purplepadres Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Looking for anyone who has reintroduced non-cow dairy (goat, sheep) separately. I learned on my first round that I can't tolerate cow dairy at all. It was heartbreaking, but the digestive distress that it causes makes it a mostly "not worth it" food for me. And I've tried doing only fermented dairy, and taking a lactase supplement, but still have issues, so it's more than a simple lactose intolerance problem. During my 2nd and 3rd rounds, I just completely skipped a dairy reintro, because I don't consume it anymore, but have become curious about whether I might tolerate goat and/or sheep products better. So, for my 4th round, I've added in a goat dairy day, so I can see how I do with goat cheese, and maybe some goat yogurt. Has anyone done this? What differences did you see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I eat a bit of goats cheese as part of my food freedom. It's much lower in lactose than cheese from a cow, and the fat molecules are smaller which makes it easier to digest. It's also a better source of protein. That said I don't have a HUGE problem digesting diary from a cow so long as it's high fat - although it certainly effects my sleep quality & my breathing which the goats cheese doesn't seem to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplepadres Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Thanks, @jmcbn. I had severe IBS-D flares for years, which doctors just treated by pushing pills at me. No one ever said, "hey, maybe try cutting out dairy and see how you feel!" When I did my first Whole30, I found out the dairy was the culprit, and it's been mostly gone ever since. I do find that I can very occasionally eat a small amount of very high quality cheese (usually in a fine dining environment), but overall, the pain dairy causes is just not worth it. I'm hopeful that I might be able to tolerate the occasional goat cheese in my food freedom, so I guess I'll find out soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplepadres Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Just chiming in to say that goat cheese reintroduction was successful. I had no discomfort upon consumption of chevre and goat's milk cheddar. However, goat's milk ice cream was the bridge too far. Lots of gas. My poor SO! I'm excited at the prospect of a little bit of crumbled goat cheese in my FF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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