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Posted 10/17/2012 5:21 PM (GMT 0)
Are many of you Lactose intolerant since you were diagnosed?
Posted 10/17/2012 5:25 PM (GMT 0)
I'm not. (I thought you'd perhaps want a percentage of people on here, which is why I replied.)
Posted 10/17/2012 5:30 PM (GMT 0)
Never had an issue in my daughter before UC. She LOVED milk & drank it all the time. Since the onset of symptoms 8 months ago, it is the one trigger we know causes issues.

When in the hospital, after 2 weeks of no food (Bowel rest) hospital doctor said she could have milk. Immediately she had issues right away. When I asked why he gave her food orders with no restrictions, the hospital doctor & the nutritionist said there was no scientific proof dairy causes issues for those with UC. UNBELIEVABLE!

Since being home, no milk, and now going to start removing all dairy. When she has sneaked it, diarrhea comes right back. Count her as lactose intolerant!
Posted 10/17/2012 5:32 PM (GMT 0)
Once i was diagnosed with UC they did a test and I was Lactose Intolerant. I cut it out and it does help.
Posted 10/17/2012 6:05 PM (GMT 0)
Yep i can't do any lactose! :/
Posted 10/17/2012 6:12 PM (GMT 0)
yes, lactose intolerant. 

Posted 10/17/2012 6:14 PM (GMT 0)
i only really have goat cheese & yogurt & it doesn't seem to make a difference for me with or without them.
Posted 10/17/2012 6:21 PM (GMT 0)
I was lactose intolerant from the beginning of my illness. Now that I'm in remission I'm no longer lactose intolerant.
Posted 10/17/2012 6:23 PM (GMT 0)
I was probably lactose intolerant to a point before getting UC....but I am now, depending on how much and what I have.

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Posted 10/17/2012 7:05 PM (GMT 0)
Before being dx'ed with UC (possibly symptomatic at the time though) I would eat foods and get horrible stomach cramps...to the point of passing out. The pain would last for a couple of hours. The foods were salads (with bleu cheese), spinach artichoke dip, pizza, cheeseburger, and ice cream. It took me awhile to figure out it might be the dairy. Even veggie slices (a type of fake cheese with casein) gave me the same type of stomach cramps. They do contain caesin. I'm not sure the lactose content of these items (except none in the veggie slices), but those are what made me sick.

Several times I threw up. Lactaid would just make me throw up more. I stayed away from dairy for quite awhile (like a year). Then I was able to eat it again. So weird even with UC I could eat it and eliminating it didn't seem to do much for me. So weird. Even now I'm not sure what to make of this entire thing.
Posted 10/17/2012 7:53 PM (GMT 0)
Early on I didn't have much problem with lactose. As I have been getting better it seems like it bothers me more and more, especially hard cheeses like cheddar. I don't understand why this gets worse as I get better. Doesn't make any sense to me.
Posted 10/17/2012 7:56 PM (GMT 0)
Lactose intolerance can vary from mild to severe....you can be tested for it...at least it can be controlled (wish it was that easy with IBD) there are lots of lactose products from foods/beverages to pills that can aid with lactose issues.

Just note, that casein allergy can mimic lactose intolerance as well, and there's a big difference between the 2.
Posted 10/17/2012 11:07 PM (GMT 0)
No, I have had no issues with lactose before, during, or after flaring.
Posted 10/17/2012 11:10 PM (GMT 0)
Yes I'm lactose intolerant. I can do a little bit of cheese. However no milk, ice-cream, etc.
Posted 10/18/2012 1:55 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, I am also lactose intolerant. I mostly have soya milk with my cereal and mostly use it in my coffee and or tea. Sometimes, I get away with a bit of normal dairy and sometimes I am a bit naughty and have something I shouldn't eg dessert..icecream and then have stomach pain later.

We are only human after all and when we feel fine, we think a little shouldn't hurt :)

Posted 10/18/2012 1:58 AM (GMT 0)
I'm in remission with no symptoms except when I intake too much milk. Hard cheese is no problem, a little milk in my coffee no problem. SCD yogurt=problem. Last week I decided to see if milk was really the problem so drank 3-4 oz. before bed. Next morning was multiple BM's, no diarrhea, just constant elimination. I did it twice just to make sure it wasn't a fluke.

Years ago, after 5 years with UC, I did a lactose test at my GI's office. Result said I was not lactose intolerant. Hahahaha. So I kept eating/drinking milk products.

I would have gotten healed a lot sooner if I had eliminated milk years ago. That wasn't my only intolerance with food but it's a big one.
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