Another addition......
#351870 - 11/09/09 07:33 PM
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So today my doctor calls and tells me I am lactose intolerant. Just another addition to the wonderful world of IBS. Its like I am becoming an involuntary vegetarian. Ok....I still eat chicken. It'll all work out. He is supposed to send me a diet for that but when I asked about the IBS he said he doesn't have a specific diet he follows. Thats fine though because I am gonna follow Heather's diet. It always seems to get me where I need to be. Thanks Heather!
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Just fyi
Even lactose intolerant can drink milk
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2000/86.htm
a persons body produces "an intestinal enzyme, lactase" and a lot of people with lactose intolerence can tolerate small amounts of diary. When you go over the lactase amount your body personally makes you can get symptoms. Of coruse diary also has fat which can trigger IBS, but it doesn't mean you have to cut it out altogether, but might need to reduce the amount to what you can personally tolerate. Say for example a half a glass of milk. Your body might produce enough lactase do digest that amount, but when you go over you can have a problem.
also you can try things like Lactaid and see if it helps.
http://www.lactaid.com/page2.jhtml?id=/lactaid/health/health.inc
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it's not just the lactose, it's the fat, and the dairy proteins like casein and whey.
The good part is it's really easy to just use soy, rice, or nut substitutes for everything from milk to cheese to ice creams.
All the IBS recipes are already dairy-free so no worries. 
Best,
H
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I agree. I almost feel like the test was useless but went ahead anyway. I was already using Rice Milk. My problem is cheese. What for that? Veggie Cheese has casein. Now what?
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You can get vegan cheese without casein but it doesn't taste very good. I eat the kind with casein (Lisanti brand). That little amount of dairy protein is lactose free and as long as a huge amount isn't eaten it is fine.
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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I understand the fat for sure and the lactose, but what is problematic with "dairy proteins like casein and whey." and digestion?
I am just curious.
Also, Soy cheeses, for example, often contain casein derived from milk.
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add very minimal amounts, and no whey. It's very different than the amount you'd get from dairy.
I have to stand by this - dairy is one of the greatest IBS triggers. It's really rare that someone can eat all the dairy they want and stay stable at the same time. My two cents, but it's an important aspect of the IBS diet this board is devoted to.
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H
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I am one of the ones who actually can't tolerate the milk. I was out of my rice milk one week and decided to just buy organic fat free milk.....the next two weeks were awful....I will stick with the Rice Milk because I actually like it. I have been able to eat yogurt with no major problems. But I definitely cannot eat cheese or ice cream, but I don't miss them that much.
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In my IBS life it's my main trigger. I have been using the Rice Milk for over a year. I just stopped eating cheese for a long time. I never ate much ice cream anyway so that was not a problem at all. My second biggest trigger is any red meat and most of my symptoms do not appear the day I eat the trigger food.....it's usually a day or two after.
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Has anyone read the China Study By T.Colin and Thomas Campbell? It addresses casein. An interesting read.
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