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What alternative milks work for you?

Posted by januaryjane @januaryjane, Apr 27 2:12am

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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januaryjane | @januaryjane | May 6 10:43pm
In reply to @cidermom64 "Also, I use the A2 milk to make yogurt, with a small 1/2 cup per gallon..." + (show)
@cidermom64

Also, I use the A2 milk to make yogurt, with a small 1/2 cup per gallon of regular plain good yogurt with as many probiotics I can find. I use the lazy slow cooker method to make yogurt.

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What is the lazy slow cooker way to make yogurt?

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januaryjane | @januaryjane | May 6 10:48pm
In reply to @mdl555 "I have dealt with IBS for a very long time. Am lactose intolerant and have had..." + (show)
@mdl555

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.

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I have ibs-c, bad gerd and chronic recurring gastritis. I'm lucky at times to be able to stomach anything but water. So my elimination process seems endless, pointless at times!

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bethechange86 | @bethechange86 | May 17 1:56am
In reply to @sungaltoo "I use unsweetened vanilla almond milk but I only use 2 oz mixed with 2 oz..." + (show)
@sungaltoo

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

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No, cashews are not in the poison ivy family.
Cashews belong to the Anacardiaceae family, which also includes mango, pistachio, and poison ivy. However, cashews do not contain the same urushiol oil that causes allergic reactions in poison ivy.
Therefore, while cashews are related to poison ivy in a botanical sense, they do not pose the same allergic risk

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ariel2025 | @ariel2025 | May 17 2:17pm

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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boyersandy | @boyersandy | May 18 5:45pm
In reply to @bethechange86 "No, cashews are not in the poison ivy family. Cashews belong to the Anacardiaceae family, which..." + (show)
@bethechange86

No, cashews are not in the poison ivy family.
Cashews belong to the Anacardiaceae family, which also includes mango, pistachio, and poison ivy. However, cashews do not contain the same urushiol oil that causes allergic reactions in poison ivy.
Therefore, while cashews are related to poison ivy in a botanical sense, they do not pose the same allergic risk

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I picked a mango and did not wash my hands. I must have touched my eye at some point because the next morning my eye was swollen shut. The dermatologist gave me a shot of cortisone and warned me against ever picking cashews. It is not the fruit but the oil from the tree that causes allergic reactions. Also the oil from poison ivy that can be spread to parts of body or washed off with warm soapy water.

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