Lactose Intolerance

Posted by: Sparkle

21st Aug 2013 05:26pm

I've just found out I'm lactose intolerant (after years of symptoms it's great to finally find out what is wrong). It means though that I have to stop buying dairy products - does anyone else have this problem and does it affect your lifestyle?

candyb

21st Oct 2014 11:16am

Hi! I have an allergy to Lactose and Casien (Milk protein) so I have to be super careful. To be perfectly honest it really doesn't affect my life at all and I often think it worries others more than me, for example when eating out everyone wants me to decide where we will go as I have "issues" and can't eat what I want. I have rarely found a restaurant where there wasn't at least a chicken salad with no dressing ;) I have many people in my life who don't know about my allergy and when I tell them the are quite shocked as I am always eating haha. Coffee was hard initially as there is always the risk of cross contamination between soy and whole milk but I now drink black as it is just easier, other than that just be careful you check products and their ingredient lists. Stick to whole foods and you really can't go wrong.

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