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Hi folks in the UK:

I have a lactose sensitivity and am looking to switch to a lactose free milk, but preferably still cows milk. I know this exists as I've had it in South Africa, but wondered if anyone had recommendations for good brands and/or places to get them that are relatively reliable and don't taste abominable.

While I know there are milk alternatives available, and I'll try them if this doesn't work, I figure it's always safer and better to ask than to suffer in silence.

Any advice is sincerely appreciated.

Ma fille de 7 ans est intolérante au #lactose et avec l'été, ça devient plus compliqué (elle en a marre de prendre uniquement des sorbets).
Une allergologue m'avait parlé de pastilles (ou autre forme) à prendre avant une éventuelle exposition difficile à maîtriser.

Je n'y connais rien, mon pharmacien non plus, donc je tente ma chance ici.

Est-ce que ça marche ? L'estomac digère bien le lactose quand on prend qqch ?
Quelle marque me conseillez-vous ?

Merci !

@ksaj @Luna @Wikisteff

Lactose is a complex sugar common to various milks. Infants produce lactase, which is the enzyme that breaks it up into simple sugars that are digestible, in their small intestines.

Many people, but a global minority, continue to produce lactase into adulthood. Typically, they can trace their ancestry to parts of the world where dairy consumption has been common for a long time, such as northern Europe.

For those who can't, they can either get the milk with the lactose already broken up or removed, or take lactase as a pill. Otherwise, they can't digest lactose but their gut bacteria can, leading to digestive upset.

Fine-filtering removes the lactose and some of the water, further concentrating the other ingredients, such as the protein. And it's one of those proteins that appears to be responsible for the canker sores.

This is, as far as I can tell, a food allergy, not a digestion problem.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/284106

PubMedResolution of recurrent aphthous ulcers after discontinuation of cow's milk protein intake - PubMedThe proportion of patients with RAU in whom CMP acts as a trigger is unknown. However, CMP elimination trials are safe and feasible and, therefore, should be considered, particularly before use of medications with potential side effects.

I made my boozy Xmas cake tonight. I posted the recipe last year. It’s #gluten and #lactose free. Yesterday I used up all the dried fruit I could find in the pantry, whatever unsalted nuts seemed appropriate and various leftover dregs of rum, brandy etc. so I could chuck bottles away. Soaked overnight. Today I mixed and baked the cake. I had too much fruit, so I saved half and will experiment with Xmas pudding in a few days. adrianco.medium.com/adrians-re

Medium · Adrian’s recipe for gluten and dairy free boozy fruit cakeBy adrian cockcroft

Lab Milk is more advanced than Lab Meat and it is already here.

"Precision dairy doesn’t have cholesterol, lactose, growth hormones or antibiotics (though those with dairy allergies should beware)."

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"The World Economic Forum and many scientific reports suggest cheese generates the third-highest emissions in agriculture after beef and lamb."

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"The world’s demand for dairy keeps going up. But it’s not necessarily liquid milk. As countries develop and have burgeoning middle classes, the demand for liquid milk drops and enthusiasm for cheese and other products skyrockets."

washingtonpost.com/business/20

The Washington PostMoooove over: How single-celled yeasts are doing the work of 1,500-pound cowsBy Laura Reiley

Wie kann man ein Medikament unbrauchbar machen? #lactose
Da sitzt bestimmt irgendjemand in so einer Pharmafirma und denkt: Wie kann ich unser Produkt für möglichst viele Menschen unbenutzbar machen?
Klar, ich mische Lactose bei, da sind schonmal 20 Prozent der deutschen Bevölkerung betroffen, dazu kommen dann noch die Veganer. Prima, die Firma ist ruiniert.