I have scheduled a dysport injection tomorrow but just read that it contains cow's milk protein. The problem is that I recently discovered that I break out a lot from having anything with lactose in it. My GP wants me to do an allergy test but I haven't had time. Should I be worried about the injection tomorrow?
February 4, 2015
Answer: Y Lactose intolerance is not an allergy. It is caused by a genetic lack of lactase, an enzyme, in the gut. Lactose is milk sugar and is composed of two linked sugars: beta-D-galactose and glucose. The enzyme breaks down the complex sugar into its two components in the gut before it is absorbed. If you lack the enzyme or do not have enough of it, you get stomach symptoms, which include flatulence, cramps, etc. The lactose in the Dysport is used to stabilize the botulinum toxin in solution. It is excreted from the blood stream by the kidneys. There is an uncommon syndrome of milk allergy to milk protein not milk sugar. This condition presents in the first year of life. For this reason, milk protein allergy testing is not needed or recommended prior to a Dysport treatment. A physician who suggests that this needs to be done in uninformed. Under the circumstances, I suggest you consider finding a new primary care doctor who actually reads the medical literature. It might make a difference to your health in the long term.
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February 4, 2015
Answer: Y Lactose intolerance is not an allergy. It is caused by a genetic lack of lactase, an enzyme, in the gut. Lactose is milk sugar and is composed of two linked sugars: beta-D-galactose and glucose. The enzyme breaks down the complex sugar into its two components in the gut before it is absorbed. If you lack the enzyme or do not have enough of it, you get stomach symptoms, which include flatulence, cramps, etc. The lactose in the Dysport is used to stabilize the botulinum toxin in solution. It is excreted from the blood stream by the kidneys. There is an uncommon syndrome of milk allergy to milk protein not milk sugar. This condition presents in the first year of life. For this reason, milk protein allergy testing is not needed or recommended prior to a Dysport treatment. A physician who suggests that this needs to be done in uninformed. Under the circumstances, I suggest you consider finding a new primary care doctor who actually reads the medical literature. It might make a difference to your health in the long term.
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Answer: Intolerant to Lactose Dysport contains lactose. I would not recommend Dysport if you have allergies to lactose. There are
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Answer: Intolerant to Lactose Dysport contains lactose. I would not recommend Dysport if you have allergies to lactose. There are
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