Anonymous ~ For a year I had anxiety, muscle fatigue, joint pain, heart palpitations, tingling in my fingers, shaking and not able to hold a thought in my head....I tried everything from excersize to antidepressants and nothing stopped the symptoms. My husband suggested an elimation diet and long story short - dairy was causing ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS. After only a few days without dairy the symptoms disappeared. When I eat anything with dairy I get symptoms immediately. It sucks, but I finally feel healthy again!

Anonymous ~ I am sixteen years old and I have always been severely allergic to dairy, eggs, and peanuts. Whenever someone finds that out for the first time they tell me right away, "Wow, that really sucks. I'm sorry!". But in my opinion it's nothing to be sorry about. My allergies over the years have taught me so much. They've made me never feel sorry for myself because I remember how many people out there have it off so much worse. I'm an extremely fortunate person and so what if I've never had ice cream, or cheese? It makes me different and I'm very educated about allergies because of my own situation. Who needs dairy?

Steeve ~ (he spotted our cheeseless pizza article and sent this fun response) It is nice to know that I'm not alone in my "anti-cheese" stand.. I don't have any internal issues with cheese, nor any allergies; I simply don't like the taste of cheese. I have, for years, been the only person I knew that ordered pizza with no cheese. Even during my stint as an employee at a popular nationwide pizza franchise, I never had anyone else order a pizza without cheese. On those occasions when I do actually order a pizza, I get mine with sausage, bellpeppers, onions, and mushrooms... and of course, no cheese...otherwise, I'm forced to just eat the scraps of pizza crust from my kids, that they are always so willing to hand over...mmmmm.

Anonymous ~ For several years I  had morning sinusitus which took at least an hour to clear.  After I eliminated dairy products from my diet by using rice milk and soy cheese, the sinusitus cleared and has stayed clear for months.  Some of the morning attacks were so severe I had full blown panic attacks.  In addition, I always had a lumpy feeling in my throat with the need to clear by coughing at least every minute.  I always knew that I was lactose intolerant by blood in my stool, but never realized all of the complications associated with dairy.

LaVerne ~ I am 61 years old. I have been "allergic to the world" since I was born. I am unable to drink white cow's milk, and had goat's milk when I was a baby. Soy substitutes were merely a gleam in their makers' eyes in 1947. I have never been able to eat fish or shellfish or any type seafood. In fact, I can't breathe the air when fish or seafood is being fried due the molecules in the air that invade my airways. I am allergic to most types evergreens, a whole host of flowers, especially ragweed, hollyhocks, hay and grasses. I am allergic to most animals' hair and dander ...

Anonymous ~ I have been on a dairy-free/egg-free diet for 2 months now and for the first time since I was 13 (that was over 20 years ago!) I am ACNE FREE. I kid you not. I could see an instant improvement on about day two of my diet. After a week or so the acne was just completely gone. And I feel GREAT - with tons and tons more energy. I've also lost 30 pounds. I thought I would miss all of my favorite foods but I've found so many wonderful new favorites and I look and feel so much better that I don't miss anything. If I had only known this 20 years ago... !!!!!!

Anonymous ~ When my son was diagnosed with Autism, his peds doc gave me no hope.  I started my own research and found a DANs! Doctor, the FIRST thing she had me do was change [his] diet to GF/CF. I really didn't think it would do that much, but boy was I wrong! He went from maybe one bowel movement a month (no kidding) to now about 4 a week! He is so happy now!  I am so thrilled to have found this site so that I have new recipes to try out on him.

Anonymous ~ Let me say, if I could take home my Dermatologist, I would.. this doctor is the FIRST doctor in my life who took on my unique condition, PCOS. June of 2007 it was recommended by my Dermatologist (Dr W. Danby in Manchester, NH) to go Dairy Free.  He had compiled a journal on his findings with women who are diagnosed with PCOS and the effects of Dairy. Let me just say, he was right... It was a little difficult for the first 4 months.  I gave myself time to wean off during the first 2 months.  By month 3, I was down to 2 svgs per week, and then by Month 4, I had one serving a week and decided to delete Dairy by the end of that month ...