Any suggestions for going lactose free?

Have you tried taking Lactaid with dairy products?

Have you tried Lactose Free products?

@januaryjane
Have you tried oat, rice or coconut milk as alternatives? Have you ever worked with a nutritionist/dietitian to help you modify diet and supplements to ensure you are getting the right nutrients? Are you taking any medications and working g with a gastroenterologist? Have you seen an immunologist for allergy testing?

1. https://theibsdietitian.com/blog/the-10-best-lactose-free-milk-options-according-to-a-dietitian
2. https://urbantastebud.com/best-milk-alternatives-lactose-for-lactose-intolerance/
3. https://www.powerofpositivity.com/12-dairy-substitutes-lactose-intolerant/
4. https://www.healthline.com/health/gerd/dairy-and-acid-reflux
5. https://advancedfoodintolerancelabs.com/blogs/news/best-milk-substitutes-your-guide-to-dairy-free-deliciousness
6. https://www.consumerreports.org/health/nutrition-healthy-eating/dairy-products-that-wont-give-you-bubble-guts-a7685591270/
7. https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/a-comprehensive-milk-substitute-guide/

I have IBS-D and also dairy intolerant. I can have milk products if baked in something but can't drink milk or eat yogurt. I have been drinking soy milk for years and before that rice milk. I also drink oat milk which to me tastes better then almond milk. Maybe you should have a work up with a gastro. I also have to go along with the FodMap diet. Ever since I was a kid I knew certain fruits and dairy products bothered my gut.

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.

@januaryjane
Depending on where you’re located: my wife is lactose intolerant so we drink DariGold Fit, this is ultra filtered, way less sugar and nearly double the protein than regular milk. Our other milk of choice is Fairlife; this is by the Coca Cola company and is like DariGold but has 1 less gram of protein and is more money per volume.
Fairlife is available everywhere (I think?) whereas DariGold is not.
If you like chocolate milk, I doubt you will find a better one than Fairlife and DariGold runs a close second.
Both choices are certainly more $ than regular milk but we never have any waste and the expiration date is WAY longer on these two products than the regular.
Both are available in whole and 2%.

MOJO

I used rice milk for many years until I became allergic to it also. Have you ever tried coconut milk yogurt? It’s high in fat, but it’s supposed to be a healthy fat. I ate it for years, but now my stomach is worse and it bothers me. It’s delicious!

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.

I love oatmilk cashew milk coconut milk. All of these work well on my crazy stomach. Good luck!!

I can only do coconut milk, raw A2 milk. I used to oat and cashew, but that really ruined by digestion. And the additives and preservatives and thickeners are full of bad actors.