Lactose is a type of sugar only found in dairy products as far as I know - so basically things that have milk in them. I'm only slightly lactose intolerant, so avoid milk (except for lactose reduced/fee) but can eat hard cheeses and cooked cheeses with no problem. The lactose changes depending on what is done to the milk.
In your early childhood, your small intestines produced a lot of lactase. Lactase is the enzyme that breaks lactose down into simpler sugars, such as glucose and galactose. As you age, your digestive system slows down the production of lactase because your diet isn’t predicated on dairy products. If your intestines stop making too much lactase, you may not be able to digest lactose, a sugar found in milk. Lactose is a common condition that is incurable but manageable through diet.
Bread
Bread is commonly made with dairy products that contain lactose. If you have a severe intolerance to lactose, eating bread may cause symptoms to develop. Not everyone who is lactose intolerant has the same level of intolerance toward lactose. If you’re mildly or moderately lactose intolerant, you may not develop any symptoms after eating bread. Look for breads that do not contain any milk byproducts by reading the ingredients. Some bread may be labeled dairy-free.
Symptoms
If you develop lactose-intolerant symptoms from eating bread you will notice digestive discomfort within the first two hours after consuming the bread. Common symptoms include bloating, gas, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, foul-smelling stool, stools that float, abdominal pain and cramping. Although the symptoms are uncomfortable, there is no harm done to your digestive system. You should see your doctor if you notice blood in your vomit, your stool or you have severe abdominal pain.
Consideration
If you have not been diagnosed by a doctor, you may have celiac disease but think it’s lactose intolerance. Celiac disease is a digestive disorder triggered by eating gluten, which is primarily found in bread. Celiac disease can cause various similar symptoms, such as stomach pain, diarrhea and bloating. Celiac disease is a serious medical condition that can cause permanent damage.
Prevention
Prevent lactose intolerant symptoms by taking a lactase enzyme before taking your first bite of bread. The lactase enzyme supplement will help digest the lactose during digestion, preventing symptoms from developing.
Thank you for this VeronicaF, I didn't realise about the bread. I am lacto intolerant after having my gall bladder out 10 years ago. I shall look carefully at labels, though I don't eat a lot of bread.
The thing about milk is that you can eather be sensitive towards the lactose, the sugar in milk or the protein. Some people are ok with leaving the lactose whereas for some who react to the protein milk is a no no all together. I would strongly advice you to not use soy products. Soy makes your body estrogenic and this feeds inflammation. Leaving lactose can make a big difference like evidently in your case. Congrats Simba
My h has just been diagnosed lactose intolerant after medical tests. There's so much food (that can be difficult or time consuming to make yourself) that contains it, even things like whey powder or whey protein which is a big no-no. He's decided at least one thing so far, rather than go the soy or nut milk option/s which never taste the same he's going to try Lactase drops (readily available) to add to normal skimmed milk 24 hours prior to using. I can also use this where baked goods require milk, then I know exactly what's in what he eats to save the consequences. If you've also been diagnosed lactose intolerant it's possibly an alternative.
The biggest problem is going to be his meds, lactose is an excipient in many meds, tablets & capsules, so his GP is going to have a big headache finding alternatives.
Hi nmh ....Has your h tried Rice milk? I haven't looked at contents, but taste wise it is far closer to the taste of regular milk than other choices...especially Soya milk which (to my taste) is disgusting! I put rice milk in tea & coffee unknown to the drinkers, & when I told them they said they had noticed no difference.
Have you though of asking your pharmacist about the meds........far more likely he will quickly know of possible substitutions.
I had my last prescription review with a Prescribing Pharmacist & she answered questions my GP had just glossed over!
yes thanks agedcone, tried them all didn't get on with them a lot of them have oils in them, I don't do well sunflower oil, like dreams has sunflower in it, I didn't read it until too late, it made me ill
I don't use any oils on my food, its one thing I know can't have 100 percent, nearly everything seems to have oils in them
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No he hasn't Kathy, he only received the confirmed diagnosis on Friday so it's just getting used to the where what & why's just now. We needed to collect our meds this morning so he did speak to the Pharmacist. Her initial advice was to ask his GP if any of his meds are available in liquid form, she has two others that she dispenses this way for, though she admitted they are quite a bit more expensive so may be prohibitive with all he's prescribed. Another option she said was to ask his GP to work out which meds will need changing, ask him to inform her which brands they're to be changed to & she will arrange for those only to be dispensed. Alternatively as you mention, ask the Practice's Prescribing Pharmacist, if we still have one! Surgeries for our 4 GP Practice are being run by one GP until they can find a Locum, which isn't proving to be successful. They were rearranging prebooked appointments left right & centre this morning. Crazy mad. It'd be a hoot if the Locum turns out to be my recently resigned GP!
That's the milk Iam having, such a relief this morning my stomach, feel good,still have painful joints but good in myself, and my stiffness went quick today
I am going to see if its in my homone tablets, it will explain a lot,can't cope off them can't cope on them
Hooray! A good biscuit for cheesecake bases. At last, I can stop making biscuits just to break up into crumbs!
Waitrose Essentials
Morning Coffee
These taste good and are small and nibblish. They are completely useless in a cheesecake base. They just don’t hold together. You’re left with a cheesecake which you can’t get off the plate except in dollops: not very attractive.
Ginger Nut
Bog standard ginger biscuit. Good and firm. Can be used to make a very tasty base for a baked cheesecake, but they can be very difficult to beat into submission to make crumbs! Beware, if you put fresh ginger biscuits into a food processor to crumb them from scratch, you’ll blunt your blade! Bash them hard first is my advice.
Fruit Shortcake
These are a family favourite. They do fill the back of the car with crumbs like few other biscuits I’ve come across, but they also taste really good!
Almond Biscuits
Bourbon Creams
Another fave. One of the very few “cream” biscuits which is dairy-free. Very more-ish.
Nice Biscuits
Rich Tea
These can make a successful cheesecake base, but they do tend to go into very fine crumbs and make a slightly softer base than digestives. They work better in a baked cheesecake than an unbaked one.
I switched to Lactofree a few years ago and noticed a significant improvement so now use the lactose-free option on as many dairy products as I can. Unfortunately, lactose is used as a filler in a lot of medication but, unless my IBS is really playing up, I find the lactase added to the lactose free products is sufficient to counteract this. I also have some lactase supplements that I bought online that I have with me if I'm eating/drinking out and want something dairy rich.
I have been on a lacto free diet for 3 yrs. if I have anything with lactose in I have a terrible ( leaky gut ) . Normal sugar is fine as it comes from beet, lactose is only found in milk, be carefull with cakes and biscuits as most contain butter. You can also get lacto free yogurt. I hope this helps.
Some toothpastes have lactose in them, crisps too sometimes! Its hidden in some of the strangest places! For toothpaste I think Toms of Maine do lactose free ones! I guess its only if you like eating your toothpaste though and if you are just intolerant not allergic! I love this Lactofree milk it has really helped my sinuses!
I didn't know that tracey thank you, explains why once I just had some crisps when with grandchildren and not long I felt so ill, and they were cheap crisps at a play centre, I was on my salad and veg diet and there was nothing healthy to eat there so thought ahh a few crisps wont hurt, they tested so lovely too after being on blend diet.
today I brought that milk in small packets Portions 5 X20ml and took them out with me so when we stopped for something to eat I had my milk ready at hand, so I had a salmon salad and my own milk :O)
You must be spending a fortune on food! Find a tiny bottle and decant milk into it to carry with you, and a bag with carrot sticks, or a banana. Don't buy biscuits and stuff, make a big batch and freeze them in small amounts so easy to take out of the freezer when you need to.
It all sounds a faff, but once you get into it it's much easier & cheaper to buy basic ingredients and make things yourself. Processed & ready made foods have all sorts of things hidden in them.
Thanks helixhelix , my dear friend who died in may,(still miss her) use to have ceoliac and she use to do that, she make all foods on a monday, leave the whole day for backing, and freeze it all, then if she was ill or anything she always have a meal at hand.
she be kicking me up the butt for what I am doing :O)
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