If you are allergic to milk does that mean you are allergic to whey protein.?

Question:

if you ate something that contains whey protein and was not allergic to it does that mean you can eat daily as well. I am talking about real allergy not intolerance (gas..)

Answers:
Actually, people have lactose "intolerance" which causes GI upset. A milk allergy is not the same as lactose intolerance. If you have a milk allergy, you are allergic to the proteins.
Avoidance
Avoidance is the key as with any allergy. Besides not drinking milk, a person allergic to milk proteins needs to read product labels carefully. Milk may be a hidden allergen in many processed meats including bologna, hot dogs, pepperoni, salami, and sausage.

These ingredients may contain milk protein - ammonium, butter, artificial butter, butter solids/fat, calcium, caramel color, caramel flavoring, casein, caseinate, ammonium caseinate, calcium caseinate, hydrolyzed casein, iron caseinate, magnesium caseinate, potassium caseinate, rennet casein, sodium caseinate, sodium caseinate solids, zinc caseinate, cheese, cream, curds, flavoring, high protein flour, lactalbumin, lactalbumin phosphate, lactoferrin, lactaglobulin, lactose, magnesium, margarine, milk, buttermilk, milk derivative, milk fat, milk protein, milk solids, skim milk, powdered milk, dried milk, dry milk solids, sour milk solids, hydrolyzed milk protein, natural flavoring, Opta (fat replacer), Simplesse (fat replacer), sour cream solids, whey, delactosed whey, demineralized whey, whey protein concentrate, whey powder, and yogurt.

Be aware that "non-dairy" products may contain casein.

No, dairy contains lactose, to which people can be allergic. But whey proteins do not. As a result, you may be not allergic to whey proteins, but allergic to dairy.

My son is allergic to milk. He can't have any dairy products. I just check for milk in the ingredients - I haven't paid attention to 'whey protein'. He used to just be allergic to milk and now (he's 6) he can't have any dairy products.

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A lot of people confuse allergy with intolerance. One is an immunological response, the other is not. Find out exactly if you have an allergy or an intolerance. If it's allergy, it's most likely an allergy to casein, but I think there may be other proteins in milk as well that could also be allergens. Sorry I can't answer your question but I hope this sheds some light and perhaps give you some leads on questions that your doctor can answer for you.

If you are allergic to milk does that mean you are allergic to whey protein.?

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