almond milk

From what Ive read, some nuts are ok as long as they're raw and soaked. Since making almond milk requires the almonds to be soaked anyway, that gets rid of the phytic acid. I make my own and its actually very easy, and when you make it yourself, you can adjust the taste so that it suits your taste.

so far, with all of the nuts Ive tried since this condition, Ive been able to tolerate well and since my UC affects me in that I need to take in more fiber (most people seem to have diarrhea, mine is the opposite), eating almonds/drinking almond milk seems to help.

Almond milk does not affect me either, its a much better alternative than dairy, so far I have tried coconut milk, almond milk and hemp milk (yes I said hemp milk :) with positive results. Just try a little one a day where you will not be adding anything new to your diet so as to see how it affects you, rememeber everyones body is a little different, God bless!

There is no rule of thumb that the nuts are bad for UC. I never had any problem with the nuts. As a matter of fact, my muesli is made up of half oats and half nuts, so you can imagine the amount of nuts that I eat. I have not tried Brazil nuts yet, otherwise I have tried all possible options and no issues.

Make sure that you do not have issue with the nuts first.

With Almond Milk, we use Trader Joe's, no complaints. I noticed that Silk Almond milk is thicker (most likely more gum), but it has not caused any issues either.

Coconut milk is another option, but I do not like the taste and texture of the milk sold in the store. My mom used to make it at home, but the store one does not bring that taste and texture.

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Images of carrageenan - free milk.
I favor Silk Pure Almond and So Delicious Coconut.

Have used Almond Breeze (contains carragenan) with no bad effects.

@Maria- it seems to be ok, although I notice when i have my first BM after the cortifoam it smells absolutely AWFUL from the meds. Does anyone else notice this??

I've been drinking almond milk for a few years now, I just wasn't sure if this could be something continuing to irritate in my flare. Perhaps I will try switching to another kind of nut milk etc and see if there's any difference. I used to drink almond breeze, switched to fresh a while ago and then once I heard about the carageenan I got onto silk brand and I quite like it. I used to drink almond fresh but there would always be a thick layer of gunk at the bottom of the container and sometimes come out as chunks at the end so I would never use the bottom. Gross!!

What's the recipe for your own almond milk? I have a vitamix so it could certainly handle it.

Awesome. Do you soak the dates as well?

I've been thinking g if trying to make my own! Seems like a lot of effort and expense at this moment but hopefully soon.

I have actually found certain store brands have less ingredients than the brand names...the organic satire brand for Kroger....and if I remember right, shop rite.