Lactose Intolerant...help?

Sorry, but you are NEVER past the "changing reaction" phase. As you age things always change with your body, especially when it comes to digestion.

Hard cheese should be ok most of the time because it does not contain lactose usually.

Sour cream can have a range of lactose, (it is around 4% usually), so it is possible that the lactose content of that particular brand went up past your threshold, or they added an ingredient that you are just now developing some sensitivity to.

The same goes for ice cream (it can vary) Sherbets have the least lactose, so you may want to try that instead and see how you react.

For cooking, used tofu or any of the appropriate soy products. Go here for a good substitution list:

http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/glossary-popul...

Lactaid products have never worked for me either. I only use them if some lactose sneaks as a "hail Mary" move as I call it, lol!

Hope this helps!

Maybe you should just stay away from ice cream and sour cream for now, there are alot of dairy-alternatives out there. There is soy, rice, and coconut ice cream. I know at the health food we have here there is a sour cream alternative. I think if your body isnt responding well to a certain food, you should listen to your body. Maybe focus on eating things that strengthen your body, like dark green leafy veggies. I cant tolerate dairy much either, I have noticed with me some brands affect me and others dont as much. I try to eat all organic and I feel better when I do :)

You may have lost the last of your lactase producing cells as you are getting older. Or if you have had a stomach bug that can sometimes bring it on

You can get lactase tablets from some healthfood shops. I use them if I am having more than about 150ml milk.

Natural yogurt and cheese should be OK as the lactose is fermented out of these two products during their manufacture

You could also try delact milk - where they have used an enzyme to break down the milk - it tastes a bit sweeter though because glucose and galactose (the two parts of lactose) are sweeter than lactose.

I've had it too for my whole life (16 years) and have eventually built my body up strong enough to handle one glass of milk a day, however i hardly drink milk once a week. Like you cheese has always been fine for me, but i have no idea what's happening to you right now. Have you changed products or something? I dunno...

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