Non-dairy Diet helped me feel better!

I have been suffering from multiple digestive problems for approximately 20 years, including UTI's, gallstones, gallbladder removal, hiatal hernia, acid reflux, tooth decay, sore throats, & the acid reflux cough, and a seemingly unconnected milk allergy when I was an infant, and within the last few years extreme side pain and constipation. At age ten I weighed just under 90 pounds. By age 14, I weighed 197, and even as an active teenager, I just couldn't lose any of the weight. Still to this day, I eat right, I exercise, and i have maintained the same weight for over ten years. Recently, while speaking with Expert Jan, she said one of the things about my symptoms that caught her eye was the milk allergy. My pediatrician thought I had grown out of the allergy & during my childhood years, I started consuming milk again. Expert Jan suggested I look into a safe elimination diet of milk products. I investigated to make sure I would still be getting the vitamins and nutrients in milk, and about two weeks ago, I eliminated dairy products, and started drinking soy milk, and eating soy/veggie cheese. I started the diet on Wednesday after work, weighing 203 lbs. By Saturday, I had lost 11 lbs. Within three more days, I lost an additional three pounds. Over the last week, the drastic weight loss has levelled out, but I have also seen improvements in my digestive system. I find that I have less nausea and also that my bowels are moving more regularly than they did during a year of daily prescription laxatives. I just wanted to post this information in case anyone else has read any of my posts and has similar symptoms and problems. I have not yet spoken with my doctor about the elimination diet. I figure after about 40 doctors appointments last year, I might as well stick with it for a while and then take solid information to the doctors office, rather than just the first two weeks of results. But I will keep it up, and I will let everyone know how it works for me!