Dairy intolerance advice please... - Fasting and Furious

Fasting and Furious

1,183 members421 posts

Dairy intolerance advice please...

rachelleigh73 profile image
4 Replies

I have been loving my cream coffees, cream soups, creamy egg dishes and cheese with everything. But - I have suddenly developed the most awful acne and believe that the uplift in dietary dairy is probably to blame. There seems to be an established link between the two. I'm just wondering what it is about cream that causes this? Is lactose-free likely to help? Or goats cream instead of cows? And if it is all dairy - what are my best alternatives? Most plant based cream alternatives seem to be high carb. All thoughts much appreciated - many thanks!

Written by
rachelleigh73 profile image
rachelleigh73
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
4 Replies

Hi rachelleigh73, it's the fat in milk that when combined with processed foods can disrupt insulin levels and trigger acne as It creates excess oil.

Goats milk is a very interesting alternative as it is much easier to digest as its molecules are the same size as human milk whereas cows milk molecules are 200x bigger so take longer to be absorbed. So even though goats milk contains lactose it is much easier to digest.

Here's a link to VFL as they have many dairy free alternatives:

healthunlocked.com/veganfoo...

And good luck. 😊

rachelleigh73 profile image
rachelleigh73 in reply to

Thank you for this Jerry - I'm a bit attached to dairy as key to my success with fasting and low-carb eating. Interestingly - dairy is the only processed foodstuff I'm eating. It would be great if goat's cheese/cream etc were better tolerated - fingers crossed ...

rachelleigh73 profile image
rachelleigh73

Thanks StillConcerned - can I ask - do you think lactose is the problem when it comes to IGF-1 - or is there some other element to dairy that's causing the problem?

rachelleigh73 profile image
rachelleigh73

I've been free of all the high GI stuff for a couple of months - but the more I read about the IGF-1 link the more I'm convinced that this is likely to be the problem. I'm now wondering if some types of dairy are better than others - whether goats cheese/milk etc might be lower in IGF-1 for example. Thanks for replying!

Not what you're looking for?

You may also like...

Badges to encourage Fasting, what would you the members like please?

Good morning everyone, As this is a new group I wondered what badges you would like as an incentive...

Suggestions of timings for a regular longer fast, with a support thread

Hi all. Following the success of @[1281200] 's great idea for a support thread for longer fasts,...
Stoozie profile image
Administrator

Coronavirus NHS advice.

Hi everyone, As this is in the news every day with how it's spreading and affecting our lifestyles...

A day 1 IF experiment, with notes.

Hi, Although I have reduced my eating window a bit, I have still been having coffee with...
Stoozie profile image
Administrator

What kind of thing makes your fast better?

Hi, guys! I would like to learn from the things that you do to help yourselves during a fast and to...

Moderation team

Stoozie profile image
StoozieAdministrator

Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.

Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.