SCD diet question

In the scd diet it mensions cheese alot. Im allergic to this product but what if you used goats cheese. Im on a mostly vegan diet at the present bt im just wondering.

I know lots and lots of moms who have done SCD for their children and have successfully used goat milk products rather than cow products. 

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Post Edited By Moderator (MMMNAVY) : 9/14/2009 6:57:38 AM (GMT-6)

Actually, goat's milk DOES have lactose, just a little less. So if lactose is your problem, goat's milk will probably not help you. This is why Elaine Gottschall recommends no liquid milk in *any* form. It is also why she recommends aged cheeses. Cheeses that have been aged have virtually no lactose left, thus are "legal".

Also, goat's milk (according to article below) does contain trace amounts of casein. So if casein is your sensitivity, goat's milk may again not be the answer. From what I've read, though, most people who truly have a casein sensitivity (considered *very* uncommon) usually can tolerate goat's milk.

http://askdrsears.com/html/3/t032400.asp

Like Emom said, there are two ways to be sensitive to cows milk. The first is lactose intolerance. That is helped by eating aged cheeses and home-made yogurt and the like where the lactose is eliminated. The other is a casein allergy. If you are allergic to the milk protein, you would have to try goats milk or sheep milk products. The lactose in those can still be a problem for Crohn's, so you would need to eat lactose-free forms of it - like aged cheese and fully fermented yogurt.

You can try testing the lactose vs. casein sensitivity by eating a serving of a lactose-free milk product - like aged cheese - while eating only other foods that don't give you trouble. If it works, try a few days in a row of that to be sure before trying other iffy foods. Sometimes it takes a few days for a reaction to build up.

*Phoebe* said...
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Not here. MAP is too real of a concern.

Goat's milk casein easier to digest.

http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:RmpfDP3mYHwJ:www.laloos.com/sharethelove.php+yogurt+breaks+down+casein&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

1. Curd strength. goat's milk casein forms a less tough and more friable curd than the casein of cow's milk. This means the digestive enzymes can break it down more rapidly. Alpha-S1 casein is the main casein in cow's milk and this contributes to the firmer curd; goat's milk contains low levels of alpha-S1 casein.