First timer here...but wanted to offer my two-cents on the inquiry about milk allergy and ties to asthma. My son has always been allergic to milk, milk products, what I call "fake" cheese (i.e. cheese-flavored/powedered crackers and snacks), nuts and probably other things. He has not had digestive issues, but certainly has had skin reactions (light to serious hives, constant running nose, itchy/watery eyes). We always thought he was sick, but began illiminating foods and saw noticeable improvement.

What we seemed to discover this spring, is that the food allergies were triggering bronchial spasms...and essentially asthma attacks. We had him on a nebulizer for a week or so until things normalized. Though our MD is open to allergies triggering ashma, she was more convinced that his reactions were caused by environment. I think it was a combination of things.

I want to affirm that our son's behavior changes, for the worse, in reaction to items he is allergic to. My mother in law gave me a book, that I cannot remember the title of, but it does discuss the behavioral reactions sparked by food intolerances. It was very insightful.

We are planning to test our son, with the blood test rather than pricks, in teh next few weeks so we can better avoid those things that are negatively affecting him. Good luck to you- and yes, a Naturopath helped us with the diagnosis and suggesting supplements for calcium, etc. The funny thing- our son LOVES broccoli. I guess nature really does know how to help us identify our body's needs. Luckily our Naturopath is my sister-in-law.