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Posted 1/17/2011 3:15 AM (GMT 0)
Just wondering.... How many people here with Fibro have Lactose Intolerance/ have stopped drinking milk???
Posted 1/17/2011 3:38 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Nikki and welcome to our fibro family, I cant drink milk but I dont think it was caused by fibro, mine was from having gastric bypass surgery, before that I had no problems with milk.
Gentle Hugs
Shirley
Posted 1/17/2011 3:44 AM (GMT 0)
I'm just wondering if having stopped drinking milk would have any cause of Fibromyalgia or trigger points? The majority of people ive talked to have this in common.
Posted 1/17/2011 3:48 AM (GMT 0)
You might be right, but I do know that I have had fibro since I was a teen ager and the gastric bypass when I was 43 so for me it didn't make any difference. Hopefully some of the others can help you out more.
Gentle Hugs
Shirley
Posted 1/17/2011 5:27 AM (GMT 0)
You could try switching to soy or almond milk?We switched to soy, just because we were trying to get our daughter off all the hormone & chemicals from regular milk..Welll, that didn't work out to well. BUT, I stayed with the soy. It wasn't a easy switch. I just replaced lil bit of reg milk for soy, until I was totally drinking soy. And I found that very vanilla soy milk is sooo yummy in grape nuts HAHA
Posted 1/17/2011 2:02 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Nikki -
I never liked milk much as a kid, stopped drinking it for many years as an adult. Then I figured out I was just lactose intolerant and Lactase tablets don't work unless you chew up at least 4 BEFORE ingesting the first mouthful of milk or ice cream. Lactaid milk is fine. I tolerate some brands of yogurt.

If you can't tolerate even Lactaid milk you have to look into the other proteins (casein and whey) being the problem. True milk allergy can be very serious.

Lactose is added to so many products - soups, bread, processed foods of many types.

Since lactose intolerance is a sensitivity, not an "allergy" you may tolerate a little. With intolerances/sensitivities it's often the amount you eat that triggers the reaction.

Can you get away with yogurt? Try Activia, which works best for me. Some other brands seem to have fillers, maybe powdered milk, or maybe they are just not denatured enough.

I don't think lactose intolerance has anything to do with my fibro. I've had the sensitivity all my life, fibro only more recently.
Posted 1/17/2011 7:39 PM (GMT 0)
Nikki,

I got fibro long before I stopped drinking milk. Now I can have a very little amount of milk, but yogurt (yes, yogurt!) gives me instant nausea. I know, it's supposed to do the opposite. I ate it every day for 30 years, now it's out.

I doubt that could caused fibro.

Debbie
Posted 1/17/2011 7:52 PM (GMT 0)
I don't think lactose intolerance can cause fibro tender points.  But, it can cause some of the IBS problems fibro people can have.  Alcie gave you some good ideas to help, too!

 

Sherrine

Posted 1/18/2011 12:58 AM (GMT 0)
I do not have lactose intolerance but I was only diagnosed this past July. I don't drink milk because I don't like the taste. However, I do eat yogurt, cheese, etc. with no problems at all.
Posted 1/18/2011 2:18 PM (GMT 0)
I've had problems with milk for years so it's been years since I've had any.
I have been dx with fibro but have been going to the dr for the past two yrs due to pain.
I don't think milk has anything to do with my pain but who knows.
I have started drinking almond or rice milk, I stay away from soy due to thyroid problems.
Hang in there and enjoy life to the fullest.
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