Joelle writes:
>
> I am a newly diagnosed person with LI...  I am so confused about what I can
> and cannot eat.  For instance... can I have any type of cheese?  My sister
> said goats milk has no lactose.  Is this true?  And can I have chocolate?  I
> feel stupid but since I have had no dairy at all for the last couple months
> and actually feel great, I am afraid to try something and start the vicious
> cycle over again.  Any advise would be appreciated.

The longer cheese is aged, the less lactose will be found in it.  So, aged
cheeses should be fairly safe.

I don't know about goat's milk.  I'm allergic to casein, and I really don't
want to find out the hard way that I don't tolerate it.

You can have some dark chocolate, but not milk chocolate.  Read the labels
carefully.

You can also try taking Lactaid with dairy products and drinking Lactaid
milk.  Both of these work well for my LI son.

Good luck on this adventure!


Karin
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