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The whole food intolerance thing is so confusing. It's very difficult even to know where to begin when trying to figure out what is wrong. The best idea is to go to your doctor and tell them your symptoms. Have blood tests and anything else they recommend first to rule out any other major problems and then start from there. I have IBS, lactose and gluten...

It definitely does get easier. I was a huge chocolate person, at one point a few years ago I am pretty sure that I ate it almost every day. I'm now gluten,lactose, potato, and sugar free, and I am proud to say I can't remember the last time I've had chocolate. This did not come easily and I still have off days where I'm upset that I can't eat the things...

I use Vegan Becel, it says gluten and lactose free on the label! It is a different consistency for baking but I still find that it works well.

I would be helpful to search up Irritable Bowel Syndrome(IBS), I found a great site written by doctors at the Mayo Clinic that may give her some good information. There are links at the bottom of each description to lead you to the next important page. Open Original Shared Link Unfortunately for you're friend there is very little that can be done about...

Thanks so much for your suggestions, everything you've said has been very informative and I will keep working on the elimination diet and see if any of these help to improve my symptoms!

When I said limiting sugars, I meant like sauces, salad dressings, candies, baked goods, and things that clearly had sugar in them that I thought I could manage eliminating. Where my diet was so limited already and I knew I needed to keep eating fruits and vegetables as much as possible so as long as they were natural sugars, like grapes and other fruits...

I wasn't even aware that I was eating soy, but after you mentioned it I checked the foods I was eating and in actual fact a lot of them contained soy. I guess it is a common substitute for gluten free foods. It wasn't in the butter (at least not on the label) but it was in a few of the breads. I was planning to buy a bread maker soon anyway so hopefully that...

That definitely does help. I knew I was eating a lot of carbs, I just wasn't really sure what to eat to substitute them that would still fill me up. I can't eat red meat because it upsets my stomach as well and limiting sugar made eating chicken and turkey less appealing since I couldn't have any of the gluten-free sauces. But I will definitely try to eat...

I have been completely gluten, lactose and potato free for over six months. I had been trailing these foods prior to the six months but noticed the best change after completely eliminating them from my diet. I am still extremely tired all of the time and this has not gone away, it's been over two years. I sleep at least 10 hours a night on a normal evening...

Are all goat's cheeses gluten and lactose free? I saw one at the grocery store that was "smoked goat cheese", do you think that would still be safe, or would you stick with the plain stuff?

Ok thanks a lot! I had an endoscopy and was told that I was lactose intolerance, but I will definitely try the old cheddar cheese idea to see if I react to the casein. It is also nice to hear that goat's cheese is still an option in small quantities.

I have a lot of different food intolerances including gluten, lactose, potatoes and sugar. This obviously limits my diet, but because of the pain associated with eating these foods I do not find it too difficult to stick to it. I am always hesitant to try new foods because even when I stick to my diet, I have never felt 100% better (always tired even after...