Lactose - Casein Intolerance

[odcdinah]

Does anyone here who is lactose or casein intolerant have a delayed reaction to them? I'm trying to figure out if that is what is going on with me. I wonder if you can react a day or two later?

Thanks! Dinah

[Mother of Jibril]

Hi Dinah,

Yes. A day or two later is common with any kind of food intolerance including casein. That's what can make it so tricky to tell if you have one

[ksymonds84]

Does anyone here who is lactose or casein intolerant have a delayed reaction to them? I'm trying to figure out if that is what is going on with me. I wonder if you can react a day or two later?

Thanks! Dinah

Hi Dinah, I am going through this same issue myself. I'm trying to figure out if casein intolrance or LI is still causing me problems. For me, sometimes I react within a half hour of eating dairy (especially if its alot) other times its the next morning or afternoon. Delayed intolerances are so hard to figure out. I've started keeping a food journal again so I can trace back 3 days. I read that intolerances can show up as late as 72 hours after injesting whatever it is that you are intolerant to, so a day or two is within that realm. I hope we can both figure it out soon!

[Ms. Skinny Chic]

Does anyone here who is lactose or casein intolerant have a delayed reaction to them? I'm trying to figure out if that is what is going on with me. I wonder if you can react a day or two later?

Thanks! Dinah

Usually, food reactions can take anytime between the first 24 hours and three days

[debmidge]

I am permanently lactose intolerant and very much so. I just discovered that

some candies have lactose now:

Hershey's chocolate bar

3 Mustketeers

Reese's peanut butter cups

I don't recall "lactose" ever being an ingredient - I learned this because I

ate too much Halloween candy and had to keep running to bathroom

more than usual. I read the labels after I consumed the candy and to

my surprise lactose is in there. I don't know if they always had lactose

in them and just didn't print it on the label or if it's a new change; I feel

it's new because I've eaten candy like this before and no problems and I've been

lactose intolerant for over 30 years now. So all Halloween weekend I

am picking on chocolate candy and it's acting like a laxative. I was

wondering why I was making bowel movements at 2 AM. And lactose

reaction is funny - it all depends on what other food you've consumed before it

and how much lactase your body is still making. Everyone is different and

has different levels of lactose intolance. I know I need my food to be 100%

lactose free.

[aikiducky]

About chocolate candy and lactose - all milk chocolate will have some lactose simply from the milk that is one ingredient. But lactose is also commonly used as a sweetener in chocolate, so some chocolates will have even more lactose because of that.

Pauliina

[debmidge]

About chocolate candy and lactose - all milk chocolate will have some lactose simply from the milk that is one ingredient. But lactose is also commonly used as a sweetener in chocolate, so some chocolates will have even more lactose because of that.

Pauliina

I can tolerate the small amount found naturally in the milk chocolate, but when

they add it as an ingredient, I cannot.

I am only mentioning this as a source of lactose in case someone has lactose issues and didn't

know it was in chocolates as an ingredient and not just naturally occurring.

[ang1e0251]

I'm kind of a wierd LI. I usually react quickly to any milk but I can tolerate some amounts. I can have butter and aged cheeses, even cream cheese but not fresh milk or cream, no ice cream. When I was experimenting with the enzymes, I would still react but it was delayed for a few hours, meantime I swelled up like a balloon. Yuck...

[mushroom]

I'm kind of a wierd LI. I usually react quickly to any milk but I can tolerate some amounts. I can have butter and aged cheeses, even cream cheese but not fresh milk or cream, no ice cream. When I was experimenting with the enzymes, I would still react but it was delayed for a few hours, meantime I swelled up like a balloon. Yuck...

I am exactly like you. Can tolerate the milk in a cappuccino but no more, no cream or ice cream, but cheeses, yogurt, sour cream, etc. are all A.O.K. (although I still avoid milk chocolate).

[jackgf]

I'm kind of a wierd LI. I usually react quickly to any milk but I can tolerate some amounts. I can have butter and aged cheeses, even cream cheese but not fresh milk or cream, no ice cream. When I was experimenting with the enzymes, I would still react but it was delayed for a few hours, meantime I swelled up like a balloon. Yuck...

This sounds alot like myself too! My reaction is the next morning. Thank you for posting.

[zeta-lilly]

What symptoms are people having to casein? I'm trying to figure out what foods I can tolerate and can't.

[ang1e0251]

I react with bloat, intestinal cramps, gas, big D. I also get congested, have a thick throat and tiredness. My DD reacts differently. She has a stomach ache, congestion, tiredness and worst case, vomitting.

The things is we're each different and can present with different symptoms for the same trigger. You would do well to just go off dairy for awhile and write down how you feel. Then you can try it again and note how it makes you feel. If you are sensitive, you will have a definate difference in the way you feel.