Re: Thanks...here's more info!! Scary.
Well...yikes.
Don't even know where to start. I think you've sort of nailed the source.
Milk is horrible. That much milk drinking may mean an allergy to milk. I've heard on more than one occasion about people who are highly allergic crave milk. That can manifest into a whole host of problems, candida being a big one.
Does he believe in changing his lifestyle? If not, you may be dealing with the bed time heater for a long time. But it does mean his body is trying desperately to cleanse itself. You might scare him but people who are non-believers laugh off all this stuff. (I used to be one of those people until inevitably I came down with a horrible condition).
This site definitely cured my son of a gallon a day addiction, and he's only 16.
http://www.notmilk.com/
The only creatures that should drink milk are baby cows. Humans were simply not meant to drink this stuff and it creates havoc in our bodies.
The rest of the diet....well I don't even know where to go there, but I'd say he's setting himself up for a lifetime of illness. Hard to deal with, I'm sure.
Molly