Asthmatics with a milk allergy, I need your help!?

About three months ago I found out I am pretty ALLERGIC to milk and have had to eliminate it COMPLETELY from my diet. However, I am still breaking out in hives. I believe I have found the trigger in my asthma inhaler, Flovent (white cannister, orange holder). I looked at the patient information and sure enough it says to advise your doctor if you have an allergy to milk.

Before the milk allergy was diagnoised I reacted VERY badly to both Serentide and Pulimcort (Budosinide), again both say if you have an allergy to milk inform you doctor.

I'm wondering if anyone with a milk allergy have a problem with their Flovent/Flixotide perscription? If so what do you take instead, everything that I read says the same thing. I'm going to the doctor but would like to be a little informed when I walk into the office, please help.

I am ALLERGIC to BOTH MILK PROTEINS (Cassein and Whey) and can't have either. I have been on this puffer since around 1990 without issues but now I break out in hives everytime I use it (which is twice daily). I am currently taking Ventolin as needed, Flovent 2 puffs, 2X daily, singulair and a prescription allergy pill (can't remember the name) in the evenings. I can't simply go off the puffer but am looking to see if anyone with the same conditions has any input on what I could switch to.

Are you Lactose intolerant or allergic to milk protein?


My son is allergic to milk AND has asthma...he used the INTAL inhaler for years, but now he takes Singulair in the pill form, every day. This pill has been wonderful!

My son is allergic to Milk protein so he's been able to use the Intal inhaler as a preventive.

If you are lactose intolerant...you will not be able to use most preventive inhalers. Ask your Doctor about the Singulair...Best of Luck!

dont chance it. ask a doctor!!!

some people who are lactose intoleranmt take lactaid but your condition sounds worse

Ask the doctor if you can go on to 'soy' products, it works for some friends of mine that could not have any dairy products

i am an asthmatic also and also allergic to milk,and my doctor advice me to take some suplements to replace milk and it works,right now i have been working out and have used whey protien and a pill called caltrate as replacement for my daily milk intake and it works wonders for me havent have asthma for the past 8 months consult your doctor about this and hope that it also works for you and best of luck to you

Have you tried goats milk?

Its sold in health food shops, or you could buy a goat

The reason you are allergic to milk is because you are not drinking milk! You probably have never drank real milk in your life. You are drinking something that looks like milk and sometimes might even taste like it. But it is not milk and your body treats it as a foreign substance because it can not recognize it, thus allergic reaction. Body attacking something that does not belong. With real milk you do not get that! Good Luck. Look up subjects on enzymes and patuerization. DO YOUR HOMEWORK

I know of a natural product which is very helpful with asthma. It is called Respiractin. It really helps to open up the bronchial passages. I wouldn't go to Respiraction alone and just go off your inhalers, especially if you have bad asthma though. Get something that will work for you, and add Respiractin to the mix. Then, if the Respiractin is really helping, you can slowly reduce your puffers (perhaps with your doctor monitoring you).

If you are allergic to casein, goat milk may or may not work for you. It does also contain casein, although less of it than cow milk. Also, given that you talk about both casein and whey, you are allergic to the milk protein, and this is completely different than being lactose intolerant.