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Posted 7/14/2014 10:29 AM (GMT 0)
Hope everyone is doing well.
Today I went for lactose tolerance test. I was given a lactose solution to drink.
After an hour from drinking the solution, I had mild cramps and felt the movement of the bowel and suddenly I had to go to the toilet and I had mashy BM - wasn't watery.
I still feel the movement of the bowel and need to go to the toilet.

I was OK yesterday - normal 1 BM though with slight mucus discharge.

Could this diarrhea be due to lactose solution I drank? I asked the nurse at the hosp 'Can this solution cause diarrhea?', she said NO.

Anyone has any idea who went through this test?

I'm going to take white bread to control the diarrhea.
Posted 7/14/2014 11:18 AM (GMT 0)
It can most certainly cause diarrhea if you're lactose intolerant. This could be a good clue about your test result, I think.
Posted 7/14/2014 12:10 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for your reply Judy2. I just had a watery diarrhea. I forgot to ask the nurse the name of the lactose solution I was given to drink.
Posted 7/14/2014 4:41 PM (GMT 0)
You were a bit off yesterday it seems, but I'd say that if you are lactose intolerant, it would have stimulated your gastro tract to the point that it pushed out whatever was in there asap.

The fact that you have had more diarrhea since then, it could be that something's already going on such as mild inflammation or you are really sensitive to the lactose and that's an issue for you. It could be a combo,

See how you are today, but I wouldn't cross lactose off the list as something you're intolerant to.

q
Posted 7/14/2014 5:18 PM (GMT 0)
What a stupid nurse.

That's all.
Posted 7/14/2014 10:19 PM (GMT 0)
Here, you may be allergic to this, so drink some… Don't they give skin prick tests for that?
Posted 7/15/2014 1:25 AM (GMT 0)
Lactose intolerance is not an allergy, it is a problem where you lack the enzyme (or enough of it) to digest lactose sufficiently. The main symptom of lactose intolerance is diarrhea.
Posted 7/15/2014 3:10 PM (GMT 0)
Well that nurse is an idiot...I had the same test as you, I couldn't even get the 3rd blood drawn (1/2 an hour between one another, 3 total after drinking the lactose solution) because I was so sick with D (and with partially formed bm's) within the first 15 minutes of drinking it...my GI got great confirmation that I was severely lactose intolerant from that test...the lab tech was pissed that my GI put me through that test and all I could say to her was it's ok and that we (doc and I) were just confirming lactose intolerance because my CD was likely masking the lactose intolerance issues...and it was cuz it made my CD feel worse) thank god I only lived 4 minutes from the hospital (small town) at that time (10 yrs ago now) man I sure crapped a lot that day lol. That was the most concern a total stranger has ever showed me because she saw me at my worst.

Keep in mind that there are varying degrees of lactose intolerance as well, some are pretty mild with it, so it doesn't necessarily cause D for everyone, but likely gassyness and bloating if nothing else.
Posted 7/16/2014 11:18 AM (GMT 0)
@quincy, you are absolutely spot on. There has been some mild inflammation and this lactose solution caused a mess in my GI tract. Yesterday morning the stool was mashy with blood. And today morning the toilet bowl was red with two to three small semisolid stools.
I have just started with Uceris 9mg today, lets see whether it works or not.

@pb4, Ahhh, horrible isn't it?? Do you remember the quantity you were given to drink? I was given 300ml to drink and I drank all. It was very very sweet.

So if I'm found to be lactose intolerant (I believe I am), do I need to avoid yogurt, buttermilk as well?
Posted 7/16/2014 3:57 PM (GMT 0)
sarav84, that was 11 yrs ago lol, but it was a small cup full if I recall correctly and yes it was very sweet tasting, not so sweet on my insides though lol.
Posted 7/16/2014 5:11 PM (GMT 0)
It wouldn't cause your flare...my point is that you already had something going on, and with lactose intolerance symptoms as well at the same time.

Yogurt is something that for sure gives me gas. I have lactose intolerance, albeit mild and depending on how much I have. Gas and discomfort are my symptoms, never diarrhea. If I'm flaring, it would just exacerbate the intensity of my discomfort.

Definitely you need to research a list of lactose in foods and make sure you stay away from them. That should help with loose stool, some discomfort.

Regarding your now flare, have you been on the Pentasa oral and the entocort enemas nightly since Feb?
q
Posted 7/16/2014 5:21 PM (GMT 0)
Tolerance tests are always oral, simply because skin testing for food allergies is notoriously unreliable.

I'm sorry you had such a difficult time. Here is a site with a listing of lactose-containing food. Plus, you will need to check labels for lactose. One more thing to worry about - isn't that just peachy?

www.urmc.rochester.edu/childrens-hospital/nutrition/lactose-free.aspx
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