thread: IBS or dairy intolerance???

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    Oct 2008
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    Sounds like Lactose intollerace. Thats what was happening to me when I had bad lactose intollerance - man it really was the pits DH has a similar reaction but his is to pork

    There are things you can do to help - there are tablets called lactase which contain the enzyme whic breaks down the lactose so if you just 'have' to have a hit of dairy (I love my cheese) then you can take them and it will reduce the effect. Otherwise take dairy out of your diet completely, or switch to lactose free milk. There are a number of types in the supermarket. We are all LI in this household so we just get that instead of normal milk - and it is long life as well so we always keep a couple in the cupboard incase we run out.

    Peppermint tea helps with the cramps I found as well. And green tea...

    Hope this helps

    ETA - Coffee makes me go too, well the first one of the day does, so I can time when I need to go I believe it is the caffee in it which does that, but don't quote me on it
    Last edited by Ryatha; August 5th, 2010 at 09:17 PM. : extra