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Any suggestions for going lactose free?
Digestive Health | Last Active: Jan 1, 2019 | Replies (58)Comment receiving replies
I've always loved milk but within the past six years have become lactose intolerant.
I can eat ice cream and cheese but very small portions. My gut gives me grief with sour cream, yogurt and cream cheese. So I can't eat yogurt for the good probiotics!! (I loved my greek)
Recently I bought some almond milk with less sugar. (Tried to find organic but couldn't)
It was great, I had a small cup with breakfast two mornings in a row. Then my stomach turned on me.
Don't know if I'll ever be able to stomach even milk alternatives. Used to drink soy a long time ago but that eventually got to me.
Haven't tried others but I know a few are high in Fodmaps.
Has anybody had luck with any milk alternative, specifically?
I deal with ibs, gerd and motility issues.
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I use unsweetened vanilla almond milk but I only use 2 oz mixed with 2 oz of decaf coffee and 4-6 oz filtered water. My stomach/gut problems have cleared up mostly— turns out I was allergic to dairy. I have about an ounce or two of organic greek yogurt a few times a week. Sometimes I’ll have goat cheese or once in a blue moon a very thin pat of white cheddar. I can’t tolerate soy at all. I do use plant based butter sometimes or even Kerry butter but it’s an extremely small amount just for taste. I mostly use collagen and protein powder in my decaf drink 3x a day and multivitamin and Viactive calcium chew for calcium and Vitamin D. It’s all worked great for my calcium at 1200mg plus protein in between meals. I found out cashew milk is in the poison ivy family and oatmeal milk turns to sugar fast. So I limit my almond milk daily to 6-8 oz to get 450mg calcium along with the powder and chew for 1200 mg, the RDA at my age. Hope this helps
I use coconut milk. It is unsweetened with vanilla. The "SO Delicious" brand does not have coconut flavor, but "Silk" brand does taste like coconut in my opinion.
I have many food issues and am allergic to nuts and oatmeal as well as unable to tolerate any dairy milk. A dietitian had recommended soy milk from soy protein, not from the soy bean for IBS. The milk is not as thick and has a stronger soy flavor. Maybe it could work for someone.
Best wishes, it is difficult to lose food choices.
Have you tried coconut yogurt as I find this really good as an alternative. According to Monash University, a serving of 125gms is low FODMAP. Also I use oat milk and coconut milk. (both organic). Oat milk is low FODMAP at 6 tablespoons (although I can tolerate a larger amount) and coconut milk (I use organic UHT longlife unsweetened and a low serve is 3/4 cup. I find the Monash University app is so helpful in quickly looking up food items.
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I have dealt with IBS for a very long time. Am lactose intolerant and have had problems post gallbladder surgery. A few years ago diagnosised with gastroparesis and have been on a variation of FADMAP.
I recently have landed on Soymilk tasting better than the others and is higher in protein.
I tolerate the almond yogurt in small amounts. What I have found is that it is a slow process of elimination - what works and what does not. Wishing you the best in this journey.