given rice milk products instead.  He said that
> the
> >little boy's chronic ENT problems were caused by an "allergy" that is
> very
> >common in northern Europian decendants.  The body cannot properly digest
> the
> >milk, so it creates excess mucous and often ends up plugging the ears
> and sinus
> >cavities with it.  Crazy sounding or not, it worked like a charm.  Two
> months
> >later, he is a normal kid with normal colds that don't turn
> life-threatening
> >once a month.  Has anyone ever heard of this before?  If so, do you have
> more
> >information, as his mother is very interested in learning more?
> >
> >Brenna
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