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[hulley howler]

Help :confused: new to all this.
Got a ten year old son who has just had to go on a milk & lactose free diet, and don't know where to start,
Please go slowly, never done this b4:unsure:

[Copper]

Hello and welcome to the site. It is a bit daunting to start with but it does get easier.

There are various alternative milks and your son will just have to try them out and see which he likes best. I am not a fan of soya milk but I have just been converted by the fresh soya milks. You can find these in the chiller section in the supermarket. I have the So Good one but Alpro do one too. Tesco do their own version too.

Cheese - there is no alternative to cheese that tastes like cheese. Tofutti do a cheese spread. For hard cheeses there is Cheezly which you either love or hate. I prefer the Scheese but don't get the cheddar versions of theses cheeses as they are not very nice. I find the cheeses in my local health food shop - in the fridge or the chiller section. Cheezly also do a melting version which is good on toast but you have to cut thin slices.

Chocolate - some plain chocolates are made with butterfat so we can't have them. After Eights are ok but check that they have no butterfat in them (some do if they have been made in Europe). Green and Blacks make very nice chocolate and these are in my local Tesco in the organic section.

Make sure that you have plenty of time for shopping as you will have to read the ingredient labels. See this page on this forum for all of the different names for milk products

http://www.dairyfreeuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=738

If you have any food alternative needs just ask and we will do our best to help you.

Good luck.

[hulley howler]

Many thanks Copper
It is very daunting (both site and diet)
Thanks for your help and advice.

[whitewabbit2001]

we were all new once, ask anything u want, even if u think its silly

[hulley howler]

Ok, my son has to go for a HYDROGEN BREATH test, help, what is it ? All I know so far is that he isn't allowed anything to eat or drink for 12 hours before the test.

[whitewabbit2001]

ive had that. altho i didnt get true result. u can eat just not 12 hours before. so no breakfast.

[Nic]

Welcome!

One of the things to look out for is hidden milk - eg in sliced ham, chicken, some cereals (eg Alpen). Its awfully easy to miss!

But if your son will drink soya (or any of the alternative milks) then you can do cereal as normal for breakfast. Or toast with non-dairy marg (Pure is one of the most widely available brands). Then presumably a packed lunch for school - so that's just bread (bagels are non-dairy, as is most sliced bread) with filling eg houmous, ham, soya cream cheese etc. And maybe a soy yoghurt, plus fruit (be careful with crisps, many contain lactose). Then supper any pasta with tomato sauce will be fine, or you can do home-made beefburgers and oven chips, or lots of things. Hope this gives you some ideas!

Nic

Nic

[Copper]

I have not had this test - I would be very sick anyway :( This test is used to prove lactose intolerance. I found a fact sheet on this site

http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/factsheets/families/F020206/index.html

I hope that this helps.

[jill]

I've put a reply on the hydrogen breath test on your other thread, hope it helps. You've made a good start by finding this site, lots of people here to give you advice, we are a friendly bunch who are all having to deal with being dairy/lactose free for various reasons. It is hard at times but if your son is poorly then being milk/lactose free will help him no end. I know it has me. Honestly it does get easier and more shops are starting to do milk/lactose free items. A lot of processed foods do have milk added to them but you may find he may be able to tolerate small amounts, it may just mean he can't have items like "normal" milk, cheese and yoghurts but can still have crisps, biscuits, etc. Only time and trial and error will tell. Hope he is feeling better already from his new diet?

[goose]

Hello and welcome to the site, ask away we have all been hear before.:bwelcome:

[matt]

think most questions have been answered. welcome to the site hope we can help in other ways.

he'll be fine.