I was a pescatarian and went Vegan only a couple of weeks ago to try and improve my health as someone on this forum said they felt so much better.
Sunday and Monday evening I felt quite poorly, particularly yesterday evening as I had intense nausea, I thought I was going to throw up, and awful diorrhea, I am normally constipated. I think I may have found the culprits, my homemade Vegan cheese and nut milk. Gut Healing Soup was on tonight's menu.
I don't want to give up being a Vegan but it's not liking my tummy at all. 🙁
I have up dairy 3 months ago, I feel so well, no pain no diarrhea, and best of all no heartburn!!!
Gave
What milk do you use please i.e. nut/oat milk?
Thank you
Oat milk, best in hot drinks,tea,coffee.
Instead of butter I use Flora non dairy
Thank you Lizzie
I've given up cows milk but as a substitute, have tried the Lactose Free milks that contain Lactase.
I'm not sure if they are agreeing with me.
Have you tried them before?
Thanks.
No haven't tried those
If you do decide to give them a go, I'd be interested in how you get on.
Lactose free milk is just cow milk.
If lactose free milk is still a problem for you, you may be intolerant to cows milk which is different from lacking lactase enzymes.
Right, thanks for pointing that out.
That could well be my issue, as in, even though the Lactose free milk should be ok if I'm lacking the Lactase enzyme, it may that be that I have an issue with cows milk. Hadn't thought of that.
Is there a test for cows milk intolerance? I've heard of hydrogen tests?
Thanks.
Lactose is just a sugar in milk.
Lactase enzymes digest lactose.
I prefer the name lactase enzyme deficiency, instead of lactose intolerance.
Being low on a certain digestive enzyme is totally different to being intolerant to a certain food etc.
Anyone can be intolerant to any food.
Cow products are normally what intolerance tester find most are intolerant to.
One could be intolerant to cows cheese, cows butter and cows milk.
Or they may only be intolerant to 1 or 2 of them.
While on the subject of cow milk, note that one may not be intolerant to cows milk but may have a problem with the a1 protein in certain cows milk, so they would need to buy a2 milk from a supermarket.
I personally don't think cow products are that healthy
Plus i tested intolerant to cows milk and cow cheese, so i use goats butter, goats milk and goats cheese.
I will send you a link for intolerance tests that are done by qualified practitioners.
Thank you for your great reply. That definitely helps. Looks like I'm quite ignorant of cows milk and the issues you may get with it.
I did have intolerance tests done (I think they were IG5 ones) and I was found to have an intolerance to cows milk but i then later discounted them, as the general opinion was that they were not scientifically sound.
I did initially switch to goats milk but then wasn't sure about that milk too after some odd reactions.
I've recently don't the low FODMAP diet for the initial exclusion phase and as a initial food group to re-introduce, I chose milk. Things did seem good for a few days but then I had issues.
I'm now reverting back to almond milk, will let things settle and then try cows milk but not gently and more controlled.
Yes I've tried the Lactose free and was fine with them, not sure if it's because I've gone Vegan. I do think it may be the home made cheese and nut milk but I'm not 100% sure. I hate thus condition, it's such a guessing game and can make you feel so poorly🙁
That's interesting. I'm not totally sure that the Lactose free is ok or not as I was trying other foods too.
Very much agree with you about this condition. I started taking foods out about 4 years ago and that was just wheat but still got occasional flare ups that I couldn't explain.
I'm in the re-introduction phase of a low FODMAP diet I've been following with some success...until trying cows milk...well I think that was the cause.
I'm reverting back to almond milk for a short time then will try cows milk again and maybe even see if I could have a Lactose intolerance test at the docs.
Yes, is a pain for sure.
Thank you for your advice.
John
It certainly is a case of eliminating foods/liquids. I don't think I can tolerate nut milks but I love oat milk and have made my own with some success, I need to try a couple different ways of making it i.e. more oats. I tried commercial Oat Milk last week and love it.
Re food, I've made a gut healing soup and I can vouch that it works as I've eaten it twice now when my tummy has been bad and I've felt so much better.😀
All the best with the elimination.
Alicia