Shocking Dairy Detox – This will blow your mind!
I am not a vegan… and not a vegetarian. I don’t have any strange eating habits .
But I have been a milk drinking, cheese eating dairy lover since I was a small child. I grew up drinking milk every single day in my breakfast cereal and as a snack after school and the drink served with dinner.
A while ago I cut out most of my milk drinking and replaced it with Soy milk. Of course now I am told that soy milk MIGHT be bad… mostly it’s one famous doctor who says soy milk is bad, and even though I have not seen any concrete evidence, the anti-soymilk campaign moves onward. That’s okay, because Almond milk tastes great and so does Oat milk… but I’m sure someone is already writing me an email to tell me the evils of these milks also.
*UPDATE: I am watching my carbs, so I now drink unsweetened Almond Milk. It’s yummy.
WARNING:
What I want to tell you is shocking…
I had no idea. Honestly. And I like to think that I am “in the know” about a lot of things.
Yes… I did know that dairy is loaded with fat and cholesterol. That is why I limited my intake of it, reasonably.
About a week ago my wife said she had been talking to a friend of her’s and that the two of them had decided to go a week off of dairy. They wanted to know if I would join them.
She had some printed pages that touted all the health benefits, but without a moment’s hesitation, I agreed to join them.
I grabbed the best dairy free cookbook I could find. (I needed the recipes to be easy to make, and Danielle Walker did just that) and I was ready to begin. Of course I ate a good deal of dairy on the weekend leading up to the Monday we began the 7 days of no dairy.
I wondered how great would I feel after a week of no dairy? Or perhaps nothing would seem different and 8 days later I would be enjoying a piece of cheese.
Mmmmm Cheese….
BOY WAS I WRONG
Giving up dairy was about as hard as I expected for the first couple of days. By the end of day two I was feeling pretty ill, which is out of the norm for me. Honestly, ever since I flipped my life upside down with the law of attraction I have become a high energy and healthy kind of guy. The kind of guy who always feels great.
Day three, instead of rolling out of bed with enthusiasm and excitement for the day ahead, I woke up feeling more tired than I was when I went to bed.
In fact, I felt groggy and brain foggy all day.
I’ll skip the day-to-day play-by-play, and tell you that for seven days straight I have felt terrible, in different ways. I can’t concentrate… I am experiencing headaches, which is something I never have.
I don’t have the deep down energy, and I tire easily. My stomach is bloated and I am retaining water.
My skin has broken out in three different kinds of rashes in three different places on my body. In general I am itchy… and honestly I am cranky. Strange emotions are coming up… anxiety and anger, which I have not felt in many… many years.
I am even late on the 11 cent sale I promised all of you…. because of this brain fog and lack of energy.
Long story short, going off dairy cold turkey causes the body to go into a detox. When I search online I find claims that going off dairy for one week will cause an entire gallon of mucus to exit your body. Obviously, things are not always pretty.
Today it is 10 days later, and I don’t have any desire to go back. Food tastes great without dairy. It seems that at the 10 day mark, for me at least, the cravings have mostly subsided.
Check out the HUGE list of Dairy Free Foods on Amazon. It’s crazy.
Seriously….
My body never went through this kind of hell when I quit smoking. Sure, I have cravings… and it was difficult… but I didn’t get bad breath, skin rashes, headaches, lack of energy, bloating, water retention, and a host of other not-so-pleasant physical problems.
The only craving I have is for cheese. I LOVED CHEESE. Now I know why…
THIS IS GOING TO BLOW YOU AWAY
Cheese is actually physically addictive… no kidding. I must have missed the Surgeon Generals Warning label on the block of cheese.
YOU WONT BELIEVE WHAT DRUG IS INSIDE CHEESE!!!
Check this out:
So here is an excerpt from an article in the Orlando Sentinel July 13 2003:
Of all the potentially addicting foods, cheese may be the most complex. In research studies using vegan and vegetarian diets to control cholesterol or reduce body weight, most participants soon forget the lure of ice cream, sour cream, and even burgers and chicken. But for many people, the taste for cheese lingers on and on. Yes, 70 percent of its calories may come from waist-augmenting fat, and, ounce for ounce, it may harbor more cholesterol than a steak. But that cheese habit is tough to break.Why is cheese so addicting? Certainly not because of its aroma, which is perilously close to old socks. The first hint of a biochemical explanation came in 1981, when scientists at Wellcome Research Laboratories in Research Triangle Park, N.C., found a substance in dairy products that looked remarkably like morphine. After a complex series of tests, they determined that, surprisingly enough, it actually was morphine. By a fluke of nature, the enzymes that produce opiates are not confined to poppies — they also hide inside cows’ livers. So traces of morphine can pass into the animal’s bloodstream and end up in milk and milk products. The amounts are far too small to explain cheese’s appeal. But nonetheless, the discovery led scientists on their search for opiate compounds in dairy products.
And they found them. Opiates hide inside casein, the main dairy protein. As casein molecules are digested, they break apart to release tiny opiate molecules, called casomorphins. One of these compounds has about one-tenth the opiate strength of morphine. The especially addicting power of cheese may be due to the fact that the process of cheese-making removes water,lactose and whey proteins so that casein is concentrated. Scientists are now trying to tease out whether these opiate molecules work strictly within the digestive tract or whether they pass into the bloodstream and reach the brain directly.
(some paragraphs about chocolate addiction snipped)
The cheese industry is miles ahead of them, having gone to great lengths to identify people who are most vulnerable to addiction. It dubs them “cheese cravers,” and tracks their age, educational level and other demographics so as to target them with marketing strategies that are tough to ignore. With a $200 million annual research and marketing budget, the dairy industry is not content to have you just sprinkling a little mozzarella on your salad. It is looking for those Americans who will eat it straight out of the package, whatever the cost to their waistlines or cholesterol levels.
At a “Cheese Forum” held Dec. 5, 2000, Dick Cooper, the vice president of Cheese Marketing for Dairy Management Inc., laid out the industry’s scheme for identifying potential addicts and keeping them hooked. In his slide presentation, which was released to our organization under the Freedom of Information Act, he asked the question, “What do we want our marketing program to do?” and then gave the answer: “Trigger the cheese craving.” He described how, in a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the dairy industry launched Wendy’s Cheddar Lover’s Bacon Cheeseburger, which single-handedly pushed 2.25 million pounds of cheese during the promotion period. That works out to 380 tons of fat and 1.2 tons of pure cholesterol in the cheese alone. A similar promotion with Pizza Hut launched the “Ultimate Cheese Pizza,” which added an entire pound of cheese to a single pizza and sold five million pounds of it during a six-week promotion in 2000. The presentation concluded with a cartoon of a playground slide with a large spider web woven to trap children as they reached the bottom. The caption had one spider saying to another, “If we pull this off, we’ll eat like kings.”
I am sharing this with you because I care. I wish someone had told me how harsh detoxing could be.
I wish someone had told me how addictive Cheese can be. Or even mentioned the morphine compound found inside.
I’m the kind of guy who turns down pain pills, even after a surgery…
I never knew I was ingesting Morphine with my cheese and crackers.
So if you decide to clean your body up… and want to cleanse yourself without all the horrible side-effects that I have had… you really need to READ THIS NOW.
Overwhelmingly I support the Master Cleanser if you want to purify your body. (It’s just three bucks too!)
Me… I just made a split second decision to join my wife and her friend… I decided to make myself the subject of an experiment if you will…
For those of you wondering about my wife and her friend. YES… they had a rough ride also, including migraine headaches (much worse than mine), irritability, skin breakouts (body acne), and emotional instability (although don’t tell my wife I pointed that out… at least not until she is over the detoxing)
And that is what they cared to share… most people are not as forthcoming with their dirty details like I am. What can I say… I try to live my life like an open book… for all to see, observe and hopefully learn from my mistakes.
Oh yes… there has been a positive thing about this diary detox so far…. I have lost 5 pounds even though I feel like I am eating more than usual, and my wife has lost 4 pounds.. her friend didn’t offer up any weight related conversation.
SO… if you want to go off dairy please don’t let this scare you. Instead, just do it slowly. If I had known then what I know now, I would have simply cut my intake of dairy items down over a 2 – 3 week period and went off it slowly.
Knowing what I know now… I just can’t bring myself to ingest anything dairy.
Wishing you the best day,
The Audio Now!
I am so glad that I discovered this and was warned about the symptoms before kicking the dairy! The first few days of being off cheese and yogurt were not all that bad. Just nasal stuffiness, and cravings, and ahem…having to use the bathroom more frequently. Now it is 7 days off of cheese and the depression is significant. Everything seems black. I am glad to know that this is a withdrawal symptom and will go away. I think I have always been allergic to milk. I was not breastfed as a baby, but was given cow’s milk in my bottle and then we had milk in our cereal every day. I was plagued with stomachaches throughout, but no one ever thought it had to do with the milk. Anyway, thanks for the article!
Thanks for the information. Tomorrow will be three weeks that I have been dairy-free. I can really sympathize with Diana. I am having emotional battles. After one week, I was depressed and incredibly moody. After two weeks, I had my first panic attack in a long time. Since then I am just jumpy. But I am going to try to stick it out. Any idea of how long this could take? I don’t want to turn back now.
Along with this, I am tired, low energy, and bowel issues.
I will say that my nasal congestion, which is usually crazy at this time of year, is non-existent. YEA!
Toxins and chemicals in your bloodstream are stored in your fat reserves, so if you go on a CRASH diet, the fat starts dissolving and releasing all these toxins and chemicals back into the bloodstream in concentrated form – and it can make you feel sick and off-colour for up to 10 days, until a lot of them are dumped into the toilet.
Diets work better when you pick one food at a time to stop eating, and replacing it with a better substitute which is healthier. When that change has become a HABIT, then introduce a second substitution, and so on.
If you eat high fibre breads (up to 13%)which are mainly complex carbohydrate and high protein, you can manage your blood sugar levels and cholesterol much better, and your weight will begin to reduce automatically as your appetite turns itself downwards.
I’m on 8th day today . And today I felt terrible , aches tired and I thought I had an allergic reaction to a prawn ( which has never happened before ) as I started itching all over mainly my face and came up in small lumps . I’m very snappy and bad tempered and again that’s not like me .
Also we DO NOT digest meat properly as we have a large intestine ( over 20ft long ) whereas a lions for example is 3 feet long to expel toxins quickly !
You are so right! Last year I quit dairy for a month. I was so hard. It took about two weeks to see a change But I lost 5 pounds, my stomach flattened, my acne cleared, and my brain fog lifted! It was amazing! Of course one day cheese called my name and by the end of the day all of that nasty crap Came back. Since then I have tried quitting again and just cant seem to do it! It tastes so darn good!
I have never been a cheese person at all. I tolerated the occasional single-slice American grilled cheese sandwich and some pizza as a kid. I have kept my consumption down to a slice of pizza or two every few weeks in adulthood (especially on the east coast-best pizza, ever). The concept of drinking a product intended for a calf, let alone concentrating said product into a really disgusting product makes no logical sense to me. Humans are designed for human milk, but ween off of it at a very young age.
The fact that I don’t eat cheese boggles most people (seems that about 95% of everyone looovvvees cheese, the other 5% wouldn’t miss is it at all if it disappeared). I have a belief that cheese was an OK idea at best-waaay back when there wasn’t refrigeration and people had to have some fatty food sources to get through the winter.
I engage in many healthy eating practices like lots of raw and fresh greens and veggies, fruits, very low sugar, very little meat (pretty much fish and pork is all I eat), etc… What has been most amazing is when others try taking certain foods out of their diets to see how they feel. Cheese tops the list for having the most profound effect, people really find that not having it makes them feel much better in the long run.
I heard of the findings of the casomorphins several years ago and it made perfect sense why cheeseheads are so into that gross food. When people are turned on to that fact, it makes perfect sense, but their addiction overrides reason, much like smoking…
Too bad the Dairy Council has the $ to cover up the BS that is their product. I’m very glad for the internet for allowing the truth to be told!
Thank you so much for your comments. I started dairy free 10 days ago and have had pretty much the same symptoms everyone has mentioned: fatigue- not even wanting to go to Yoga, break outs, fogginess, and tons of visits to the “powder” room. I do loooove cheese and I am worried that I won’t be able to tolerate it at all if I ever want just a tiny piece. But lets see… Glad to hear that current symptoms are “detox” and hopefully will go away for good…. Thanks again aeveryone for sharing your experiences. It is very helpful in getting through this… Good luck to everyone in going dairy-free!
I am on my 4th…cheese free day. I have been having headaches…fatigue…bowel stuff…my eyes are tired…I just want to sleep…this is an amazing experience. I am grateful for this information and to everyone for sharing…I did not know that letting go of cheese would be so hard.
I just gave up cheese 2days ago. I have a headache and also my brain feels foggy and I am very irritable. I won’t give up though! I know the end results will be worth it.
Just took my daughter, who has some complex autistic spectrum/behavioral issues, as well as skin and respiratory stuff going on, off dairy. I took her off gluten several months ago and that was rough, but this is beyond anything I could imagine. Giving up dairy has turned her into a monster. I am glad I read this. She has been depressed, expressing suicidal feelings (she is 8 and generally quite happy), bit and hit me (never did that), had crazy meltdowns right out of the Exorcist etc. And ALL she can talk about mournfully is ice cream and cheese. A Mr Softee truck passing by will make her cry and have a fit. Clearly we are onto something, but it would be a tragedy if her withdrawal (from morphine, no less) was so unmanageable that she ended up hurting herself or putting herself in a dangerous situation, or just feeling incompetent as a person, because she’s too young to understand what’s going on. I’m going to keep a little cheese around to give her in case of emergency, like feeding a diabetic sugar when they have an attack!! I will get off it gradually… nothing, but nothing, is worth what she is going through right now.
Within 24 hrs of giving up dairy I knew there was something wrong with me, but I had no idea it was because of the dairy. After four days of not having it I felt like I had the flu but without the runny nose. Body aches, slight fever, low energy. Worse I felt really depressed. I had to call out of work just to sleep for two days straight. The rest of the week I went to work but then slept the rest of the day. After about a week it began to get better but being tired continued for about another week or so. Around day 4-8 I had to cancel all social engagements and work because I had an erratic bowel. I had no idea what the hell was going on. I was really worried about myself.
This process all began about three weeks ago. This past weekend I was feeling very anxious and all I wanted was cheese. I ate pizza and macaroni and cheese. My stomach felt very heavy but my emotional state felt better. I have always been an emotional cheese and chocolate eater. When life was really rough, that is all I would eat. Talk about an addiction. This morning I decided I was going to quit dairy altogether. Then I read this article and everything snapped into place. Now I understand what I am up against and know how to get through it. I gave up chocolate last year and it was pretty hard. What did I substitute? Cheese. Well, no more. No more fixes.
Dark chocolate can be very good for us. I get the kind containing 72+ cocoa, with no dairy added. Keep the moo milk out of the bars!
I am so pleased to find others who suffered from stopping dairy. I can hardly breath and am without energy. This is 2wks in !!! I guess I will eventually balance out
I am a 32 year old man, I have been drinking soy milk for several years. I recently learned how bad it is; estrogen levels etc. So I quit cold Turkey and switched to rice milk and hemp milk. I immediately experienced minor hot flashes, food cravings, splitting head aches, couldn’t sleep etc.
Then I went to the health food store and they said to take tribulus, a herbal supplement that stimulates testosterone production. My symptoms were immediately gone and I felt great. My body was lacking testosterone so it started producing lots of it to make up for the past years. And my new testosterone level naturally canceled the need for estrogen in my system. Estrogen and testosterone are hormonal opposites, so they cancel each other out.
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thank god ! i thought there was something seriously wrong with me. I gave up cows milks because I found out I had an intolerence to it! im on day 7 today. I have experienced nausea, gas, dizziness, hazy vision, total tirdness (I am a gym junkie and I could not bring myself to go to the gym) this has never happened before so u can see y i was worried. Some days my legs feel like blocks when im trying to walk! do not feel good at all but I am hoping that this is a bad start to something good. Please god! thanx for all the comments they have settled my mind on thinkin that there was something physically wrong with me
So glad I found this article. I’ve been hacking up mucus every day for over 5 weeks now since giving up dairy, potatoes and bread. I simply have not been able to believe that one person could generate this much mucus, especially in the mornings. I’m sorry for the graphic detail, but I’ve been going a little crazy wondering if this was normal. Like you, I was brought up on dairy – I used to fight to get the extra milk bottles at school, but I will never go back to it now (esecpailly after going through 5 weeks of detox hell). On the plus side, I’ve lost 10lbs in 5 weeks and I can see light at the end of the tunnel – I’m much sharper mentally and I can feel surges of energy. So, thank you for sharing your experiences on here.
..so much sharper mentally that I have forgotten how to spell 🙂
How long does it take to get rid of the break outs? I am having trouble with them on my wrists and hand. Thanks for this great info I wish I would have seen it sooner though.
[…] their withdrawal symptoms (every body is different) within a day or two, but some people have HORRID symptoms such as their face breaking out, itchy skin, even anger and anxiety issues! So, I figured that all […]
I’ve noticed a number of people are saying that they’re are experiencing stomach pain when they quit dairy. From what I understand dairy (especially yogurt) is good for reducing stomach acid, and I know many people who use it specifically for this purpose. I wouldn’t be suprised if some of the stomach aches and nausea out there are being caused by too much stomach acid.
Hi all.
It’s been great to read all about everyones detox stories. Brilliant.
I have recently found out I am highly intolerant to Lactose and all dairy products…to the amusement of my fiancee and folks: we come from a dairy farm in New Zealand!
I love dairy, from natural yoghurt to cream, brie to blue, milk to bailys – love it…well…loved it.
I am currently on day 2; today was almost impossible to get out of bed, mucus is coming out of me like 10 teenage boys ‘hoiking’ their way through a park, and the spaced out sequences are embarrassing.
The only time I can think straight is when I’m eating or trying new teas’ like Lapsang Souchong…very nice.
So, I’ll keep it brief and regular with the transformation – my eyes seem clearer though; one positive, and my skin also seems smoother – for now.
Luckily I can still eat meat.
To be continued…
Thank you so much for this web site and to everyone who commented so far…
Like most of you, I’ve been off dairy for a week now. I took that decision after YEARS of being sick (sinus and breathing problems, horrendous migraines, skin problems, low energy, etc.).
Lately, I’ve been to many doctors (my family practionner, an allergist, a dermatologist) and all they’ve done was to prescribe me pills and creams and pumps and spays and antibiotics (that I couldn’t finish taking, I was so sick from them). Nothing worked. I didn’t know what to do since I’ve been getting worse and worse over the past months.
So, a week ago, after doing some research, I decided to quit all dairy and aspartame (I was SO addicted to the stuff…). It’s now 7 days later and for the past three days, I haven’t had ONE SINGLE HEADACHE/MIGRAINE, which, by itself, is so mind blowing to me that I want to tell everyone I know!!! Plus, my sinuses seem to have totally cleared out, and my skin seems to be getting better also!
The only thing I worry about is that I am getting very bad bowel movements (the reason why I looked up this site tonight, actually). I am glad to know that I am not alone and that this is caused by my body detoxing…
The best of it all is that even though I am finding it challenging to reorganize my eating habits to exclude all dairy (and most gluten, so far), especially since I am (or was!) an ovo-lacto-vegetarian, I haven’t had any cravings yet. Of course, I do think about how good a grilled cheese sandwich would be, but knowing that this would likely make me feel sick again, I am not even tempted to look back…
Thanks again for this site, it is very much appreciated…
Marie, I realize this is a VERY old thread but I was wondering what you meant by “bad” bowel movements.
Im actually an anxiety sufferer and decided to come off dairy to see if it helped my anxiety. Im on my second day and im tired, mucousy, achy, a little grouchy and my anxiety is actually not as bad although i have had some negative thoughts which i can reason out of. Seeing as im 32weeks pregnant im taking it slow. Weve been off butter and margarine for a long time, ive replaced it with nuttlex and im now in the process of changing my milk supply to almond milk and oat milk. Than ill change my chese over gradually and just not eat it as regular as i do. I already have a3and a 4 year old at home so its not an option to stay in bed all day. Im thinking the gradual change is a better option for me. But i have decided to completely shift my relationship with food. Cutting out dairy means a lot of chocolates and procesed foods which will be best for me innthe long run. Health is so much more important.
I decided to look into dairy and asthma to see if dairy products were causing my 4 year old daughter’s asthma and skin issues. What I discovered was so horrifying that I stopped drinking milk and any form aof dairy right away. The idea of pus and blood just turned me off so bad that I don’t want any of it!! This coming from a cheese lover. I LOVED pizza! I couldn’t figure out why I had all this neck and shoulder muscle pain. I felt like I had been hit by a baseball bat. I just didn’t make the connection so thanks for posting this. I did notice that my skin improved – it was so soft and clearer. However, right now i am having some acne issues but I am sure it will clear up once my body gets rid of all the junk. As dfor my daughter, i switched her to oat and rice milk (fortified) and she loves it. Unfortunatley, she loves cheese and my husband is not yet on board with the idea of eliminating dairy. He thinks no cpizza and ice cream is bordering on child abuse and is completely unreasonable. The funny thing is that he was completely onboard about not drinking milk but as soon as I mentioned about the cheese he freaked! No addiction there at all right? So frustrating to know the truth and not have anyone believe you. Now I realise that we are dealing with a powerful addiction the defies reason. Look at all the people who won’t quit smoking even though it’s know to be bad for your health? Working on it though. Thanks so much for the valuable information. It’s all making sense now!
BTW…daughter no longer has any stuffiness or congestion since taking her off dairy. She hasn’t even had a cold or flu even when everyone around her was getting sick. I am so pleased to finally figure out why my child was always getting sick. She was eating tons of dairy…cheese, yogurt and milk. She was hospitalized last year for asthma and I couldn’t understand why this was happening. So happy to have fugured it out – no thanks to the medical community! She had been tested for dairy and showed a slight reaction to dairy on the skin test but was told that this was “not significant”…um ok. If you say so doc!
This is my first night after my first day of no dairy. Abundant flactulance, followed by mild tummy pain, hard stools, then loose stools. Oh my gosh!
Wow! So happy to read everyone’s experiences. Thank you!
My family (3 kids and husband and I) have been dairy free for just over two weeks. We stopped gluten over a year ago when we learned my son’s anaphylactic allergic reactions were from wheat and gluten. That was hard to stop, too! I mean, we had tried being gluten free two other times and failed. We succeeded the third time when we *knew* it was behind my son’s problems. I mean, what is more motivating than your children’s health? I felt so stupid after, like, how did I not know this was the problem?! And that is how I feel about dairy with my other two kids…
Two days into dairy free, my middle boy (5) coughed up a bunch of cauliflower-looking pieces. Yuck! Google turned up “tonsil stones” and sure enough, a strong correlation with dairy. Arg! His body was finally able to expel them. All of us are still coughing up tons of mucus, and blowing our noses non-stop. My middle boy has always had totally blocked up ears with wax. Well, now that is all flowing out in addition to more mucus (out of his ears!!), and it smells putrid. I am trying not to be too hard on myself about not doing this sooner. It is so obvious that it is a problem. Everyone is having better, normal bowel movements.
My little daughter is nearly two, and still nursing. She actually ate very little dairy, but must have gotten quite a bit from me, as she suffered from severe constipation. Well, no more! She has two healthy BMs per day now. She is having some abdominal pain in the nights, so I hope that will pass soon. Also, her eczema and my son’s got worse for a few days, and is now completely gone.
I know it is only two weeks in, but I already feel like this is a choice we will do forever. Just as I did when I knew wheat was a problem.
Good luck to all of you! It is a hard road, especially at first, but you (and I!) can do it!
Jean
wanted to add one more thing… prior to stopping dairy, we were only consuming raw dairy from a friend’s cow, super fresh, super clean, etc, etc. I kept reasoning that this was natural, and right and wholesome. The more I read about the opioid compounds, the more I can see that those compounds are nature’s way of helping a baby nursling continue to nurse for optimum health, but milk is just not for those over age 7 or so. I am an advocate for nursing, and nursed my children quite a good long, time. One of the *right* things I did for them before I learned about wheat and dairy! LOL.
I’ve been off sugar for almost three months now and off dairy for almost four weeks. Cravings are still very strong. How long does this take?!
I am now one week into eliminating dairy, and it was brutal! Today was the first day I woke up feeling semi OK, which was encouraging. I decided to go dairy free to help eliminate ovarian cysts and reduce hair loss, and so far, I noticed an improvement in both conditions. No more pelvic pain, and reduced shedding which is very exciting. Also less redness in my skin which is just the way I thought my complexion was. I hadn’t been drinking pasteurized milk, but ate A LOT of raw milk cheese and some raw milk. I had never really given up dairy for an extended period of time, this time it’s in conjunction with being gluten free (two years gluten free now with a few cheats here and there) and I feel SO much better. Withdraws from dairy were more intense than I thought – felt similar to the time I quit smoking! Strange dreams, unbelievable exhaustion and fatigue, feeling super tired in the morning, brain fog, depression, anxiety, oh my!!! Glad to have gotten through the worst of it – now I am super motivated to continue!!! Thanks everyone for your posts~!
Wow! Thanks for all the info, everyone! I just went off dairy 3 days ago due to a scorching case of acid reflux. Today, I am moody, weepy, irritable, achy, tired and I have the worst taste in my mouth. I thought it was in my head. And yes, I am craving dairy like mad!!! Morphine? Really!? I am shocked and wondering if and when I will ever feel better. Thanks for giving me some hope.
It is nice to see others on the same train of thought as myself. I have contended with quitting dairy on and off for years and struggle with what I consider an addiction. It is now that I find myself looking at how dairy affects my three year old. He just seems to lose focus, has difficulty looking people in the eye, sounds too familiar with the old attention deficit diagnosis. I have done a lot of reading on notmilk.com and just seems to be the right fit in my mind. It is definitely easier to remove dairy and see what happens than to take my son to an eager doc that could be quick to offer add meds. I did a trial with myself a long time ago of quitting dairy and lost a lot of weight. I commend you for being so open about your opposition to milk. Many people are accustomed to milk being the household staple that mention of milk being bad for them is almost insulting. Kudos to you and dairy free lifestyle, keep up the good work!
There are also opiates in lettuce…
Wow, it is true, although it would appear to a much lesser extent.