Question for Lactose Intolerants

Lactose intolerance is apparently a condition of misperception, so it is conceviable to me that some might think goat's milk is easier to digest. However, science says they should be the same.

LawStudent - hi. Never tried these, sorry. But, I am lactose intolerant and do quite well using Lactaid. Then I'm able to have milk products with no problems. This doesn't work for you?

Hi,I have been told people with IBS are often allergic to the protein in milk, as opposed to being lactose intolerant. I have cut out all milk products, and am greatly improved. I drink "Rice Dream" products as I do not care for soy. It's available in grocery stores (ask where) and health food stores. Ice Cream is available too.

Really wondering about Lactose? Visit the lactose zoo. Click below: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/stevecarper/zoo.htm

Interesting thing to note about that website is that there hasn't been any update of the research pages in recent years. I wonder if it has anything to do with that research debunking the common beliefs about lactose intolerance.

Flux, this time it's you to say something which is absolutely INCORRCT!Lactose intolerance is a lack of an enzyme called lactasys which is the responsible for the fragmentation of the sugar lactose.So it's not a matter of perception, it's a physical matter of not producing such enzyme so that it's impossible to digest milk and diary products.

Some things never change. I thought that the midnight cowboy had started to change, but I see not. Flux, perhaps you can explain this:3 day old infant, on milk based formula, symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting, painful abdomen and gas, dehydration, malnutrition. Diagnosis: Lactose intolerance, prescription: Soy formula6 day old infant, gaining weight, no longer crying in pain, no Diarrhea, no vomiting, no unusual gas. Is that infant "perceiving" those symptoms, and does he/she sneak out of the bassinet and read the label on the new formula can, see that is is soy, and SHOULD not cause upsets, and therefore no longer "perceives" the problems?????You are full of baloney! grow up flux!------------------Praying for a cure for this NASTY IBS!

I drink lactose-free milk and I love it! I try to have at least 2 glasses per day. If you can find it, I heartily recommend it - especially for the women - calcium is absorbed into your bones better from food sources (or so they say). You can even get it in fat-free, and it tastes better than regular fat-free milk.------------------Fear can hold you prisoner.......hope can set you free.Missycat

LI in Western adults is matter of BELIEF, not about lack of an enzyme. The evidence for this has been growing over the last few years enough that I think we can safely draw this conclusion.Infants have not been tested for LI. However, it makes sense that they would have symptoms since they are after all infants and their colons have had not had a chance to adapt to the osmotic load of the lactose.

Poor Digester - you took the words right out of my mouth - LOL!!!

PoorDigester:Where did you buy the Soy cheese; I've had both rice milk and soy milk - don't like the taste of either but it's okay to cook with. I'm only looking for cheese substitutes w/o tofu. Asked my mom the science teacher about goat cheese and she suggested I not try it since it's probably similar to cow cheese. I prefer this string to be about my topic and not whether LI exists. I don't know why he keeps saying that when I told him before I took the LI test and the results indicated I was severely lactose intolerant. I suggest everyone ignore him.