Alfalfa
★★★★★
Amazing results.
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
(Philadelphia, Pa, Usa)
07/08/2010
★★★★★
Yes! It happened to me too! I think it is acid. I love yogurt but suffered after indulging in it. Then I noticed that yogurt mixed as smoothie with strawberries is ok. Few weeks ago I started drinking acv (gives me lots of energy, radiant skin etc but most of all I like it) and now yogurt is ok even without strawberries! (although such a smoothie is great).
(Atlanta, Georgia)
03/21/2012
hmmm... Well, I have been drinking ACV daily for 5 months and I am still totally lactose intolerant so not sure that it CURES it... but good for that guy up there.
I WILL say though that if you do have some dairy drinking ACV with a little baking soda will help with the nausea associated with lactose consumption.
(Melbourne, Victoria)
04/10/2012
(Cottage Grove, Or)
06/29/2012
After 15-16 years of not being able to eat any milk products I can now eat frozen yogurt and cheese in small quantities. I highly recommend drinking raw milk. I was scared to death to try it, but it works and has enabled me to re-introduce some dairy back into my diet.
(Charlotte, Nc)
12/13/2012
To Marie on her question of how much water to use; a half glass is fine. But if that is too strong, a full glass.
I use about one third glass of water, add the ACV (about a tablespoon or a little more) add one quarter teaspoon of Baking soda... Allow it to finish fizzing (20 seconds) and drink on empty stomach preferably before eating any lactose product or evening meal. I have found I can eat small amounts of ice cream and milk but still not too much especially if I've eaten red meat in the same day.
(Vancouver, Wa)
03/11/2013
Avoid Dairy
Now in my 50s, my research has found that milk not only helps the body grown taller, it also expands cell growth in tumors. Dr. Weil has a simple article on it if anyone wants to begin their research: http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/id/QAA352296 . I now find that the ONLY way to totally avoid milk is to cook at home. Coconut milk and rice milk work just as well in pancakes as cow milk. However, ice cream tasts best when made with cow's milk and is therefore, a nemesis I constantly battle.
(Somewhere, Europe)
02/17/2013
(Houston, Usa)
02/17/2013
Avoid Dairy
★★★★★
(Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
10/18/2009
I am lactose intolerant for 10 years and I really love diary. For me life without diary sucks. So to drink milk I am buying the regular milk 3.25 or 2 % and pour in it 26 drops of lactaid live it in the fridge over night and you can drink next day.Normally any diary product like yogurt harder cheese which are normally going trough fermentation can be eaten any time no problems. If I run out of My prepared milk I can by Lactose free milk in 2 Litter boxes (bit more expensive but does the trick).I read carefully every label and if the product has milk I can take few pills of lactose pills to help me out otherwise i am not taking those pills in months. And YES you can live with lactose intolerance and still enjoy your diary. I experienced that fresher cheese like mozzarella.or fetta cheese or cottage cheese ask for lactose pills but the rest no Normally trough fermentation lactose in diary breaks down to a simpler form which can be assimilated. Hope it will improve your diet Joe
B Complex
★★★★★
Coconut Oil
★★★★☆
Homeopathy
★★★★★
(Monroe, Maine, Usa)
07/24/2012
(North Brunswick, Nj, Usa)
03/01/2013
Ed, My daughter is seven years old. She has acid reflux and stomach pain and constipation. She will have a bowel movement but hard ones and not complete movement of bowels. She has undergone endoscopy and colonoscopy and found that the reason for her abdominal pain is acid reflux and inflammation in the end of food pipe. She has become lactose intolerant now. I read your post regarding homeopathy as a cure for Lactose intolerance. Please let me know how did you cure and how many months it took to cure you? I hope that you will read this post and reply to me. Thank you.
(Austin, Tx)
03/02/2013
I'm sorry to butt in on whomever you were sending this to, but I could not say nothing when reading about a little girl who is going through the same thing I did when I was her age. It took me till my early 30s to finally get rid of that constant tummy pain and acid. When I stopped eating grains (wheat, corn, oats), all dairy, and beans (hi acid), the acid reflux, gut pain, and even the terribly excessive bleeding of my periods completely stopped. The fibroids in my breasts also diminished. I now know that when digesting these culprits as a baby, my immature gut could not handle them and they harmed my stomach lining. So, I lived with constant stomach pain from about 8 years old to my 30s. When I was a kid, doctors told my mother it was just "growing pains. " I grew up thinking EVERYONE had these growing pains. If she were my daughter, I would eliminate all grains and milk and stick with low acid fruit (berries, pears, apples, esp. Homemade stewed apples w/real cinnamon to soothe her tummy), raw and cooked veggies, root starches, and small amounts of meat (protein IS needed for healing & her continued growth) for a month, until she experiences no pain and her tummy is healed. Then I would test each food eliminated for about a week to see which one/s is the culprit. When I slip and eat those foods, especially on holidays, my stomach starts paining within two days and the only thing that will temporarily abate the pain until I eliminate the culprit again is 1/2 tsp of Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO). It is a blessed miracle to me when I do not have stomach pain and I am so glad that I found out what my problem truly is, despite doctors. You might also get her checked for celiac sprue if you have not already done so. Also, two books I recommend you start with: Wheat Belly and the No-Dairy Breast Cancer Prevention Program. I recommend the latter because the next sypmtom I got, into my teens was fibroids in my breasts; then found them uterrally when I had my first child. These fibroids greatly diminished when I got rid of ALL milk products (including yogurt, cheese, ice cream too). Wish you and your daughter the best in health and life. CAT
(Australia)
11/17/2020
Not everyone is able to digest the sugars in dairy. However for those who have been able to do so yet lose this ability, as I did I leave this answer.
It wasn't until I was in my forties that I managed work out that I had become lactose intolerant, thanks to advice in a book by an expert in chronic fatigue recommending self-testing for allergens.
Luckily I decided to keep testing and, after a number of years, I worked out that I am severely gluten intolerant (possibly Coeliac). With severe gluten intolerance the intestines react to gluten by smoothing their walls in order to limit exposure.
As normal, healthy, intestines have little villi which increase the surface area so that a greater amount of nutrients may be absorbed by food. However the enzyme lactase is produced at the tip of the villi and lactase breaks down lactose from dairy. So, from the moment that intestinal walls begin to flatten out, the villi begin to disappear and all production of lactase ceases, rendering you lactose intolerant.
(Nb, Nj)
03/03/2013
Cat, Thank you for your reply and inputs. We are vegans. We have lot of legumes which gives her protein instead of meat. If we eliminate grains and legumes, she does not have choice as growing kid. She is left with then only fruits and vegetables and some grains (Amarnath, Quinoa etc). She is not a celiac. I can eliminate her dairy even though she gets protein only from milk and yoghurt other than little chesse. I am willing to eliminate dairy but not all grains. We don't eat cheese also that much. She is already in denial with what is happening with her. I pray got that she does not develop celiac or any other thing. I am willing to try any other alternative medicine for her. Please let me know if you know something. I would really appreciate your help.
(Vancouver)
10/24/2015
Which homeopath cured your lactose intolerance? Address and phone number pls ? I have been to 7 homeopaths and none could cure my Lactose intolerance and IBS. I am in a very bad condition for the last 15 months. Reply soon. Thanks.
(Il)
02/08/2018
I haven't been able to drink milk for some time, and suddenly my intolerance has sharply increased. I never DREAMED 'sour cream and cheddar' baked chips actually had dairy in them. 30 min later that familiar pain starts in and increases til I can't stand up right. I had to drag my daughter away from a fun event early because I was in such pain and I needed bathroom time. :( What can I do to naturally relieve the pain and symptoms in a sudden situation. Pure Coconut Water helps a lot, but it's not something you can really carry on you..
Kim Chee or Sauerkraut
★★★★★
Then, randomly about a year ago, and just cause I liked it, I started eating Korean kim chee everyday. My body was craving it! This went on for about 6 weeks. One day, I accidentally ate a sandwich that had laughing cow cheese on it instead of mayo. When I discovered what I'd eaten, I freaked out. But nothing bad happened. So I tried eating more dairy in small amounts and before long I could eat as much cheese-covered pizza as I wanted (maybe not the healthiest thing, though)!
I found out from a lactose intolerant friend in Germany that her doctor there told her to eat sauerkraut and drink the juice. Both sauerkraut and kim chee are made with fermented cabbage, which has lots of good bacteria in it. Neither of these smell great, but if you go for kim chee, just be aware that it's very spicy! And don't expect immediate results. It will take a few weeks for your body to accumulate the good bacteria. I notice that if I take anti-biotics, I need to start eating kim chee again or else my digestive system is quite unhappy. So keep that in mind, too.
(New York)
09/25/2012
★☆☆☆☆
I had to chuckle at the mention of kimchee, since I'm of Korean descent and there's always an abundance supply of kimchee in our household (we even have a separate, special kimchee refrigerator -- helps to keep the other food from not smelling like kimchee). I've been lactose intolerant for nearly 25 years now, since college. Unfortunately, all this kimchee in my gut has never helped me. Neither has sauerkraut. Granted, I consume hot dogs with kraut less often.
The only things on this webpage that have helped me are:
1) strict avoidance of dairy -- that's fairly obvious
2) lactase pills, drops, etc
3) raw milk -- that's non-pasteurized, non-homogenized cow milk. Supposedly, after drinking raw milk for a few months, one's stomach may actually start producing its own natural lactase enzyme again, and one can start eating regular pasteurized dairy products again like cheese and ice cream, though probably not milk. I'll probably never get to find that out. The government has just made it too difficult and expensive to actually find and purchase good ol' raw milk. That's too bad. Big Brother is so concerned with cramming their upside down killer food pyramid down our throats and making sure our kids are chock full of killer wheat, soy and corn products, while taking away our rights to obtaining healthy food.
Lactose Intolerance Comments
(Atlanta, Ga)
06/16/2010
I do have lactose intolerance my whole life, and for very long time I avoided any dairy products. Almost all my molar teeth have crowns, because there was no other way to fix very big cavities. After learning that some cheeses do not contain lactose (clearly marked on the package that it is naturally aged cheese over 60days, for example: swiss cheese), I eat them without unpleasant side effects (gas, bloating, bad smell, diarrhea). I can also eat yogurt and kefir, and lately can drink lactose free milk too.
My daughter got lactose intolerance from birth. For 1 year, between age 1 and 2, she ate only cottage cheese, without drinking milk or eating any other dairy products. At age 2 her heights was much too slow according to her pediatrician. That was a big worry for me, however I discovered that she could tolerate chocolate milk. From that point on she drinks only chocolate milk, a lot of it. Because it contains sugar, I limited her intake of candies and cookies, and let her develop healthy, cavities free teeth. After 1 year of drinking chocolate milk, at age 3, her heights was normal.
I was told by other people that milk which is homogenized is poorly tolerated by children and adults, specially by Europeans and Asians. Boiling milk destroys homogenization. Currently, at age 60, I enjoy drinking lactose free milk, even 4, 5 cups per day, without any side effects.
Your case maybe more complicated than just lactose intolerance. You may have dairy product allergies.
(Michelbach-le-bas, Alsace, France)
06/17/2010
I don't drink milk at all, I hate it, well I don't actually know the taste but my body says no! I did like drinking chocolate milk occasionally and my tongue would get all coated, I would get head aches so I stopped. My teeth are excellent (I am 52). My three daughter were lactose intolerant as babies, the first one was given lactose free formula, the other two soy milk formula which I know now was a huge mistake. But they all grew well and eventually were able, from the time they were toddlers, to drink milk normally. My father has had lactose intolerance all his life and it is true, Asians and especially Southern Europeans suffer more often from this problem (I am Portuguese, my daughters half Dutch).
Raw Milk
★★★★★
So if you are lactose intolerant, try raw milk!
(Lake Pan, Florida)
10/20/2011
I was "lactose intolerant" for 30 years, until I discovered and started drinking raw milk. It transformed my life. I no longer have dry eyes (sjorgens), Raynauds. My digestive issues are cleared. My bone spurs disappeared (they were very painful). My joint pains are gone. I never fall sick. Never get a sore throat. Never get colds, runny noses and the flu (I travel). But most important, my asthma and rhinitis are gone. Its awesome and I hope every human has access to decent jersey raw milk.
Sulmedol
There is a new product for Lactose Intolerance that cures completely in 1 to 2 months. It is a sulphur compound that heals the intestine and reactivates the lactase enzyme secretion to digest lactose in milk.
I never tried this product. Just passing the news. It is not a prescription medicine, it is natural health product available in Health Food Stores.
The product name is SULMEDOL.
Good Health
(Usa)
05/19/2014
Christopher Gardner, a researcher at Stanford University, said he wanted to find out if there really was any effect on lactose intolerance from drinking raw milk. When he found out that most of his over 500 lactose intolerant volunteers actually had no trouble digesting lactose(instead of admitting that he had just proven that lactose intolerance has nothing to do with lactose), he decided instead to do a study on the 16 lactose malabsorbers. What's so absurd about this is that lactose malabsorption is not really a problem in this country while lactose intolerance most certainly is. Most lactose malabsorbers are not even mildly lactose intolerant. They claim to have proven us wrong about the benefits of raw milk, when in fact they have actually proven us right.
(Maryland)
07/14/2022
(Kingston, Ontario, Canada)
11/19/2015
★☆☆☆☆
I heard about Sulmedol and after much consideration, I tried it. I was told by a gastroenterologist that I was lactose-intolerant, even though he did not do any tests to confirm his diagnosis. Another doctor told me that lactose intolerance is "fashionable these days".Are flatulence and diarhea also "fashionable"? So after spending a lot of money on lactose enzymes to try and counteract my lactose problems I saw Sulmedol and I thought, "why not?" I was very careful not to use any dairy products for 4 weeks, as they suggest on the label - and this was harder than you'd think because dairy products are in so many food items, like whey in gluten-free breads, and of course butter in pretty much everything. I used the Sulmedol as directed, twice daily. The big day came when I bravely added a small amount of coffee cream to my coffee. Soon after, the gas started, and then the frequent bowel movements. So unfortunately, Sulmedol did not work for me. I wish it had. I love cheese of all kinds, so I'm back to lactose enzyme pills. Boo, hiss!
(Buenos Aires)
06/25/2023
★★★★★
Sulmedol worked for me. After 8 years of lactose intolerance, it completely disapeared. But the treatment was larger than 1 month. After 1 month I tried some food with lactose and I was still intolerant, but after around 2 months I was cured. Lately a friend of mine told me he was lactose intolerant and I tried to help him by giving him the link for buying the product, but I could find it anymore. Do you know if it is still available?
(Georgia, USA)
11/06/2023
I know this is a late reply, but I saw from a site that previously stocked Sulmedol, that it is listed as Sublimed Sulfur. https://lapara.ca/en/products/sulmedol
So I'm thinking regular Sublimed Sulfur powder might be the same?
