Dealing with lactose intolerance

Look, like the title says, I can't handle lactose. Milk sugar is my enemy. Every time I eat anything with it, I end up bloated as hell and sometimes even nauseous.
So here's the deal: I heard you can buy lactase enzymes or those little drops that break down the lactose for you. I've been checking everywhere from New York City to Indianapolis, but I haven't found a thing (even the local pharmacy clerks act like they've never heard of them).
Does anyone actually know where I can pick some of this stuff up here in the States?
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Why even bother with lactose?

Sandra Hayes88 said:Why even bother eating anything with lactose in it?

Because it’s actually healthy and packed with nutrients... honestly, I don't get why people make such a huge deal out of it lately...😁>

Sandra Hayes88 said:Why even bother eating anything with lactose in it?

I mean, come on... people just love ice cream, for instance...

Sandra Hayes88 said:Why even bother eating anything with lactose?

Because it’s freaking everywhere. Like, powdered milk has way more of it than regular milk. 😢>

There’s this supplement from Lifetime called Milk Gestant. It’s imported by a distributor based out of Chicago, so you can check out http://www.agram89.com/?pz=181 to get the full rundown on it. You should be able to find it sitting on the shelves at most local pharmacies.

nimblesurfer20 said:Look, there’s this supplement from Purina called Milk Gestant. You can find it through distributors like Zoetis—check http://www.agram89.com/?pz=181 for the details. It's usually sitting on the shelves at most local pharmacies.

Thanks!🙂 👍

No problem at all, just ask 😉

nimblesurfer20 said:No sweat, just ask. 😉

You guys finding this in New York City? Because out here in Indianapolis and Memphis, nobody's even heard of this crap existing.

It’s gotta be... and honestly, you could probably just order them at any local CVS if you actually asked for them... It’s not exactly something people are picking up every single day, so why would a pharmacy bother keeping them on the shelf?

John Ruiz4 said:It’s practically everywhere. Like, in powdered milk, there's way more of it than in regular milk. 😢

But for us, specifically in soy milk...

driftinggull13 said:Because it’s healthy and nutritious.😁

That’s not even a given, but it’s definitely not healthy for him if he can't tolerate it.
Strawberries, fish, broccoli—they're all healthy, yet apparently some people just can't handle them...

rustymoose54 said:People love ice cream, for instance.

There’s even soy milk versions out there...

Sandra Hayes88 said:They’ve even got soy milk ice cream out there...

Yeah, well, some people are actually allergic to soy, too—so much for that...

And don't even get me started on the crowd that treats "clean eating" like it's some kind of holy crusade... just another cult to deal with, I guess.

Sandra Hayes88 said:It’s not even a sure thing, but it definitely isn't healthy for him if he can't stomach it.
I mean, strawberries and fish and broccoli are all healthy too, but I guess some people just can't handle those either...

First of all, it is absolutely certain that milk is healthy, and from a nutritional standpoint, it’s probably the single healthiest food on the planet, way healthier than those three things you just listed, which is why babies and kids are raised on milk instead of just being fed fish or broccoli all day.
If someone can't handle it, it's because they have some kind of underlying issue, not because milk "isn't actually healthy," you get me???
And what, you want soy milk now?????? Please. Ice cream???? Good grief, what else is going to be labeled "ice cream" next, maybe "turkey steak" or something. We've already been through this. Seriously, pick up a physiology textbook and stop reading that quasi-nutritional garbage found in pop-science books and websites run by "health food" dealers and militant vegetarians.🙂

driftinggull13 said:First off, it’s an absolute certainty that milk is healthy. From a purely nutritional standpoint, it’s probably the most beneficial food out there. It's significantly better than those three other items you mentioned—I mean, we don't just feed infants or kids fish or broccoli and call it a day. They get milk. Period.
If someone’s getting worked up about this, I guess it’s more about their own issues than whether milk is actually "unhealthy." You feel me?
Do you have any soy milk? Please. And don't get me started on ice cream... honestly, what's next? "Turkey steak"? It’s all happening. We've been through this already. People really need to pick up a basic physiology textbook instead of swallowing that quasi-nutritional garbage found in pop-science books or on those "healthy food" retailer websites and militant vegetarian blogs.🙂

Fine. Take the high road, then.
If someone can't handle certain foods, they probably shouldn't be eating them. I guess it's that simple. Maybe just skip it.
Simple enough.
As for the whole milk situation... I guess it’s not even certain if it's actually healthy for adults. Maybe.
Kids drink milk while they're young, then once they grow up, they mostly stop, right? I guess. Maybe.

rustymoose54 said:Then you've got people with actual soy allergies.

And then there are those who’ve turned "clean eating" into a whole new religion.

John Ruiz4 is lactose intolerant, not allergic to soy.
Avoiding stuff your body can't handle isn't some cult behavior; I guess it's just basic logic.

Sandra Hayes88 said:Well, manners aside.
If someone has an intolerance to certain foods, they simply shouldn't be eating them.
It's that simple.
As for milk—it isn't even certain that it's healthy for adults.
Infants drink milk while they are infants; once they grow up, they stop drinking it, don't they?

That’s true... where did you get the idea that milk is healthy, driftinggull13? Did your cat tell you?
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I read the same thing regarding the reasoning for avoiding milk—that it's meant for young offspring rather than adult animals. In essence, humans are the ONLY animals that continue to drink milk after they reach adulthood... so, it makes sense to assume it might not be good...

Anyway, I tried some soy milk in the hope that I wouldn't have to give up my coffee with milk,🙂 but to me, it was DISGUSTING—I ended up just throwing it out. It's not that I'm struggling with the change, but rather, why would this even be considered a substitute for milk when it doesn't taste anything like milk? I just don't get it.
It was a total disappointment.

I suppose I'll try rice milk next, and if that fails too, then so be it.

By the way, has anyone else tried it? Does it actually taste like milk, or is it as bland as soy?

rustymoose54 said:There are also people who have actual soy allergies.

And then there are those who have turned "healthy eating" into a whole new religion.

Thank goodness they are—though one shouldn't become completely obsessed... you simply cannot ignore certain statistics and just turn a blind eye to the rise in various illnesses.
When it is your own health on the line, perhaps you too will find yourself being overly "religious" about it; as it stands now, there are just people who are being preemptively paranoid. And so be it.
It is certainly better than smoking like a chimney and eating like a slob—just acting as if nothing could ever go wrong!😁

dustypilot2 said:Thank God they are, though you shouldn't get totally obsessed... I mean, you can't just ignore certain statistics and then turn a blind eye when all these different diseases start spiking.
When it's actually your own head on the line, maybe then you'll decide to be overly "religious" about it, but right now? Some people are just being proactively paranoid. And honestly? So what if they are.
It's better than smoking like a chimney and eating like a slob and just going, ''Oh, whatever, I'll be fine!''😁

Ugh, give me a break, seriously 😠

What do you even know about my health or my headspace to come flying in that rudely with that "when it's your head on the line" crap????

🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄

Sandra Hayes88, look—the guy literally asked if there’s a way to supplement an enzyme his body is missing (lactase) because he wants to eat stuff with lactose in it. You don't have to believe in it, but the problem actually has a solution, regardless of whether it fits your personal worldview or not. For Garrison's sake 😁