Ed, (and Steve) thank you again! and just one more thing:I live in Brazil, and I bought a box of lactaid with 120 tablets... an I paid for it U$28 How much do you pay for it there? xxx, fe. >From: Ed Parshall <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Milk/Casein/Lactose-Free List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: lactaid >Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 23:21:49 -0500 > >fe, > >As Steve Carper has mentioned, each person is different and so we must >experiment with dosage. Also, cheeses vary in their lactose content as do >other dairy products -- swiss is tolerated better than American (see > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/stevecarper/percent.htm >for a breakdown on lactose content of various foods), and portions >vary. I can tell you what works for me: > >one Lactaid caplet (9000 FCC Lactase Units) per average slice of pizza. >one Lactaid caplet per bowl of cereal (I don't finish the milk, in fact, >usually > eat cereal dry or with 100% Lactaid free milk when at home. It has the > benefit of having a long shelf life.) >one Lactaid caplets generally for each average portion which contains > lactose. If you have cramps or other symptoms later, than you know > you took too little. Instructions are on the Lactaid box. > >I use mainly the 9000 Single-Serve Packets because I can carry several >in my pocket -- girls could probably save money by carrying a bottle in >their purse, but it would be unconfortable in your pocket. I keep a >bottle in the kitchen. The 3000 unit dosages are not enough for me. > >Hope this helps, > >Ed Parshall [log in to unmask] > > > > Thank you Sarah, thank you Ed! > > > > Ed, it was exactly what I would like to know....(about the dosage) > > For exemple, for one slice of muzzarela's pizza, how many "lactaids" >have >I > > to take? or does it depend on each one? > > Is it to take as soon as you eat, right?!!! > > > > xxx, > > fe. _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com