Lactose Intolerance

[MandyPug]

So I'm lactose intolerant and with the population of this forum I feel like there ought to be more than just me. I've tried the pills once and didn't find them terribly effective. Now, I also get respiratory issues (i don't know what else to call mucus and stuffy nose stuff plus sinus grossness and actual nose bleeds starting in my sinuses) on occasion, usually if i've had a lot of dairy. More than just would be needed to caught digestive upset. It is getting worse as i get older though and it's limiting what I can eat pretty greatly, and being an apprentice chef this just ain't cool.

SO!

Anyone use lactaid kinds of things? Any that you'd recommend over others? I know it won't help the respiratory **** but I'd rather not be bloated and gross feeling at the slightest bit of cheese or cream based things.

 

[Romy]

Have you tried allergy medication to help with the respiratory symptoms?

There are two types of histamine receptors in the body. H1 are associated with the nose and respiratory tract. H2 are associated with the digestive tract.

Loratidine is a very common, generally very safe and non reactive H1 antagonist. They use it a lot in children's over the county allergy medications.

Ranitidine is also one of many H2 antagonists.

Those are the two I take because I respond well to them, but there are a lot of options out there.

Anyway, when I'm having pollen allergies ranitidine actually works better to stop my nose symptoms for some weird reason. The doc said some people are like that. You might try one or both and see if it helps until you figure out some way to deal with the lactose.

 

[MandyPug]

Have you tried allergy medication to help with the respiratory symptoms?

There are two types of histamine receptors in the body. H1 are associated with the nose and respiratory tract. H2 are associated with the digestive tract.

Loratidine is a very common, generally very safe and non reactive H1 antagonist. They use it a lot in children's over the county allergy medications.

Ranitidine is also one of many H2 antagonists.

Those are the two I take because I respond well to them, but there are a lot of options out there.

Anyway, when I'm having pollen allergies ranitidine actually works better to stop my nose symptoms for some weird reason. The doc said some people are like that. You might try one or both and see if it helps until you figure out some way to deal with the lactose.

Yes i've used Desloratadine and Loratadine for the respiratory effects, they work well. Helps a lot with the stuffy/runny nose but not really the bloody noses but those are pretty rare anyway, i might have to bring that up to my doc sometimes though he's kind of a twat. I'll look at ranitidine based ones as i've never heard of those.

 

[Romy]

Ranitidine is used and marketed as an acid reducer, but it's actually an H2 antagonist. You probably know it as Zantac.

 

[Izzy's Valkyrie]

I'm lucky enough that the lactaid pills work for me. However, I'm not super intolerant. I can have 1 serving of dairy per day without issue but more than a few ounces and I really hate myself. So if I'm going to have a grilled cheese or pizza dinner, I pop a lactaid and carry on.

I know a guy whose body basically shuts down because of milk. If there's any dairy contact with his food, it will make him drowsy and if there's actual dairy, he passes out for hours until his body finished processing it.