I was tested for gluten and milk/casein and both came back positive.

I have done quite a bit of reading lately and have a few books on going gluten-free but I am wondering about casein. Does the casein allergy affect the body the same way gluten does? Does is affect the villi the same way? Do I need to avoid casein as completely as I do gluten? Can or should I take acidophilus? Is whey protein casein? I'm sure I'll have more questions as time goes by.

Thanks again,
Jerry

Had the same results you did from Enterolab, Jerry. I know whey is one of the trigger words you need to avoid when reading lables if you want to avoid casein. Casein doesn't effect the villi, I don't think, it effects your tummy and gives you gas/bloating and can cause diareah/constipation the same way gluten intolerance does. I know now that I have avoided casein, I am feeling much better. It is as hard or harder to avoid than gluten. I think after some time goes by, I am going to try some cheese......I miss pizza the most and I heard that casein-free cheese is nasty. They say that milk and ice cream are the hardest on you. Fleishman's margarine is the only margarine that is completely free of dairy according to a list I got from a gluten-free/cf site. That site is www.gfcfdiet.com designed originally for parents with autistic children who seem to be doing very well on the diet. They have a book you can buy. I make the pizza with gluten-free bread, gluten-free sauce, veggies and cheese....makes me hungry for it just thinking about it.

Hope this helps in some way for you, Jerry. Barbara

I had the same results from Entrolab. I went gluten-free six months ago and have watched dairy intake but would eat ice cream once in a while and also would use butter. Now however, I am going to go Caesin free as well. The symptom I notice when I ingest Caesin in extreme irritablility within a few hours. I want to rip someone head off if they bug me. But when I avoid caesin I am fine.

The substitute ice cream I found is "Sweet Nothings" it is made by the same company that makes Soy Dream. I avoid Soy so I was really excited to find this non dairy, non-soy Ice Cream allternative. The only kind I have tried is the Mocha but it is really good I think.