Dairy products

 

  So I see lots of people cutting out dairy cause of the Lactose

  What about he Lactose free milk at the supermarket?

Dairy never bothered me. I handle lactose just fine. With some it's the fat and others it's the lactose. Some just believe it's bad without knowing for certain. Try skim milk to see if it's the fat that's bothering you before cutting dairy out.

I had the lactose intolerance about a year before my UC diagnosis. The lactose free milk and lactaid pills work great for me when taken with most products. No matter what, I can't handle ice cream, cream cheese, or sour cream. But I've found the soy version of those products work well. Good luck!

In addition to the lactose, people can also be intolerant of the casein in dairy foods. Casein is the protein in milk/dairy, and actually it has a similar molecular structure as gluten. You will find it also in many non dairy foods, so if you *are* in fact sensitive to it, you have to read labels carefully for casein, milk protein or other ingredients using the word casein. Casein makes up a large percentage of the protein found in dairy, so it is pretty hard to avoid without cutting dairy altogether. (one of my past hobbies was cheesemaking, so I have a lot of useless information regarding milk/dairy/cheese, lol)

Well that cheese info came in handy for you Supa,

I see under peoples posts you have a list of drugs etc how did you know to take those items, trial and error or just reading on here?

thanks

Rice Milk is worth trying

I found taking a good probiotic has aided me with my severe lactose intolerance issue (of course, I take it daily and plan to indefinitely)...Primadophilus Reuteri made by natures way guarantees it aids with lactose intolerance, that's the probiotic I was taking initially and it helped almost instantly with the lactose (and IBD as well as IBS issues). I no onger had to use lactaid products, so that was pretty handy.

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I have been Lactose Intolerance probably from a very early age, but back in the early 50s, people didn't really know about it. Each time I had ice cream, milk or anything creamy and would get stomach pains, my mother always told me it was because I ate it too fast. Because milk made me so sick I stopped drinking it and would have the "stubborn child syndrome" with my mother. When I was married and started having babies the doctor told me to drink milk. Tried it once and once again was ill. So believe it or not I have 2 grown children (36 and 33) who are normal, healthy and I did not drink milk while I was pregnant...

Now, with all my digestive issues I shudder when someone around me drinks milk. I have been buying goat or sheep cheese and find I can eat a little at a time. I recently discovered the gluten free, dairy free ice cream - Purely Decadent’s new line of coconut milk ice creams and they are wonderful and sit well with me.

I did try soy cheese and it was horrible...

I don't have a problem with dairy, but some people do. My personal thoughts are that people who have UC might notice a slight lactose intolerance a bit more than a person who doesn't have UC, but I could just be making stuff up!

I only seem to have a real issue with lactose when I am flaring. While in remission, I can have small amounts but I don't overdo it or I end up having issues. I had no problems with milk until I've had Uc for about 8 years or so and then it seemed like my body just didn't like it. I now sometimes drink Lactaid milk, it's not that bad really but since my troubles started I've sort of stopped liking the taste of milk. Once in a while though I will crave a bowl of cereal and I will have one or an ice cream cone. If I am flaring and I want ice cream, usually I take a Lactaid pill which works pretty good.