Constipation and milk

[Naaa1]

I have suffered from constipation since childhood, now in my 50s. There seemed to be no reason why, very occasionally stools were normal. I looked for patterns but couldn't find anything. GP did the usual... advised increase fibre, fluids, exercise etc, but i had a pretty good diet anyway, so no help. Also prescribed different types of meds to get things moving, to little effect. I also tried eliminating various things in my diet to no effect. Until, about 2 years ago i read something about the A1 and A2 milk proteins, and realised a lot of my symptoms matched. The protein effectively slows down the passage through the gut so too much water is absorbed, leaving hard stools. I cut out milk and all milk products, including anything which mentioned whey, lactose, milk protein, or 'flavourings' in the ingredients, and three days later had a normal bowel movement, with soft stool. Since then i haven't looked back. I have cut milk products out of my diet. If i lapse, i know the consequences, but i also know i can get away with a small, isolated, amount. Its such a simple thing, i can't believe it took me decades to work out. Research also suggests its one of those things that can develop as you get older. Worth a try!

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Hi Naaa1 what it is with cows milk that causes a slow absorption is cows milk molecules are 200 times larger than humn milk so it is harder to absorb and taked longer.

For some the older we get the less our bodies seem to be able to absorb coews milk.

I drink whole goats milk as goats milk molecules are the same size as human milk, so they are much easier to absorb unless you have lactose intolernace of course.

My problem with commercial plant based milks is they are very processed and have lots of additives, the best plant based milk is home made with no additives.

Lasltyl thanks for sharing your experince about this as many members will relate to this.

Jerry 😊

[Naaa1 in reply to Hidden]

Hi Jerry, I've tried goats milk, with same consequences because it also contains the same A1/A2 milk proteins. I agree about the processed nature of alternatives. Home made oat milk is easy enough, but I've also found I simply don't use as much milk/cheese/yogurt as i used to. I've found butter is mostly ok, because it is mostly fat, not much protein. I do miss cheese though!

[Kai-- in reply to Naaa1]

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Nutritional yeast ( healthline.com/nutrition/nu... , google.com/search?as_q=nutr... ) might go a way towards satisfying taste for cheese, Naaa1? 😋 . . . Hope you find something ( healthunlocked.com/veganfoo... ) that satisfies. 😌🙏 🍀 🌺 🌞

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[Naaa1 in reply to Kai--]

Yeah... not quite the same satisfaction though is it 😕

[Kai-- in reply to Naaa1]

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I hear ya, Naaa1. 😌 🙏 . . . [Have been surprised, though, by how our palate 👅 changes as we get ‘used to’ eating different foods. 😯 . . . If you’re interested, gut microbiome🦠 ( healthunlocked.com/nras/pos... brain/ gut axis… & plantbasednews.org/lifestyl... , healthline.com/nutrition/is... ) is fascinating & can help explain why we favour 😋 (desire) some foods over others 😝. . . . F a s c I n a t I n g stuff! 😯 ✨ ]

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[Hidden in reply to Naaa1]

Hey I can relate to that Naaa1 as I love cheese and am fine with aged mature cheese so good luck with finding a tasty plant based alternative.

Well done for making your own oat milk at thats the way to go

[Naaa1]

I hope it works for you. It never occured to me before that milk could be the problem.... its natural after all! But the research is fairly recent about the A1/A2 milk proteins. It makes interesting reading if you google it.

[Naaa1]

Have a look at this scientific paper. Research is still in early days.

mdpi.com/journal/nutrients

Article Does Milk Cause Constipation? A Crossover Dietary Trial Elesa T. Crowley 1,2,*, Lauren T. Williams 3,4, Tim K. Roberts 5, Richard H. Dunstan 5 and Peter D. Jones

[GoogleMe]

It is the 'normal' state of humans (taken as a world population) to become milk intolerant from childhood. We don't call them milk teeth and have them fall out around 7 for nothing. Beyond 250ml, some three quarters of the world's population will be in difficulty.

(I found this out the hard and messy way professionally, Western medicine and nursing and dieticians not necessarily being well geared up for all genetic inheritances)

[Wulugu]

i just use a dessert spoon of ground flax seeds , in porridge, with muesli in soup and problem solved and lovely shiny grey !! hair