Effect of lactose intolerance?

[Gappy]

I think I may of been blaming the effects of lactose intolerance on metformin. I've had the reaction for a long time, but recently came back from a few days away where I was problem free. Im considering if this is down to the treat of a cooked breakfast while away- meaning I've not had the quantity of milk I normally would have with cereals. Today is my first trial of lactose free milk. I have a doctors appointment away the end of August and will mention it there, but if I'm right it's great news! I read that lactose intolerance increases sugar levels, so I cut that down, it also mens I can probably tolerate more metformin of needed! Anybody have experience of this and advice on what other relevant steps could help?

 

[DaveB]

You may be right but is your Metformin the SR (Slow Release) version? I read few months back that some of the milk problems people have is not the lactose but another ingredient in the milk and I gather you can buy a type of milk without that but I've no idea where.

 

[Ljc]

I have used Lactofree milk, cheese and cream for years and they have saved me an awful lot of unpleasantness. Fingers crossed you have solved your problem.

 

[mikeyB]

Lactose intolerance is not a health condition. It's perfectly normal for billions of people around the world. That's why you don't see milk or cream in chinese cooking. Or why a lot of eastern recipes use coconut milk .In the western world we have bred it out of ourselves so we can can steal milk form babies and and baby animals. So folk with lactose intolerance are just throwbacks to an earlier time. The vast majority of animals are lactose intolerant as adults.

Whether it's actually the lactose as @Docb suggests is neither here nor there. Its the milk wot does it.

 

[HenryBennett]

Lactose intolerance is not a health condition. It's perfectly normal for billions of people around the world. That's why you don't see milk or cream in chinese cooking. Or why a lot of eastern recipes use coconut milk .In the western world we have bred it out of ourselves so we can can steal milk form babies and and baby animals. So folk with lactose intolerance are just throwbacks to an earlier time. The vast majority of animals are lactose intolerant as adults.

Whether it's actually the lactose as @Docb suggests is neither here nor there. Its the milk wot does it.

I’m slightly lactose intolerant and discovered it during my army training nearly 50 years ago. I was in the habit of drinking a whole pint of milk from the mess after dinner/supper. I started to feel nauseous at night after a few weeks of this, and one night bought my bottle of milk, looked at it and said “You’re what’s making me sick.”

Ever since then I’ve rationed my dairy intake and rarely have problems. I sometimes turn it to my advantage. When I started my low carb diet back in February I’d have just enough yogurt at lunchtime to make me feel nauseous and put me off my dinner!

 

[Drummer]

Cereals with milk don't usually feature in the diet of a type two anyway - are you sure you can cope with that amount of carbohydrate?

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Interesting discovery @Gappy

Hope you can repeat the results and make adjustments that mean you have more options going forwards

not so long ago it would have been tricky to find alternatives, but there are hundreds of lacto free and plantbased alternatives nowadays, both in supermarkets and in cafes/restaurants 🙂

 

[Gappy]

So far so good, I'm type 2 without testing strips but "those" side effects have gone over the last 3 days. Another sign of high sugar levels has gone too- so definately working for me on this evidence. I have an appt at the end of August so will mention it then and hope to get an official diagnosis but for now I continue as I'm seeing benefits!