[JulyZerg]

So everytime I drink milk I get the runs...which is pretty gay...I can eat dairy-products that are made with milk like Ice-cream and Cheese and I'm fine but it's just when I drink a glass of milk I get the runs.

What's the best tasting or best alternative to milk for Lactose Intolerant people?

Thanks.

[DC5-S]

me too I get the runs as well.. what I do is buy Lactose-free Milk.. its like $4.50 for 2 litres.. expensive, but i drink 1 cup a day (mix it in my shake)

[InvisibleSoul]

Or you can drink regular milk but take Lactaid pills...

[aznrsx1979]

There's potato milk. I've never tried it though so i'm not sure of the taste.

[Fafine]

drink a little at a time to try and get use to it? since you can eat cheese and icecream just fine.

[SkinnyPupp]

Or you can skip milk all together. It's not like it's a necessity in life.

[Manic!]

Dairyland sells lactose free milk.

[E=mc²]

I find that if I drink milk in the morning I sometimes get a stomach ache.
During the rest of the day, a glass or two are fine.

[hal0g0dv2]

Or you can skip milk all together. It's not like it's a necessity in life.

say what

[!SG]

take lactaid enzyme pills,

in recent years, ive become lactose in tolerant. no milke, no bubble tea, no cereal, hell, not even milk in my coffee =(

[SkinnyPupp]

say what
You can get by just fine without milk. The only time I drink milk is with my coffee, and occasionally in a protein shake. But coconut milk has replaced regular milk in that regard.

Also try drinking whole milk (you should never drink skim milk anyway), because lactose intolerant people generally have a better time digesting whole milk. (source (http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/26/4/393))

[!SG]

its tough when there are a lot of foods and drinks that have milk products in them, especially in the north america diet.

its even more rough when you develop lactose intolerance. in my case, i was easily a 4L jug of milk a week person. i grew up drinking milk, and pretty much the only one in the family that did.

and sucks that i cant even eat ice cream! *insert starwars darth vaders... NooOOoOOOOOOOO!!!*

You can get by just fine without milk. The only time I drink milk is with my coffee, and occasionally in a protein shake. But coconut milk has replaced regular milk in that regard.

Also try drinking whole milk (you should never drink skim milk anyway), because lactose intolerant people generally have a better time digesting whole milk. (source (http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/26/4/393))

[!Yaminashi]

What about soy milk? Theyre flavored y'know

[SkinnyPupp]

What about soy milk? Theyre flavored y'know
What about drinking turpentine? No lactose at all in there! And it won't even shrink your balls like Soy ;)

[blkgsr]

Almond milk, by far the best tasting over Soy and Rice milks

[danlee78]

does soy really shrink ur balls? like mtn dew and menthol cigarette's kill ur sperm?

sounds like BS to me...anyways, back on topic...i get the runs as well, but drink lil by lil daily and ur system will get use to lactose again...I also take lactaid pills for those times i'm out and about "pop in mouth and it dissolves"

[haymura]

drink a little at a time to try and get use to it? since you can eat cheese and icecream just fine.


i agree with this. i use to drink milk back then but i stopped drinking for like 4 years. When i started drinking milk again i get the runs and stomach ache all together coupled with bloating or gas. I kept drinking a small amount until my body got used to it again. Now im drinking 2 glasses a day and have no problems. Milk has bacterias and also milk is a liquid that is hard to digest. your digestive system just has to get used to it. Although for lactose intolerant ppl its obviously a different case. OP is not likely lactose intolerant cuz he can eat other dairy products.

[SkinnyPupp]

I find that, in HK anyway, some brands of milk are hard to stomach. I am not the least bit lactose intolerant, but there are some brands that give me the nastiest ass-ripping farts. It's probably milk from China :lol

[hal0g0dv2]

You can get by just fine without milk. The only time I drink milk is with my coffee, and occasionally in a protein shake. But coconut milk has replaced regular milk in that regard.

Also try drinking whole milk (you should never drink skim milk anyway), because lactose intolerant people generally have a better time digesting whole milk. (source (http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/26/4/393))

u just drink coconut milk

[Volvo-brickster]

how does the body become lactose intolerant if you have been drinking it for years ?

[Nocardia]

how does the body become lactose intolerant if you have been drinking it for years ?

I think i remember learning that it is actually genetically linked. Lactose is broken down by lactase and as people get older, some have decreased expression of lactase.

Therefore, if you don't break down lactose, it wont get absorbed and then it basically causes osmotic diarrhea.

It is actually really common too.

[miss_crayon]

sunrise soy milk light for me! i've always loved milk and in recent years have become unable to stomach it. i've tried skim for awhile but i find that even then it doesn't sit too well with me so now it's purely soy for me!

[Gumby]

I don't like soy milk at all. I can eat tofu no problem, but the thought of drinking liquid tofu just doesn't sit well with me. :)

[SkinnyPupp]

sunrise soy milk light for me! i've always loved milk and in recent years have become unable to stomach it. i've tried skim for awhile but i find that even then it doesn't sit too well with me so now it's purely soy for me!
If you are the least bit lactose intolerant, skim milk is going to be worse than full fat milk. Well it's worse in pretty much every other way too...

[twitchyzero]

drink a little at a time to try and get use to it? since you can eat cheese and icecream just fine.

excellent advice
try conditioning to see if you really are lactose intolerant.

i find if you can eat yogart just fine then you probably arent lactose intolerant.

[InvisibleSoul]

If you are the least bit lactose intolerant, skim milk is going to be worse than full fat milk. Well it's worse in pretty much every other way too...

Why is that? Skim milk has more lactose than homo milk?

[!SG]

ive tried fresh water buffalo milk before in china... OMG, had to have it boiled and add ginger and a bit of sugar to stomach it. but by far, it had the most "milk" flavored milk ive ever had.

best i find locally here is island farms, 2nd would be avalon.

sigh, i hate being asian, sudden change to being lactose intolerant.

I find that, in HK anyway, some brands of milk are hard to stomach. I am not the least bit lactose intolerant, but there are some brands that give me the nastiest ass-ripping farts. It's probably milk from China :lol

[!SG]

same way some ppl develope allergies, it just happens i believe.

i WAS a heavy milk drinker, kept up with my usual intake of milk, but suddenly one day, stomach slowly couldnt stomach it...

how does the body become lactose intolerant if you have been drinking it for years ?

[SkinnyPupp]

Why is that? Skim milk has more lactose than homo milk?
Not sure why exactly. Maybe the lactose content is offset by the fat that is supposed to be in milk?

[Volvo-brickster]

same way some ppl develope allergies, it just happens i believe.

i WAS a heavy milk drinker, kept up with my usual intake of milk, but suddenly one day, stomach slowly couldnt stomach it...

man that sucks

i love milk....dont know what i would do if i couldn't drink it anymore

[Razor Ramon HG]

Or you can skip milk all together. It's not like it's a necessity in life.

Yup, probably the best response in the thread.

[!SG]

so i found this new stuff, u add it to regular milk, mix it, then let it sit in the fridge for 24hrs. its supose to convert the laxtose to simple sugars making it easier for ur body. so far so good! picked it up at the drug store, just ask them for it.

as per instructions, added aboutg 45-50 drops per 4L jug of milk.

[JulyZerg]

Just an update, I can drink warm/hot milk fine and rarely have any stomach-aches or diarrhea/gas but drinking cold milk gives me the runs like crazy...

Weird..