Lactose Intolerant In Addition To Gluten Intolerant

[annofthejungle]

My son is both gluten intolerant and lactose intolerant. He's been on a gluten/dairy free diet for almost a year. We decided to start reintroducing dairy products with the assistance of Lactaid tablets. I'd say we've had mixed results so far. Sometimes he seems fine and other times he seems uncomfortable.

What has your experience been using Lactaid tablets?

[Puddy]

I've used Lactaid milk and Lactaid pills for several years and they work very well for me. After a year gluten free, I did try experimenting to see if I still needed them. Some people lose their lactose intolerance after being gluten free for a while, but I wasn't one of the lucky ones. I've never had a problem with them. Good luck to your son!

[Silly Yak Pete]

I to use the lactaid pills with mix results.

[Sweetfudge]

I had the same issue w/ lactaid pills. I think I built up a tolerance to them, and they stopped helping as much over time. I ended up just cutting dairy out of my diet completely.

[cyberprof]

My son is both gluten intolerant and lactose intolerant. He's been on a gluten/dairy free diet for almost a year. We decided to start reintroducing dairy products with the assistance of Lactaid tablets. I'd say we've had mixed results so far. Sometimes he seems fine and other times he seems uncomfortable.

What has your experience been using Lactaid tablets?

Are you sure that your son isn't casein intolerant too or instead of just lactose intolerant? My son is casein intolerant and lactaid helps a little bit but not much. There is no solution (other than avoidance) for anyone who is intolerant of the casein protein instead of the lactose.