Lactose intolerance is an inability to digest lactose, a type of sugar found in milk and dairy products. Side effects of dairy consumption if you have lactose intolerance include, diarrhea, bloating, flatulence, nausea and cramps, which can be uncomfortable and embarrassing if you are around other people. People with lactose intolerance can be affected to varying degrees, but the majority of people with lactose intolerance can tolerate small amounts of dairy products.
A total of 12 grams of lactose, which is equivalent to about one glass of milk, can usually be consumed with mild or no symptoms. And, if the lactose is consumed across a whole day, a person with lactose intolerance may even be able to have twice this amount of lactose. Lactose-free or dairy-free unsweetened alternatives can be a healthy replacement for regular dairy products.
These can be used in baking too. Look for:. A lactose-free or lactose-reduced diet may not contain enough calcium and vitamin D. It is beneficial to add foods rich in calcium and vitamin D to balance out the loss. Examples of these foods include:. Using lactose-free and lactose-reduced milk and milk products may help you lower the amount of lactose in your diet.
These products are available in many grocery stores and are just as healthy for you as regular milk and milk products. If you are lactose intolerant, make sure you get enough calcium and vitamin D each day.
Milk and milk products are the most common sources of calcium. Vitamin D helps your body absorb and use calcium. Be sure to eat foods that contain vitamin D, such as eggs and certain kinds of fish, such as salmon.
Some ready-to-eat cereals and orange juice have added vitamin D. Some milk and milk products also have added vitamin D. If you can drink small amounts of milk or milk products without symptoms, choose products that have added vitamin D. Also, being outside in the sunlight helps your body make vitamin D.
Talk with your doctor or dietitian about whether you are getting the nutrients you need. For safety reasons, also talk with your doctor before using dietary supplements or any other complementary or alternative medicines or practices.
It is hard to know what to eat. Does anyone know if that whey is high in lactose? Most Cabot brand cheeses contain no lactose! Make your own pizzas by shredding Cabot cheddar-jack or monterey jack — delicious! Hi my son was diagnosed with lactose intolerance at the age of 6 months.
Milk, butter, chocolate etc. But now and again he has an unset tummy like he use to with diarrhoea. Could this be possible? Will he ever out grow this? I became lactose intolerant during pregnancy. I was wondering if powdered cheese has any lactose in it. For ex. I seem to have a reaction to most of the dairy products I eat.
This was very interesting read. I knew that people have differing levels of intolerance but I always wondered why I was ok with yogurt and cheese but not cream sauces and other heavy milk products. My lactose problem was a little wobbly growing up too. Had to have soy formula as a baby but from 2 until about 22 I was fine with all milk products.
Even New England clam chowder. Then the lactose problem came back full force with milk and cream. I know most children have the lactase enzyme for breastfeeding which is why intolerance usually shows up later in life. And fun fact: a large amount of people from Slavic and I believe African ethnicities, as well, are lactose intolerant. Now that fact replaced something useful and someone forgot how to drive a car lol. I want to make Greek yogurt for mom who is lactose intolerant.
Can you make Greek yogurt using lactose intolerant milk? Anyone have any inputs? So if you have unpleasant symptoms when eating most dairy, opt for hard cheeses like aged cheddar, Parmesan, etc. Is oikos a good yoghurt brand? What are some High quality Greek yoghurts? Hi, My wife is lactose intolerant and has hiatus hernia. She has to be very selective in what she eats. Her diet are foods like boiled sweet potato and carrots, canned beans, boiled eggs, salad, chicken or fish and in small portions.
As replacement for milk she drinks soy milk, no dairy or regular cheese at all anymore. She has debated having an operation for hiatus hernia. She is from Finland. It seems to me that the main issue with her diet and stomach acid upset is due to hiatus hernia?
Do you think a hiatus hernia operation is the answer for her? I would recommend consulting your physician. I am not a doctor and cannot answer individual health status questions, nor diagnose any kind of medical condition. Best wishes to your wife.
No disrespect towards you, Amelia. It is a painful, chronic, and serious ailment that could land you in a hospital. I suggest the first step is replace standard dairy with the available substitutes, and never going back.
Trying alternatives such as Vegan cream cheese to replace the dairy version. If having yogurt, only going with Kefir or Probiotic with none of the garbage.
You want fruity flavor add some fruit. From there you can test your limits because every individual is different. I can also eat all hard and deli cheeses. Then in doing research, I found that Cocoa Powder counteracts Lactose in dairy, so I added Cocoa Powder to make chocolate whipped cream and the heavens have opened.
My waistline may not like it, but I have a happy remedy. I can also eat pizza without a problem, even with extra cheese. Especially considering the many health benefits most dairy does offer. Research everything, experiment, learn your limits and then enjoy your new foods.
You may not be able to tolerate anything dairy, but no one else but you can figure that out. There is so much info out there for you to learn on the internet or at the library or talking to your doctor. Now go learn for yourself. Hi Eric — your tips are solid and I appreciate you chiming in with sound guidance. Many times, we as individuals have to do some trial and error to find what works for our own bodies.
But in the meantime eliminating most dairy products, and reading ingredients lists, are good places to start! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
What Can You Eat? Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about lactose intolerance. What is lactose? Lactose is the naturally-occurring sugar found in milk and most dairy products. Is lactose intolerance the same as being allergic to milk? Most people with lactose intolerance can eat yogurt.
The good bacteria live, active cultures found in yogurt will help digest the lactose for you. Aged cheeses. The harder a cheese, the less lactose it has. Lactose is found in the watery part of milk, and since harder cheeses have less liquid, that means they contain less lactose. Extra sharp cheddar, Parmesan, Pecorino, aged gouda and other very hard cheeses have essentially no lactose.
Lactase-fortified dairy products. Lactaid is the most well-known example in this category, but there now quite a few other cheeses, yogurts, and ice creams that are fortified with the lactase enzyme, so people with lactose intolerance can digest them. Low-fat dairy products in small amounts. These foods are also higher in protein and calcium than their high-fat counterparts. Finding the foods that work for you may just be a matter of trial and error, so start slow.
Dairy products eaten with a lactase pill. Pop a lactase pill minutes before consuming dairy to see if this method works for you. What foods should be avoided? Large serving sizes of dairy products. Your body is more likely to tolerate dairy if you eat only a little at a time. Very high fat dairy products like ice cream, soft creamy cheeses and cream or foods made with cream. These actually have less lactose than low-fat products, but tend to be more irritating to those with lactose intolerance or who are sensitive to rich foods.
The one exception here is aged cheese, which is high-fat but low-lactose. Whey protein concentrate. This is mostly because of reason 2. Many soft-serve desserts, smoothies, and protein shakes have significant amounts of whey protein concentrate, and will cause major digestive distress.
You Might Also Like Superfood or Monster From the Deep? September 17, Reply Amelia October 19, at am Hi Jess. Reply liz July 18, at am hi im liz, im also lactose intolerant. Reply alice May 12, at am Oreos are dairy free!!
Jenn May 15, at pm well.. Annie June 17, at am Soy has a protein. Makenzi November 23, at am Yes they are. Reply Christina June 7, at am Chocolate is not made with dairy. Elizabeth Randall June 7, at pm Thanks Christina and everyone else for the info. Still trying to find what i CAN eat though. Melissa July 17, at pm You can eat dark chocolate reesees! Reply Jen November 12, at am Actually, oreos are vegan — yes!
Reply Ludicrous Mama March 31, at pm Lactose intolerance is often linked with gluten-intolerance, both of which can develop later in life. Amelia Winslow March 31, at pm Great information! Reply Joyce Mercer April 14, at pm I am also lactose intolerance I free lactose free milk and a little bit of cheese at dominion supermarket.
Reply sammy October 8, at pm Oreos are vegan. Reply Ludicrous Mama March 31, at pm My lactose-intolerant kid never had issues with dairy in baked goods, unless it had real buttercream or cream cheese frosting. Reply Alan February 12, at am got just the one for you Nut Bars BUT you make them your self owing to knowing what you put in you can put almost any nut you can think of use olive oil and three spoons of honey or syrup mix well in and into a grease proof tray cook for 15 mins gas 5 till it browns off slightly take out grease proof on top wait till it cools then into the freezer for half an hour.
Reply Rose February 22, at pm Hi im lactose intolerant too i dont know what i can eat either! Reply Amelia May 10, at pm Hi Susan. Reply Rick May 17, at pm Have you tried authentic Greek yogurts? Reply Amelia May 21, at pm Also, Greek yogurt should be less problematic for those who are lactose intolerant because when the whey is strained, so is most of the lactose, so the result is a lower-lactose, higher protein yogurt. Reply grace June 5, at pm Hi I believe I am lactose intolerant.
Reply Zelda Emmett March 20, at am You could be fructose intolerant, I have a stomach problem and are trying fructose free, not easy but stomach is a little better,but only been doing it a week. Reply grace June 5, at pm Every time I eat sweets, drink milk or have anything with lactose in it. Not just sweets. Reply Jenn June 14, at am The best way is to stop eating dairy for 2 weeks. Best of luck! Reply Amelia June 15, at am These are great tips, Jenn!
Thanks for your thoughts! Reply shiana July 13, at am i guess it depends on the severity i had an endoscopy and it came back with severe lactose intolerance so i cant eat any dairy. Reply Kayleigh Beale February 24, at pm Hi my daughter just had an endoscopy and hers was severe and i was told to start her on lactose free diet and i was wondering do you not eat anything that says it had milk in like bread,chicken nuggets and all sorts of foods its hidden in cos its in almost everything and shes 5years old and already used to eatting most things.
Reply Amanda September 6, at am The lactaid chewable vanillas work very well for me…but if you continue to eat dairy 45 minutes later, you will want to take another….
Reply Amelia September 6, at pm Thanks for the tips, Amanda! Reply KC August 5, at pm This is all good in theory but for those that are severely lactose intolerant, use caution. Reply Amelia August 8, at am Good points! Reply Sadie August 6, at pm Hi everyone! Reply Charles Herold August 8, at pm Steve Carper, who has written a lot about lactose intolerance, says low-fat milk has somewhat more lactose than whole milk, so your claim that low-fat milk is okay for those who are lactose intolerant would seem to contradict his claim.
Reply Cris perry January 1, at am Bryers makes a lactose free vsnilla i e cream …. Reply Emily December 15, at pm Rice dreams! Reply Patty August 29, at pm Hello Everyone! Reply Amanda September 6, at am Hi — I pulled up this article, becaue I had heard that those with lactose intolerance can eat Greek yogurt with little to no side effects…unfortunately, not the case for me.
Reply Brittany October 17, at am I just became lactose intolerant this summer but I have actually never been able to eat yogurt. Reply Irisel September 19, at pm My son has IBS and he ate two pieces of cake with frosting I was wondering if that caused him pain and diarrhea the next day?
Reply Lindsay October 12, at pm Hi!! Reply Brianna October 20, at am Hi, i just recently found out that I am lactose intolerant, I have been having a lot of problems with my stomach.. Reply Cris perry January 1, at am Your body does not produce the lactase enzyme to digest lactose which is found in milk products.
Reply Brittinne November 15, at pm Im breastfeeding and my daughters doctoe said that she might be lactose intolerant so i now have to go on a milk free diet. Reply Sis. Gloria Mateen December 2, at am My problem is when ever I eat frozen yogurt I have a very bad headache after. Reply dlarkin December 31, at pm Every other reputable website I check seems to disagree with what it says here about whey protein.
Reply Amelia January 13, at pm Good question. Reply Jennyangelight February 4, at pm I have been lactose intolerant my whole life. Reply Amelia February 4, at pm This is lots of great information, Jenny — thanks for sharing!
Reply Emily December 15, at pm Thanks for the tip on medicines.
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