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Casein Vs. Lactose?

GeoffCJ

By GeoffCJ
in Food Intolerance & Leaky Gut

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GeoffCJ Enthusiast
GeoffCJ
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"So, if he can eat cheese without any reaction, he is most likely lactose intolerant. But, if he has a reaction to cheese than he may be casein intolerant."

What's the easiest way to tell reliably which I'm reacting too?

Thanks,

Geoff

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CarlaB Enthusiast
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The easiest way would be to avoid dairy for a time, then drink milk and take a lactaid. If it still bothers you, it was the casein.

SunnyDyRain Enthusiast
SunnyDyRain
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I've heard that it sometimes takes a large dose of lactaid to help lactose intolerant people.

Is there blood work or something they can test for?

How come dairy is just starting to bother me now, 3 weeks after going gluten free?

missy'smom Collaborator
missy'smom
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Been wondering about this for the longest time. So, for those who are casein intolerant, what happens if you drink Lactaid milk?

dlp252 Apprentice
dlp252
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Been wondering about this for the longest time. So, for those who are casein intolerant, what happens if you drink Lactaid milk?

Terrible sinus congestion leading to sinus infection develops over a few days to a week. :(

Sometimes gas, bloating, diarrhea or any one or a combination of those, happens within a few hours of ingesting.

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Been wondering about this for the longest time. So, for those who are casein intolerant, what happens if you drink Lactaid milk?

It makes no difference that it has lactaid since it's the casein that bothers them.

Sunny, the dairy may have been bothering you all along but you only started noticing it as you started feeling a bit better. That would be my guess.

Enterolab tests for casein sensitivity. I tested positive, went off casein for six months and noticed no difference at all. I added it back and had no problems. I don't think any test is accurate all the time.

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missy'smom
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My problem must be lactose then because in the past there was a big difference in my reaction to Lactaid vs. regular milk. On a day when my system is running smoothly, I should try a test again and drink a glass of Lactaid milk and see how I feel, now that I'm gluten-free (never drink it straight up). My mother was told when I was an infant that I had a milk allergy so she just didn't give it to me in a glass :huh: I got it in every other form!

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Sunny, the dairy may have been bothering you all along but you only started noticing it as you started feeling a bit better. That would be my guess.

I could see that if I didn't have 2 weeks of good BM's , and feeling good before the dairy started to effect me.

To me it seems once my body got used to not eat gluten, it said "OH CRAP, she's feeling good....now how are we going to screw with her?!"

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Enterolab tests for casein sensitivity. I tested positive, went off casein for six months and noticed no difference at all. I added it back and had no problems. I don't think any test is accurate all the time.

It may have been a false positive, but this I think is very rare. I tested positive to Casein through Enterolab, but also through other labs as well. They were dead-on.

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