Dairy free diet for hives???

hi ive had very bad hives since 31st jan (first time ever)... also sore joints, swollen lips, face and eyes at different times, the hives are sometimes severe or not too bad but always there, i take alot of anti histimines which have little effect (but some) and tried cutting out gluten and wheat, which also had little impact... im now going to try cutting out dairy, which is a scary thought as im a veggie and live off jacket potatoes,cheese,mayo, milk, yogurts etc.....i was wondering if anyone else had done a dairy free diet for hives? and what can i eat? i will eat eggs if a have to, but not a fan of them.... is pasta on/off the list?..... any advice is appreciated.... and thanks to those who have answered my questions on this horrible subject before!

hi, i did recall a slight sore throat around the time of the hives, but only at night, and i did mention it to the docs but he didnt seemed concerened, they tried to put me on steroids but i didnt want to... ive been beck and fourth, they never mention anything about auto immune, yet ,my dad has had serious thyroid problems and has had his took out... and i was told last year i had borderline underactive thyroid (at the moment i dont suffer with any symptoms of that though).....im in uk, never had asthma or anything like this before, and never had allergies.....

My son is allergic to dairy (bad eczema flare up and vomitting).

What can you eat: LOTS

Pasta
veggies
crackers
fruit
soy "cheese"
soy "milk"
rice "milk"
rice "cheese"
Sara Lee Whole Wheat Bread (it is dairy free)
soy pudding
soy ice cream
rice ice cream
cereal
oreo cookies!
teddy grahams
graham crackers
beans
potatoes
some mayo is all oil and would be okay.
rice
Blue Bonnet LIGHT Margarine
some canned soup is okay (Must read the labels!)

Sorry my veggie list is so short. My son loves meat, so that really helps.

If you can tolerate eggs, they are okay.

Here is a list of words that mean milk/dairy. In order to really try this diet you will need to read each and every label as you are grocery shopping.

Butters: artificial butter, artificial butter flavor, butter, butter extract, butter fat, butter flavored oil, butter solids, dairy butter, natural butter, natural butter flavor, whipped butter

Casein & caseinates: ammonium caseinate, calcium caseinate, magnesium caseinate, potassium caseinate, sodium caseinate, hydrolyzed casein, iron caseinate, zinc caseinate

Cheese: cheese (all types), cheese flavor (artificial and natural), cheese food, cottage cheese, cream cheese, imitation cheese, vegetarian cheeses with casein

Cream, whipped cream
Curds
Custard
Dairy product solids
Galactose
Ghee
Half & Half

Hydrolysates: casein hydrolysate, milk protein hydrolysate, protein hydrolysate, whey hydrolysate, whey protein hydrolysate

Ice cream, ice milk, sherbet
Lactalbumin, lactalbumin phosphate
Lactate solids
Lactyc yeast
Lactitol monohydrate
Lactoglobulin
Lactose
Lactulose

Milk: Acidophilus milk, buttermilk, buttermilk blend, buttermilk solids, cultured milk, condensed milk, dried milk, dry milk solids (DMS), evaporated milk, fat-free milk, fully cream milk powder, goat鈥檚 milk, low-fat milk, malted milk, milk derivative, milk powder, milk protein, milk solids, milk solid pastes, non-fat dry milk, non-fat milk, non-fat milk solids, pasteurized milk, powdered milk, sheep鈥檚 milk, skim milk, skim milk powder, sour milk, sour milk solids, sweet cream buttermilk powder, sweetened condensed milk, sweetened condensed skim milk, whole milk, 1% milk, 2% milk.

Milk fat, anhydrous milk fat

Nisin preparation
Nougat
Pudding
Quark
Recaldent
Renned, rennet casein
Simplesse (fat replacer)
Sour cream, sour cream solids, imitation sour cream

Whey: Acid whey, cured whey, delactosed whey, demineralized whey, hydrolyzed whey, powdered whey, reduced mineral whey, sweet dairy whey, whey, whey protein, whey protein concentrate, whey powder, whey solids

Yogurt (regular or frozen), yogurt powder

Possible sources of milk:

Natural flavoring
Flavoring
Caramel flavoring
High protein flour
Lactic acid (usually not a problem)
Lactic acid starter culture
鈥淣on-dairy鈥?products may contain casein.
Rice cheese
Soy cheese

Milk derivatives that should be safe for most individuals with milk allergy, but check with your doctor before using:

Lactoferrin
Tagatose (Naturlose)

Give it a solid 2 wks before you decide if it is working or not. You should also find an allergist and get tested. Good luck! Report It

Well, firstly u don't need to be so defensive in asking the question. It's alright to ask--that's what the forum is for.

I don't know if I could be of particular help to u, but may be u r suffering from an autoimmune condition, ie, ur own body is trying to attack the tissues of ur bodies.

Had u taken any vaccination in the recent past? Or if u had a sore throat when u suffered from the first episode of hives in January?

It is possible, but not absolutely necessary that u r suffering from a FOOD-allergy. Did u ever suffer from asthma/breathing problems?

If it is proven or sufficiently strongly suspected that u r suffering from any allergy, then u can undergo some skin tests, and following that a procedure known as hyposensitization/allergy-desensitizatio... which involves injection of offending allergen in gradually increasing doses into ur skin. It has been proven to have around 90% efficacy.

It'd have helped if u'd have also included the country of ur origin.

Hope this helps. Bye. TC.

Gently, my lady.

You'll want to find out what you're allergic to. Since the doctor you're seeing now doesn't seem interested in finding the source of the problem, find another doctor who will actually pay attention.

A Vegan diet actually isn't a bad idea: I have a friend in the same position as yours, and that's about the only way she's comfortable. She has to be very careful about dairy products too. I've heard theories about the hormones and chemicals used to grow the cows getting into the milk and so causing problems. I think there might be something to it.

Make sure you do research before you try something that extreme. But it just might work.

Good luck!

I don't really have any advice for you except that if your Dr. isn't responding to you, find one who will!

find a doctor in your area at NAET.com using alternative medicine instead of western medicine which i dont really find that there much of a help since they only mask the symptoms but never cure it. Alternative medicine such as naet will most likely cure it. I dont know if they offer it in UK but u can check. www.NAET.com