Originally Posted by LankyIanB

Anyway - you'll be surprised what you can still eat. Just because it says contains milk doesn't mean it'll always have an effect.

Really? I'm too pussy to try, becuase it puts me out for so long. I ate 1 ferroro roche a while ago and it put me out for a whole day, and serious discomfort for a couple more after!

If I read it has any milk in it I avoid it. "Milk" "Skimmed Milk" "Milk Powder" etc.

Milk, cream, ice cream are a complete no.

Yep.

You may find that you're ok with hard cheeses, but not with soft cheeses such as cottage cheese.

Not a great cheese fan anyway, but I discovered I can no longer eat Pizza. Cheese burgers from fast food places is a gamble. Sometimes I react and sometimes I dont, even with the same food from the same outlet.

Alternatives -

Milk - You can get Lactose Free milk from most major supermarkets. I don't bother with it, but my wife uses it.

Tried it, can drink it, but dont miss it (I only used to have milk in tea, thats about it - do black tea now)

Ice Cream - only thing I've found is Coconut Milk Ice Cream

Im trying to find one that has a bit of variety to it, most I can find are all plain vanilla or plain choc

Cream/Custard etc - if you can be bothered, find a kosher shop, they have some reasonable alternatives as you can't have meat and milk in the same meal. So they're very good at non-dairy puds. Most supermarkets have alternatives but I can't be bothered to try all of them as I've got used to "dry" puds. Some of the soya creams are quite nice though.

Again, not a great pudding/cream fan, but thanks for the heads up.

There was very little around in the way of alternatives when I first found I had this and I've got used to dry puds, you'll find that if you leave it a couple of months you'll forget what real dairy stuff tastes like and find the alternatives aren't so bad.

I've been intolerant now for a few years, and although its not a MAJOR pain in the ass, recently I have started to get that craving for "real" stuff again, even though its never been a big (or even small) part of my diet before. Psycological I think!

Ian

Originally Posted by Venom

Not tried it as I'm not lactose intolerant, but I saw this at the supermarket and remembered her pitching her frozen dessert on dragon's den and it was good enough to get their investment.

http://www.worthenshaws-freedom.co.uk

Originally Posted by beabert

you want lactase enzyme. you can get drops for milk too, drop some in, leave over night and you can drink as normal in the morning.