Dairy free diet (for breastfeeding)

[Matryoshka]

Okay so i am going to trial going dairy free, just after some advice from those who've done this.

What foods have hidden dairy in them?

How else does dairy appear on food labels apart from the obvious (milk)?

And from someone who pretty much lives on dairy products, what can i replace them with so i don't feel hungry?

Also is nuttlex the only dairy free butter?

[christy]

Nuttlex is one of the only ones... there are a few others out there. I prefer nuttlex flavour or the olive oil spreads.

Because cows milk is one of the top five allergens, they are supposed to bold the ingredient. But sometimes they don't or they have whey protein etc...

In the start, the main thing is to avoid drinking any milk, avoid butter, cheese, cream and yoghurt products. Obviously cheese flavoured biscuits etc will have milk products. Most flavourings have it, so in chips, crackers, biscuits etc... I use plain potato or corn chips for my cravings. You get used to it after a while!!

My general grocery has 6-8 rice milks, nuttlex... I have gone off most cans & jars of stuff. I make my own stuff now because its easier for me than reading so many labels. Pasta sauces often have cheese in them.... etc etc....

PM me your email address & I can email you some recipes that can help!

[Willow]

Watching this with interest, thinking about heading this way myself but need to have our dairy intolerance confirmed with a dietician first.

Christy - I spoke to DS's paed today and he said we'd need to see the dietician so we can try to pin down if it's the lactose or protein that's causing the problem - is that who you saw or did you see an allergy specialist? It's not a full blown allergy, more of an intolerance.

sorry to hijack MummaB!

[christy]

I went to a specialist, who was a medical specialist but also a "wellbeing" guy LOL I saw him speak at the food allergy expo and was quite impressed with the way he combined medical theories with holistic practices.

I don't know know how a dietician would be able to help I'm confused....

There are a few allergy clinics in NSW that do both... I think they are called Advanced Allergy Elimination Clinics I think... but also in NSW is the RPAH which has the best allergy clinic in Australia.

[MantaRay]

MummaB, I eat a lot of dairy too, so I can imagine how hard it will be. But I have seen the results Christy has had so I can see why it would be worth it. You could try fruit, and Christy makes a yummy dairy free hommus dip so there are a couple of ideas. You can still bake etc, but replace the dairy with rice milk. I think it probably gets easier over time as you get used to. Best of luck hun, I hope you see some improvement quickly.

[Willow]

OK, thanks Christy. I'll look into an allergist (is that what they're called??!!) in our area tomorrow and see what I come up with.

The paed recommended someone who specialises in this area but she's in Katoomba which is about an hour's drive from here, so not very practical.

[Matryoshka]

Thanks ladies, Christy i have pm'd you about the recipes.

We had his poop sent to pathology today, the paediatrician said it was very watery and frothy looking which is a sign, but she wasn't sure so it is being tested for lactose intolerance.