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Posted 8/17/2011 2:16 PM (GMT 0)
Ok-  wondering if there is anything to this.  i have not posted for sometime.  I have an 11month old.  i took most dairy out of my diet when Clarie was around 2 months due to her not tollerating it well. I have never done this before.  Well--- i have been in remission now since just shortly after that time. tongue

I do not have typical lactose intollerance issues.  my pain begins about 2 hours after wards and hits on my lower left side- right where i tend to have the most inflamation when flaring.   Has anyone else had this experience.  i am thankful.  Not srue if it is total remission due to soem pain now and than and litte lits a mucous rarely. 

Any insight is appreciated.  yeah

Posted 8/17/2011 3:17 PM (GMT 0)
anybody?
Posted 8/17/2011 3:36 PM (GMT 0)
I've not reached remission from avoiding dairy but it does make my gut happier. Dairy makes me gassy.
Posted 8/17/2011 3:41 PM (GMT 0)
Lactose is not the only thing that can cause issues. For many UC'ers (and other people), it is the casein that is a problem. I learned that the hard way thinking for a long time that I would be fine eating diary if I took some lactase enzyme along with it. Wrong!
Posted 8/17/2011 3:59 PM (GMT 0)
I'm lactose intolerant, even though I'm in remission, I still avoid lactose products. I actually avoid all my red flag foods that can lead to a flare.
Posted 8/17/2011 4:16 PM (GMT 0)
Your daughter's intolerance of dairy is due to her problem with the casein, so perhaps yours is, too. Or, your remission could be a result of your pregnancy and breastfeeding - have you resumed menstruating yet? Glad you're feeling better.
Posted 8/17/2011 4:31 PM (GMT 0)
i am mentrating again but still breasgfeeding. how do they test for the casin issue. is it an allergy?
Posted 8/17/2011 4:59 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, I think it's actually considered an intolerance. Not sure how testing is done. There's a lot of info on the web (some of it's not very scientific, so beware) about casein. Cow's milk apparently comes in two casein varieties, type A and B. In the US it is not possible to know what kind of casein is present in commercial milk (or, really, in milk you might buy directly from a farmer, unless he'd had his cow(s) tested). Goat's milk only comes in type B, and a lot of people who cannot tolerate cow's milk do just fine with goat milk.

Your daughter will probably eventually grow out of her casein problem, maybe even has already. Yours might be a function of the inflammation in your gut. Or maybe the relationship is reversed!
Posted 8/17/2011 5:04 PM (GMT 0)
THANK YOU ALL soooooo much. i will investigate all this a little more. i do think Claire can now tollerate mild better. is the casein present in yougert too. i have been sticking to soy yogert.
Posted 8/17/2011 6:25 PM (GMT 0)
Casein in the protein in the milk, so yes it is present in yogurt and cheese, too.

A lot of people get confused about lactose intolerance vs. casein intolerance. Lactose is a sugar that is eliminated by the fermentation process that makes yogurt, and reduced by the fermentation process that makes cheese. The longer the fermentation, the lower the lactose. Soft cheeses have a lot of lactose (mozzarella, cottage cheese, cream cheese, etc.). Hard cheese has little or no lactose.
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