mcjule Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I already know that I'm lactose intolerant -- I was diagnosed 10 years ago. Knowing that I will react badly is there any reason to reintro dairy? I was planning to skip that reintro. That being said, while I don't plan to eat dairy regularly I can't say that I'll never have a piece of cheese again. Here's some background: 10 years ago I was having horrible cramps and other yuckiness after eating and eventually a doctor diagnosed me with lactose intolerance. I was super good for awhile and avoided dairy. Then I started letting it creep back into my life. I wasn't having ice cream or lattes but I would have some occasionally yogurt or cheese, which did not upset my stomach as much as other milk products. As a result of the Whole 30 I am realizing that dairy really is detrimental to me and I ought to get rid of it as much as possible, but I'm sure I'll occasionally decide the cramping is worth the indulgence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praxisproject Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Reintroduction gives you information. Do you know how you react to different dairy products? Milk makes me really sick, yoghurt I always thought was fine until I did a reintro with it, same with cheese. Dairy is a complete gut disruptor for me. It seems to open the gate to feeling terrible and getting sick, but it's a slow response, so I didn't realise until doing proper reintros. If you want to have it occassionally, you could try to identify the least-disruptive version. I'm not sure why, but Jarlsberg swiss cheese I am least reactive to, all soft cheeses are the worst ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 Interesting -- I hadn't thought of that. Since I know dairy has a negative effect I don't think it makes sense to do a full dairy reintro day -- do you agree? BUT it sounds like I should try isolated dairy items. Is that how you did it? So try goat cheese one day . . . try yogurt another? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 If you want to have dairy of any kind. ever. now it the time to test it. Test only the types you plan to eat and see how you react. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 Missmary -- so test them one at a time? Like one day at a time or one meal at a time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 if you suspect you might do better with fermented dairy, or goat dairy or only hard cheese or whatever, yes: I would do some of one kind of dairy for three meals in a row, return to whole30 eating for a day or two, then test the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyB Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Your story sounds about the same as mine. I could eat yogurt. But now that I don't, looking back on it, I had other lactose intolerant issues (other than cramping that you mention.) Now that I eat very little dairy, my stomach is much happier. I can tolerate some cream in my tea, but other than that, I pretty much stay away from it. I did have a big serving of ice cream after finishing my whole30. It was SO painful. I thought I needed to go to the hospital! To be honest, I don't really miss dairy. I also think my blood sugar is much more stable. I used to eat a greek yogurt every morning for breakfast. I think the sugary fruit in it was causing me blood sugar swings that weren't good. Now I eat deviled eggs and a salad for breakfast and my blood sugar is much better (in addition to my tummy!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetrunning Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Hi all is it true if you have sniffles and itchy throat that's a lactose allergy and the more gas, bloating intestinal is a sensitivity? Or does it not matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Hi all is it true if you have sniffles and itchy throat that's a lactose allergy and the more gas, bloating intestinal is a sensitivity? Or does it not matter? IMHO, it doesn't matter, as it sounds like, for you (based on other posts I've read about your dairy reintro), ingesting dairy makes you less healthy rather than more healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 Very helpful. AllyB, yeah there is no way I could eat ice cream! I am definitely not going to reintroduce that or milk. I may try cream and cheeses. Not sure about yogurt -- I just feel like dairy is going to be bad for me and I should try to minimize it as much as possible. I like yogurt but I certainly don't need it. Will have to think about that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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