I Can Eat Lactose Now!

[gailc]

Hi,

I had asked a while back how long it takes for lactose intolerance to go away on a gluten-free diet. I got 'depends' as an answer. That didn't help! I have more information. I suspected it had gone away in a few weeks but was chicken to try. Then I read somewhere, a book I think, that a doctor recommends his patients to do a lactose challenge at one year gluten-free.

Well I am 4 months gluten-free and ate a gallon of ice cream in two weeks, mostly 3 ice cream cones a day, and my final test, the first dairy food which ever bothered me.. I ate yogurt yesterday with no ill effect . Yoplait yogurt and it said gluten free right on the container so I wrote them:

their reply first, followed with the email I sent:

To: xxx@yahoo.com Dear Ms. Nxxx:

Thank you for contacting General Mills regarding gluten free products. We appreciate the time you have taken to share your positive feedback with us. We will be very happy to pass on your comments to the product team.

We have recently launched a website: www.glutenfreely.com. This site contains a list of all General Mills products that are currently labeled gluten free, as well as gluten free recipes and an online store offering a variety of gluten free products.

We appreciate your loyalty and hope you continue to enjoy our products.

Sincerely,

Amanda Peach

Consumer Services

>Original Message From: xxxx@yahoo.com

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>Originated by Consumer It was so nice when I was shopping today to not have to read all your ingredients. It clearly states 'gluten free' so I bought it. I have not eaten yogurt for about 30 years because of lactose but on the gluten free diet I am no longer lactose intolerant and my first though was YOGURT. thank you

gailc

[AVR1962]

Congrats! Feels nice, doesn't it? I did the same experiment, did find I had a slight intolerance and chose to do pills to help. I am slowly putting dairy in my diet now and actually feel like my diet is more balanced. With the pills I am having no reaction. It's really nice to have more options as far as eating!

[mushroom]

Doesn't that first ice cream taste soooo good

[Bubba's Mom]

Congrats on being able to add dairy back in! A whole lot of "new" foods have just been added to your diet.

Have some ice cream for me?