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kazyn
18-09-2005, 09:29 PM
Hi
My name is Karen, I'm 21 and I have recently found out that I am dairy intolerent. I have been really finding it difficult to deal with. I never realised just how many foods contain dairy!
I went out for a meal with my partner Mark last week and we had to leave because everything on the menu contained dairy. I guess it will just take some time to adjust.
Love Karen x
Copper
18-09-2005, 09:40 PM
Welcome to the site. Yes it does take a while to get used to checking every food you buy for dairy content. Eating out is a problem. The best way to tackle this is to ring the restaurant in advance and tell them you are dairy free for medical reasons ie it is not a fad!!! I do this every year with a pub restaurant and they always manage to find something on the standard menu that I can eat. Last year I actually had a choice :) Puddings are usually out of the question but this is not a problem as I have a small appetite and the main course is enough for me.
If you are lactose intolerant only then you could try lactase capsules - available in health food shops. I have used these and they do work BUT I have only used them for the odd time that I have put too much lactolite in my coffee or the wrong margarine in my sandwich. I usually take one when I eat out just to be on the safe side even though I am pretty sure that I have not eaten dairy. I can't face feeling sick all night again - had enough of that in my life.
If you have any questions just ask as one of us should be able to help.
welcome to the site. most things have been chatted about at some time or other but if you have trouble finding them or are in a rush then just ask away and i'm sure someone will be able to find out an answer for you.
how did you find out and what does your doc say?:)
Hi Karen, welcome to the site. It is a steep learning curve to begin with as you will have found, most processed foods seem to have milk in them somewhere or other and shopping trips will take a lot longer until you get used to reading labels. It does get easier though.
We've already sought out good alternatives for most foods so if there are any alternatives you need help with just ask. The only thing we really struggle with is cheese as the dairy free options aren't brilliant. There are lots of dairy free goodies that you can have though, so if there is something in particular that you want someone here is bound to know where to get it.
How did you find out about your intolerance and do you know if it is lactose or protein that you have problems with?
Welcome to the site Karen.
As the others have all said, ask any questions you want, someone normally knows the answer.
Eating out is possible, especially if its only dairy you've got a problem with- places that do Asian food are normally ok (as long as you avoid the cream, yoghurt etc dishes).
kazyn
19-09-2005, 07:01 PM
Hi everyone.
Thankyou so much for your support. It really means a lot to me.
I had been ill for a long while and my doctor suggested cutting out various foods from my diet. Eventually we worked out that I was ill after eating anything containing lactose. I also suffer from IBS which is also definately better now i'm not eating dairy.
Thank you all for your advice as well.
Love Karen x
Hi Karen
Good to see a new face on the site.
If there are any specific questions you have, let us know. I know at first it is scary, but as you learn to adjust, it will get easier.
The best places i find to eat are pubs. I normally go for gammon/beef steak and chips. Most places these days seem to say they contain milk, but they do that to cover themselves. You just need to use your intitative.
Take care.
Leanne
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Kamagrian
20-09-2005, 05:30 PM
Hi Kazyn!
Welcome to the site from a fellow newcomer - I guess we'll be learning together. :-)
alexx
11-10-2005, 04:50 PM
Welcome Karen - I'm a fellow IBS sufferer, I'm finding cutting out dairy completely hard but have made massive reductions and seen great improvements!
Hi Karen! On eating out, I can find something either non-dairy or adaptable to be non-dairy on almost any menu (except French) but the places where you actually get a choice are the Thai/Japanese/Korean restaurants. I love sushi, which helps.:D
Italian is often good, as most pasta with a tomato sauce is OK, and pizzas without cheese (NOT Pizza Hut, where you just get burnt bread) are nice. Checking out menus in windows has become a habit, though! I've dragged my husband away from places he rather fancied on the basis there wasn't anything 'edible'...
I've also practised being a bit assertive. I used to apologise lots for 'being a pain'. Now that I start with 'I have an allergy to cows milk, please tell me if anything I order contains milk, butter, cream, cheese etc ' it seems to work better.
Good luck!
Nic
kiltandkiwi
11-10-2005, 10:13 PM
Hi Karen,My name is also Karen and i am also new to this site. I have been dairy free for 14 days and am still learning something new every day about what i can and can't eat. I have suffered from IBS from the age of 13 (12 years) and i am hoping this might be the solution to all my problems. I was vegetarian already so this has basically made me a vegan but i'm determined to stick to it and hopefully reap the benefits!! Let me know how you are get on.
goose
17-10-2005, 05:52 PM
hello everyone, sorry aint been around, busy getting to grips with the dairy diet. And its been something to get used to.
Has anyone tried the new Alpro Soya & Fruit. Has a bit of a strange taste but not too bad once you get used to it.
Its largely available at your local tesco in two flavours.:D
What's the soya and fruit like? Is it like a milk shake or is it a yoghurt type drink? or more like fruit juice? I haven't actually seen it for sale anywhere yet.
And I'm still waiting for my vouchers from Alpro from their soya and fruit web site.
goose
18-10-2005, 09:54 AM
the soya and fruit is like a milk drink that instead of the usual taste, its a apple and pear taste.bit hard to describe,http://www.dairyfreeuk.com/forum/images/icons/icon5.gif but i think its that sort of product you have to try for yourself and see. I found it difficult to find until tesco started to sell it. its found in the milk section.
Tesco sell it in two flavours. Can also be bought in the Co-op. Think I tasted it at the allergy show, but can't remember, if I did I wasn't that impressed!
goose
18-10-2005, 09:33 PM
yea, i think it's a bit like marmite, you either love it or hate it.
i'm not to sure about it yet i think ill have another try and decide then.
I thought it was like a milkshake but thinner - and even I (with a *very* sweet tooth) found it a bit too sweet. So a thumbs down from me.
Nic
I got my Alpro voucher in the post yesterday - the one from the web site that I put on here. A whole 30p off any Alpro product! There was I expecting to get over £1's worth again.
I got mine as well in the post yesterday- 30p off as well. I'm quite happy about it really, took me about 30seconds to fill in the form, and then I get money off!! (Sorry am a poor student!)
bonar
19-10-2005, 12:21 PM
Has any one information on a web site where I can find out what my son can and cant eat. :confused:
Hi,
Is you son just dairy free or other things as well??
You won't find a website that lists all products, but you will find a list of milk deratives on this site and then you have to read packets I'm afraid. Its the safest way of doing things.
goose
19-10-2005, 12:51 PM
I recently won an alpro competition, and recieved vouches to the value of £20 Which is how i found the new soya & fruit. Although i wrote to alpro regarding what great products they had, i didn't recieve anything back. i guess they dont apperciate good feedback?
Steve
19-10-2005, 01:16 PM
Has any one information on a web site where I can find out what my son can and cant eat. :confused:
As Claire has said, the only real way to be sure is to check the ingredients list s on the labels.
The list of milk derivates can be found HERE (http://www.dairyfreeuk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=9435#post9435)
The list of milk derivates can be found HERE (http://www.dairyfreeuk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=9435#post9435)
Sorry would have quoted it myself, but ran short of time!
Bonar, if you tell us what sort of foods you are looking for we will try to help you find good dairy free alternatives. There are reasonable substitutes for most normal foods and many "off the shelf" foods have dairy free varieties, you just have to be careful reading the labels. It can all be a bit daunting at first and shopping will take much longer but you soon get used to it.
How old is your son and does he just have to avoid milk or are there more things to avoid? Everyone here is dairy free or looks after someone who is dairy free and many people have other allergies/intolerances too.
Most products have been discussed at some point over the last few years but we don't mind talking about them again if you can't find what you are looking for. Come back and tell us more about yourself, your son and the products you would like to find.
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