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Cutting Out Dairy

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I have heard many say that cutting out dairy helps intestinal healing quicker. Any study facts behind this, or is this just opinion? also does cutting out dairy mean, rice milk too?

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The reason people recommend cutting out dairy is because lactase (the enzyme needed to digest lactose, the sugar in cow's milk dairy products) is produced at the tips of your villi. If your tips are damaged due to celiac disease, then you're better off avoiding dairy for a while. This includes things like yogurt, milk, cheese, sour cream, ice cream, etc... Some of these have more lactose than others. So... you might find that hard cheese is OK, but milk makes you gassy and bloated.

Rice milk is a non-dairy beverage, but watch out for Rice Dream. It has tiny amounts of barley.

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The reason people recommend cutting out dairy is because lactase (the enzyme needed to digest lactose, the sugar in cow's milk dairy products) is produced at the tips of your villi. If your tips are damaged due to celiac disease, then you're better off avoiding dairy for a while. This includes things like yogurt, milk, cheese, sour cream, ice cream, etc... Some of these have more lactose than others. So... you might find that hard cheese is OK, but milk makes you gassy and bloated.

Rice milk is a non-dairy beverage, but watch out for Rice Dream. It has tiny amounts of barley.

dang it, thanks so much, rice dream is what I drink, never had a reaction that i'm aware of, but don't want to take any chances either. Any suggestions on other rice milks that taste good?

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dang it, thanks so much, rice dream is what I drink, never had a reaction that i'm aware of, but don't want to take any chances either. Any suggestions on other rice milks that taste good?

If you don't react to nuts, you may want to try almond milk. I prefer it to rice milk. Also there's a new coconut milk that is a sub for dairy milk; I forget who makes it, but it's supposed to be delicious. :)

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I am confused on the Rice Dream. I have never had a reaction to it and as far as their website goes, it's gluten free.

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I am confused on the Rice Dream. I have never had a reaction to it and as far as their website goes, it's gluten free.

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Yeah... that's what they claim... but you can find a lot of threads on this website about the dangers of Rice Dream. Almond milk is delicious if you can have nuts! "So Delicious" makes the coconut milk that you can just pour and drink... yummy :P It comes in plain and vanilla. They also make non-dairy ice cream that I've heard is very good.

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I am confused on the Rice Dream. I have never had a reaction to it and as far as their website goes, it's gluten free.

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Rice dream doesn't bother me either. The .002 or whatever possible left over Barley enzyme must not be enough to set me off and I react to anything that bothers me. Its a personal decision. I do prefer Almond milk and drink it almost everyday because of taste. I buy the rice dreams eggnog at Christmas (very yummy)

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Rice dream doesn't bother me either. The .002 or whatever possible left over Barley enzyme must not be enough to set me off and I react to anything that bothers me. Its a personal decision. I do prefer Almond milk and drink it almost everyday because of taste. I buy the rice dreams eggnog at Christmas (very yummy)

now does the almond milk taste like almond, cause I don't like almonds, but i have seen several posts about how almond milk tastes good? I like anything that tastes closed to regular milk :)

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just make sure that you are on a good gluten-free calcium supplement with Vitamin D if you cut out the dairy. don't want bone problems on top of everything else.

Salax Contributor
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Well I dumped my rice dream down the sink, luckily I had back up. I had bought a Trader Joe's version of rice milk vanilla, it was awesome! And it's said to be gluten-free. So if you have a TJ's in your area, I highly recommend it.

Almond milk is awesome, but if you don't like almonds I don't think you will like it. You could always do Hemp milk. Never tried it myself, it doesn't sound right..but I maybe one day I will. Coconut milk too. :D

And honestly, nothing tastes like regular milk, but milk. These rice, almond, hemp, coconut milks are not suppose to be cows milk. I think it's a mental change. But these things taste good and are a good alternative to milk, which might taste yummy still isn't a heathly choice. Just my 2 cents.

Good luck!

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I luv :wub: hemp milk.

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