The Ice Cream Queen is lactose intolerant!

[SimpleCycle]

Other things to watch for if you are going all out on this: casienate, sodium lactylate, lactic acid, lactate, whey, butter, etc. Did you know Gummi Bears (the Care Bear kind) have lactic acid in them? How about pepperoni? and most store bought breads? and many prepared sauces? and most baked goods?

It depends if you are trying to avoid just lactose or all milk products. Lactic acid, lactate, and sodium lactylate are not sources of lactose. They begin with lac- for etymological reasons, not because they are manufactured from milk products or contain lactose.

More information can be found at the Lactose Intolerance Clearninghouse, an excellent resource:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...rper/guide.htm

Barb, I wouldn't jump to the lactose intolerance conclusion. I am glad you are seeing a doctor to sort things out. LI symptoms are symptoms of the lower intestine due to undigested lactose fermenting in the intestines. Information from the same lactose inotolerance website says:

"Note that these are all symptoms of the lower intestines. Anyone (except for young children) who gets vomiting, burping, heartburn, or other stomach ills, should look for a difference cause. "

Most people who are lactose intolerance can digest small amounts of lactose. But because there is lactose in so many processed foods, it's pretty easy for it to all add up to too much. That is why reading labels is important. For example, even though I can digest yogurt okay, many brands have added "milk solids", upping their lactose content into my undigestable range.

For you Lactose Intolerant gals, have any of you tried Accelerade? I've been avoiding it because of the whey protien, but whey protien concentrate can be refined so that it has little lactose. Has it caused problems for you? (Of course, I don't digest maltodextrin all that well, either)

[LBTC]

Simple,
my lactose intolerance is mild, consisting of bloating after eating things like cheese or milk and even a tiny bit after eating a good yogurt.

when I drink Accelerade the bloating is quite noticeable. If you have a worse reation to lactose, you may find this one quite difficult!

I switched to soy protein, but it means mixing it with other stuff to get a drinkable pre or post workout drink. I mixed it with yogurt, soy milk, frozen berries and orange juice - I got the recipe from a fitness magazine.

Namaste,
~T~

[SimpleCycle]

I switched to soy protein, but it means mixing it with other stuff to get a drinkable pre or post workout drink. I mixed it with yogurt, soy milk, frozen berries and orange juice - I got the recipe from a fitness magazine.

That's actually what I have been doing, so I think I'll stick with that. I usually blend up some soy milk, bananas, and soy protien powder as a pre ride shake, and whatever I have around with soy protien after the ride (applesauce, yogurt, orange juice, etc)

Thanks for the Accelerade info. I'm glad I've steered clear.

[LBTC]

you're welcome, simple! no need for you to suffer the consequences, too!

Namaste,
~T~

[newbiechick]

I don't have any personal experience with this, but ... my sister has a pretty serious acid reflux problem and dairy products are the worst thing for her. She says cheese doesn't seem to bother her, ice cream seems to be the worst, and other dairy products fall in between. Don't know if it's actually the lactose that causes the problem (but I s'pose that would make sense).

As for the ice cream problem ... just spent the long weekend with said sister and her family ... my nephew is lactose-intolerant ... we had Breyers lactose-free ice cream for dinner Sunday night. My nephew said he has no problem at all with it. So consider that option. Don't know if they make it any flavors other than vanilla ... but there's always chocolate syrup.

Good luck!

Shelley
aka newbiechick

[Barb]

Sorry I took so long getting back. The results are in. I have a hiatel (sp) hernia and acid reflux. So now I am on these pills every day and still can't eat ice cream or STRONG coffee with cream (yum yum).

Now it's just time for some adjustments. That's ok, becuase I have let myself get as big as a house. I'm not even riding as much as I used to. I want all of that to change. So now my cupboards are bare and I am scanning the nutrition threads for ideas. It may be time for me to see a nutritionalist. Sigh....so many needs, so little cash!