Lactose intolerance: You suddenly can't tolerate milk?
Better replace than renounce on milk.
Lactose is a milk sugar and part of many dairy products like milk, cream, some types of cheese and yogurt as well as cappuccino, but also in many sauces and sweets like chocolate or baked goods like waffles. It is assumed that approximately 70-75% of the human population cannot digest or absorb lactose normally. The reasons are many...
Gastrointestinal surgery and chemotherapy can trigger an intolerance toward milk sugar (lactose). Lactose intolerance induced by cancer treatment may only last for the duration of treatment but it may also persist for weeks or months after the treatment ends or even for the rest of your life. Typical symptoms differ in intensity and response, from mild to severe and from gas to cramps, to diarrhea.
What can you do?
Replace dairy products
You don’t need to renounce dairy products completely. Choose small portions of fermented milk products such as yogurt, cottage cheese and kefir or low-lactose products such as hard cheeses (Parmesan, Swiss or cheddar). In many cases, these are easier to tolerate than milk. Tasty alternatives to the usual cow’s milk is rice milk, almond milk or soymilk. Give it a try: Good is as good does.
A wide range of lactose-free products is also available in many supermarkets.
Compensate with enzymes
Using lactase capsules to supply your body with the relevant enzymes to split lactose during digestion may be an appropriate step, too. Please make sure to use substitutional products only after consulting with your dietician/nutritionist.