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I've been following the diet (except for the 2 or 3 oz. of lactose free cheese) for about 4 months. Still waiting to find stable.

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Well, if you cut out the dairy completely you might get the results you'd like. I understand that you don't want to give it up, but there are some really tasty substitutes, such as almond cheese. You might also find that once you remove that trigger, that you'll be better able to tolerate foods higher in IF, such as beans and other vegetables. Anyway, I totally understand how hard it is to give up certain foods. I still dream about eating real cheese!

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Lactose-free doesn't mean milk or dairy free either. And lactose intolerance isn't the same as IBS, although an IBS sufferer can also have lactose intolerance. I too, dream of real cheese, and my bf still eats it around me.

But I can handle Soysation soy cheese in small amounts at a time, although iirc, that one might have milk derivatives like casein in it.

Almond cheese is fantastic. (Just my opinion.)

But, I, too, have stuck very stubbornly to a few habits that are devastating to an IBS sufferer - smoking and drinking alcohol. I've cut out nearly every other huge trigger like caffeine and carbonated beverages to name but a few I've been trying to strictly stay away from (the list is long).

No one here is forcing anyone to stay on a certain diet or eating regimen. It's up to us to make that decision on our own, for our own good or bad. So if you choose to keep eating the lactose-free cheese, you can, but just realize that it's possible that it may be causing you to not get completely stable. Not trying to sound like I'm lecturing, just saying that this IBS board/website and the books and everyone's advice and experiences are here for us to learn from, but we don't have to take the advice if we are unable to or just don't want to. We just have to take responsibility for what we do/don't do in how our choices make us feel. That's what I say to myself sometimes when I'm debating whether to eat something I probably shouldn't.

Anyways, good luck, and take care.

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XOXO from lil' ol' me. (IBS-C, mood disorders, etc., etc.)

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