James,
Please forgive me if I misunderstand your post. However, it sounds like you consume dairy to get the vitamin D. It also sounds like the dairy might increase your levels of pain and cause you to flare. I know dairy "does a number" on me, therefore I avoid it like the plague (except for limited amounts of yogurt with beneficial bacteria). Could you not satisfy your need for vitamin D by supplementing with Cod Liver Oil? Even for non-ASers, I think it wise to avoid almost all conventional dairy given all the chemicals that go into the cows and eventually find their way into your body.
Kind Regards,
Jay
Almost all of us long for peace and freedom; but very few of us have much enthusiasm for the thoughts, feelings, and actions that make for peace and freedom. - Aldous Huxley
Was the government to prescribe to us our medicine and diet, our bodies would be in such keeping as our souls are now. - Thomas Jefferson
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