Help with Lactose?

Question

I was wondering if anyone could give me a list of or tell me a we site for what NOT to eat if you are lactose. I know the basics like cheese and milk but what about the things that some people do not think about like cottage cheese, cool-whip, sour cream, stuff like that......please help...my husband's family keeps trying to give my daughter stuff that I do not know if she can have.

Answer 1

I think you mean lactose intolerant? Most people who are lactose intolerant are not lactose intolerant, especially if their under 21. Most of those people people probably have some kind of allergy not intolerance.

Nonetheless, for those who are truly intolerant their intolerance is because they fail to produce an enzyme which breaks down lactose (a sugar).

The only way to combat that is to either cut out all dairy products from the diet or to take a medication which is designed to treat lactose intolerance.

Some of those medications are:
Lactase
Lactaid
Lactaid Extra Strength
Lactaid Ultra
Lactrase
Dairyaid
Lactaid Original

Answer 2

It really depends on how severe her case is. I'm lactose intolerant and I can't eat ANYTHING with lactose in it. Reading labels and asking people how they cooked things and what they used has become a hobby of mine. The only way to truly tell how severe lactose intolerance is, is through trial and error. How sick does she get with 1 glass of milk? 2 glasses? Can she eat cake or pancakes or things that are MADE with milk without getting sick? You need to look for things that have Milk, Cheese and Whey. Those are the main ingredients. However, there are some things that are lactose free that one might not think. Like Kraft shredded cheese and those Cracker Barrel cheese bars. Before going to a relatives or friends house for dinner, call them and explain your daughters situation. If they feel uncomfortable making something, make something at home and bring it with you.

Hope this helped!

P.S.- I got most of my information from a Nutritionist. But you can go to the website http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/lactose_intolerance.html

I also wanted to mention that those Lactaid pills sometimes do not work! So be careful with them

Answer 3

Cool whip is lactose free. Some people with lactose intolerance can still manage a little cheese, since the lactose in cheese gets turned into lactic acid. Ice cream, I've found, is the worst thing you can eat if your lactose intolerant. I reccomend Silk soymilk as a milk substitute, tastes great.

Answer 4

http://www.annecollins.com/list-of-lactose-free-foods.htm
There is a good site with great lists of foods.

Just so people know ...

The reason people are lactose intolerant is because lactase, the enzyme that 'digests' lactose (the major sugar found in milk, including human breastmilk) is generally not needed in animals/humans after the age of approximately two, because one would be weaned off their mother's milk. Since humans are the only animal that drinks ANOTHER animal's milk, we experience the pains of lactose intolerance (gas, bloating, etc). Your body just stops making lactase after a certain age for a reason. Most of the world's population is lactose intolerant, but just doesn't have sever symptoms. I think it's a sign that we should not be drinking milk.

Answer 5

What do you mean by--"what NOT to eat if you are lactose?"

Do you mean Lactose Intolerance?--Milk alone contains Lactose---cheese-cottage cheese-sour cream etc do not contain Lactose--Lactose is fermented to Lactic acid--

Do you talk about incompatability of Caesin(Milk Protein) which is present in all the items you have enumerated including Milk (Caesin free diet) ?.

Some children have Lactose Intolerance and some other Children have Caesin Incompatibility--you have to consult a good Doctor-Child Specialist(Paediatrician) and correctly understand youe child's problem

I do not know what is "cool-whip"

Answer 6

Lactose intolerance, some are born with it, some get it as one ages. I'm of the latter group. Here's a website I hope can be of help to you, but like someone suggested, use lactaid. One can't go without some joy in life like ice cream...80)

http://www.foodreactions.org/articles/hidden_milk.html

Good luck.

p.s. I heard goat's milk is somewhat better for those who are lactose intolerant

Answer 7

In about 75% of the world's population, a genetic trait causes levels of lactase (the enzyme that breaks down lactose) to start irreversibly decreasing during early childhood. By adulthood, most lactase activity is lost.

Although the decline in lactase activity affects the majority of the population, not everyone has gas, bloating, diarrhea, and other symptoms of lactose intolerance after consuming normal amounts of lactose. You should just get your daughter used to it now that she's young, so that her body can tolerate it later in life.

Answer 8

In the US, and perhaps other countries, there is new food product labeling that will indicate that milk is one of the products in a food.

Here is link describing the new labeling.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-allergies/AA00057

I realize this only covers milk and may not cover milk derived products. However, it is a reasonably easy way for people to look at the contents in foods sold in the store.

Answer 9

Lactaid makes a lot of products for people who are lactose int. They have a tablet you can take that enables you to eat dairy foods, so check it out!

Answer 10

you can't eat anything that is make with/contain milk. So before eating something think about how is it made.