Could It Be Diary After All

[ksymonds84]

Hi all, having pretty good success at 3 1/2 months trying to be gluten free but have issues at least once a week. I've always thought myself not to be diary intolerant because I read that dairy reactions happen within 30 minutes to 2 hours later. I typically don't have the big D until the morning so figured it was cc or hidden gluten. I did notice the other day that about an hour and a half after eating some slicedhormel ham rolled with cream cheese , I got very gassy. Also last night I made buffalo wings with franks hot original and 1/3 cup of butter and was gassy a couple hours later but it could have been from the spicyness of the meal. Just a little confused. Can dairy wait longer to show up as an intolerance? Thanks

[Ursa Major]

Just like gluten, dairy intolerance can have delayed reactions. In fact, in some cases, you don't get a reaction until a couple of days later.

So, it absolutely could be the dairy that is causing the problem. It would be worth it to completely eliminate dairy from your diet to see if it helps. And give it a good two weeks at least.

[ksymonds84]

Thanks Ursa, I really don't care about milk (never liked it) but I do absolutely love cheese but I agree that it would be worth a try to see if removing dairy makes a difference. My coffee creamer says lactose, dairy & gluten free but it does have sodium caseinate so I'm guessing its off limits? Gluten was extremely hard to give up in the beginning but I know if I have to give up dairy it shouldn't be as hard since cheese is really the only dairy that I care about.

[pele]

Hi

I have been hanging out on the specific carbohydrate diet thread, and have just decided to try dairy free to see if that will keep me off the slippery slope to D.

In light of your question about how long to see symptoms, I am wondering about symptoms of casein intolerance vs. lactose intolerance. I realize that one is an intolerance to protein and the other to sugar, but I have little idea how casein intolernace is manifested. Can anyone tell me?