Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Some info on Milk Consumption

I had mistakenly posted this in the "Living Room" so I thought to include it here. This worked for me and maybe it will work for someone else as well. Its just a summary so if there are any questions about the rest of my experience I'll be glad to answer them (within reason ok ?). And yes I did get and read the book Eating for IBS. It was very helpful.

I was diagnosed with IBS around two years ago. Although I'm doing well with it now it was bad for the last six or seven years with the five years or so prior to that progressively worsening.
In the process I discovered a milk intolerence of sorts. My doctor said this is common with IBS sufferers. Up until recently whenever I drank milk I would get bloating, gas, and cramping. The only help was to immediately take GAS-X or do without milk. So I did without dairy for the last several years. But over the past month I discovered some help for this problem. I began to drink Raw Milk from a local dairy farm. After drinking a glass of raw milk I waited. Guess what ? NOTHING HAPPENED !
I was delighted so after a couple hours I got brave and drank another glass. Guess what ? NOTHING HAPPENED AGAIN !.
Its been four weeks and I drink at least one glass of raw milk daily. So far so good. In fact after adding raw milk to my coffee the coffee no longer bothers me either.
Be aware though that I still avoid artificial sweeteners and use only sugar in my coffee for sweetening. I also still avoid other trigger foods and carbinated bevereges due to the gas. But so far raw milk has been a winner for this IBS sufferer. There are some helpful web sites out there that explain why this can work. I don't want to take up too much time and space with a lengthy lecture. Just GOOGLE on "raw milk" and read some of the info for yourself. For the first time in years I can also eat cereal with milk in the morning.
I hope this info can help someone else.

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