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| Metal Man88 Posts: 235/701 |
Yeah, I was gonna say. Regular milk sucks. I have no allergies but prefer soymilk and veggie burgers for the TASTE.
Screw you, cows! |
| Alastor Posts: 6615/8204 |
I have good news and bad news, guys.
The good news is that as it turns out, Soy milk tastes so much better than regular milk it's just awesome. The bad news is that xpCynic totally fails. |
| craig3410 Posts: 78/119 |
Originally posted by Pas'ra'chilli Hey, Honey Bunches of Oats is good stuff. |
| Pas'ra'chilli Posts: 42/58 |
How can anybody enjoy cereal period? 
I hate that stuff. Tastes like dog food. |
| xpCynic Posts: 28/208 |
Lactose intolerant? That's too bad. How can you enjoy cereal without milk!? 
Oh well. Guess you'll just have to stick to soy products. |
| Pas'ra'chilli Posts: 41/58 |
I can't imagine being lactose intolerant or having a milk allergy; I drink tons of that stuff a day, all whole milk. Unhealthy? Probably, but I'm not all that interested in living forever.
I'm allergic to certain types of grass pollen and to cats. It's a pity, because I like cats better than dogs, but I just can't be around them for long periods of time. It gets too hard to breathe. |
| Smallhacker Posts: 654/832 |
The only thing I'm allergic to is pollen. Nothing edible, though. However, for some reason, water sometimes makes be throw up... O_o |
| Tarale Posts: 1432/2713 |
Well, you could look into hyposensitisation immunotherapy as a possible solution -- they vaccinate you against progressively larger doses of your allergen -- either reducing or (practically) eliminating the problem (depending on the problem / your body / etc). They don't cure the allergy, but they dramatically improve things.
I've also noted with my own allergies that you can build up a "tolerance" to things through exposure -- ie, when I live with my mother and her dogs, I become more tolerant with regards to my allergy to pet dander. My asthma doesn't get triggered by it, I don't break out in itchiness or sneezing so much, etc. If however I don't see any dogs or cats for months, it will revert to normal again. |
| Alastor Posts: 6588/8204 |
No. |
| Sonicandfails Posts: 359/917 |
Get Lactaid pills (You take on with your first consumption of milk products and it stops any bodily problems with lactose) and Lactaid Milk. Theres even Lactaid Ice Cream...
I know all this because my grandma is Lactose Intolernat, and my family thought I was for some time... |
| Alastor Posts: 6583/8204 |
Originally posted by DarkdataHonestly, I just picked the term I figured people would understand the most, and then threw in qualifiers. I'm fairly certain it's an allergy to milk, and not lactose intolerance. When I made the thread, I didn't know there was that big of a difference, which rather came back to bite me. Go ignorance. |
| ziffhasnoaim/password Posts: 205/292 |
Allergies suck.
Are there going to be any life altering changes in your diet, or are you just going to keep on trying to live in a world that has given you the worst hand of cards imaginable? |
| Cynthia Posts: 3701/5814 |
It's the same effect as an allergy, though... your body reacts in a negative way when the lactose is consumed. The only way around that is through consuming similar products which don't have lactose or not consuming it at all. :\ |
| Sweet Kassy Molassy Posts: 412/886 |
That lactose-reduced milk that Lactaid makes is really good and it's realy milk that's had the lactose removed by enzymatic (sp?) processes instead of nasty soy milk. It's a good alternative to feeling like ass after drinking milk. Me? I'm only somewhat lactose intolerant so I drink milk and the consequences be damned! |
| Darkdata Posts: 339/983 |
Edit:Allthough after rereading the first post I am a little confused.. Is it a milk allergy, lactose intolerance or both?
--- Lactose intolerance is the condition in which lactase, an enzyme needed for proper metabolization of lactose (a constituent of milk and other dairy products), is not produced in adulthood. So as you can see it is not an allergy. There is no "treatment" or "cure" to lactose intolerance. There have been some cases where the intolerance has somehow diminished with time; this has not been studied scientifically, however, and whether it is a case of desensitization remains to be seen. So slowing ingesting milk or lactose may work. Other advice: Such products include commercial sausages (notably frankfurters), medications which may contain lactose as a filler, most meal replacement and protein bars, cottage cheese, and even yogurts containing carageenan or gelatin. Allthough now I have to have to have a talk with my Biology teacher. =/ |
| Cynthia Posts: 3699/5814 |
*finishes a nice tall glass of milk*
AHHHHHHHHHH. ^___^ My argument would be that if you have allergies, then don't drink the stuff. That goes for you, Xeo - you might like it but you can't like having to deal with the upset stomach all the time. Either find some medication that works or... and I'd feel for you if you had to do this, but... drink soy. 
The tolerance idea doesn't work as far as I know. Regardless of how badly they're affected by an allergy, some people only need a teeny bit of something to get affected. So unless someone was willing to suffer, I can't see how that idea works. |
| ||bass Posts: 336/594 |
The cheese thing depends on the type of cheese. For example, American cheese is generally OK because it contains no actual cheese. |
| Alastor Posts: 6578/8204 |
Actually, cane sugar is for the most part fine for me. As long as I don't go overboard on it, or pair it with fruit... |
| Sweet Kassy Molassy Posts: 411/886 |
OMFG you're allergic to CANE SUGAR! I'm sad for you, dude. Cane sugar pwns beet sugar any day of the week.
That really sucks. |
| Xeo Belmont Posts: 303/1016 |
I should probably take some tests myself ...
But my issue, is insane. Because it doesn't make that much sense at all. Usually in the morning, I've noticed if I have a bowl of cereal an hour or two later I'll get a stomach ache. This happens almost, everyday. I also sometimes get a bottle of chocolate milk for work, and after I drink it ... an hour or two later, I'm feeling aches in my stomach. Thing is, I can go out at night and have an oreo shake and have no problem at all. Does it make sense that some dairy products seem to affect me, at random times? But you said it effected your throat? For me it seems to be the stomach. I don't know, my mom said she thinks I could be lactose intolerant, but I don't think that would make sense if some things don't always effect me. Maybe its just me and my bad stomach. I weigh a measly 135lb or something like that, but I took scans several years ago and I was told I have ulcers. Maybe I've just continued to have a bad, weak stomach of some sort that gets upset easily. And for awhile I was on acid reflex medicine. No idea why though, because its rare for someone at such a young age (I took this stuff when I was in Junior High, I was like 14-16) to have acid reflex, and I haven't taken any of that crap for years and I've noticed hardly any change. I should also probably note that every month or so, I have this random gas attack in my stomach or something. Its extremely weird, I'll feel like my stomach is really filled up and its very painful. It goes away after I burp till its 'fixed' I guess (I know thats disgusting, but just giving all the details I can). Egh, I'm gross. |
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