Taking Digestive Advantage or Lactaid prior to eating Pizza?

My wife's friend invited us and others to their house for dinner.  I am lactose-intolerant.  Should I take Digestive Advantage or Lactaid to prevent any trouble at their dinner table.  How many of you have tried those meds for pizza, cheese rich pasta, etc??  Also raw salad or lots of butter will create big trouble for me too.

I may have to stay home.  But my wife does not know how to drive.  Sigh.

Lactaid works great for me. I take extra or ultra strength and take 2. Digestive Advantage has to be taken every day for a few days before it starts to work. It was not strong enough for me. When is dinner? Could you try using the lactaid w/ other dairy before that dinner to make sure it worked?? I think its fairly safe but as you know, we are all different. But, most pizza has Mozzerella which is rather low in lactose. Another reason it is safer than ice cream.  Also, I eat pizza a lot and just scrape of the cheese.  You can always do that and just say sorry "i can't do cheese."

You could take the lactaid pill (or 2) with your first bite of pizza and then take the digestive enzyme after you're done your meal.

I was severly lactose intolerant and had to use lactaid pills but since taking the primadophilus reuteri probiotic daily I no longer have any issues with lactose intolerance as it aids with it as well as high cholesterol (and for woman, vaginal health) but of course men can take it too.

:)

I am not lactose intolerant but if I am iffy about the foods at a party, I explain to the person having it that I can't eat it because of my crohn's and bring my own food.  I have found that as long as #1 you tell the host and #2 you are "eating" something at the party with the guests, whether or not you bring it or they made it, they don't care.  =0)

I'm the type that would rather experiment at home than at a party to see if it is tummy approved.

good luck!