Lactase Puns

Hey! So I recently developed lactose intolerance, and I had to give up all dairy for a while to allow my inflammation/bloating to go down.

I would like to reincorporate small amounts of dairy into my diet again so I don't lose the ability to tolerate dairy completely. I haven't had much luck with Lactaid pill supplements, but I recently heard about lactase drops, which, when added to dairy products, supposedly destroy the lactose before you eat it.

Do you prefer Lactaid pills or lactase drops? Have you had luck with either, or by using a combination of both?

I had a burrito bowl from Chipotle for dinner tonight and it had cheese in it. I took a lactase(chewable) before and after I ate the burrito bowl. I was curious if taking a lactase before and after eating dairy helps the reaction your stomach has.

Just trying to compare.

Best I'm doing right now is:

60 pills - 10 000FCC - 15€ (18$)

Feel like it's more expensive than it should be because not everyone is intolerant. Although not sure how hard it is to make lactase.

Anybody use lactase enzyme pills for lactose intolerance in pregnancy? Did your doctor say it was safe? I haven’t had a chance yet to ask my doctor about the supplement and really want to eat some cheese pizza.

Hey! My kinfolk! I didn't know you existed out there in Reddit land (lactose intolerance themed porn, maybe, but not this).

I'm in Australia, and any brand of lactase enzyme tablets are insanely expensive here (unless you import them yourself). The cheapest I've found is at chemist warehouse, which charges around $27 for a bottle of 120 tabs @ 4000 FCC units each. Carrying on the honourable tradition of screwing Australians in retail stores, I suppose.

I've found bulk lactaid and Kirkland brand tabs on Amazon for a decent price but I reckon the cheapest way to do it would be finding the active in bulk i.e. lactase enzyme powder and loading it onto gel capsules. You'd need very accurate lab scales to portion it out properly, though.

Only way I've found it for sale is on an industrial scale - like 50kg! I'm certain it'd be worth buying as a group and sharing it out.

Anyone know a source (or keen to join in a group buy)?

how much lactase enzyme can you take a day? I have tablets that are 125 mg ( 8,125 FCC units ).

can you take more than one a day, say i take tablets containing lactose in the morning, and then eat something containing lactose in the evening. could i take two in a day?

is there a limit?

Never had tummy aches or vomiting but i get all the other symptoms whenever i eat dairy

When I first discovered that lactose was hurting me, I started taking the Costco pills. I'd chew them and it seemed to work fine. But then I read I'm just supposed to swallow them and I started doing that. It still seemed to work just fine but lately I've been having some episodes.

Do you all chew or just swallow? Could my intolerance be increasing? Well that wouldn't be a surprise but do 9000FCC pills not cancel out much lactose or does it not work like that? My understanding is that the lactase is meant to bind to the lactose.

This is it guys. I used to be pretty lactose tolerant. Like, after some cereal and milk, I’d shit it all out in 8 hours or so. I started using those lactase tablets, which helped for a bit, but has also decreased my natural lactose tolerance to about 0. Every single time I have some Greek yogurt without the tablet, I’m shitting it out in 10 minutes. I hate myself. I hate life. I love ice cream but holy crap.

Je pensais que tout le monde le savait, mais j'ai récemment eu deux fois la même conversation avec des intolérants au lactose qui sont tombés des nues en apprenant qu'il existait un moyen pour eux de manger du fromage. C'était comme si je leur avais sauvé la vie. Du coup, je me dis qu'il y a peut-être des redditeurs dans ce cas.

Les pharmacies près de chez moi ont soit la marque Bouillet, soit la marque Vitaflor, ça marche pareil. Il y a sans doute d'autres marques, mais je les connais pas. Tu prends deux comprimés en même temps que tu manges ton fromage (ou plus de deux comprimés si t'en manges beaucoup), et bim, pas d'ennuis.

Less flatulence in class. Little to no difference in taste. No difference in nutritional value compared to regular milk. No need for Lactaid pills. Nutritionally superior to apple juice.

What's not to like about lactose-free milk in school cafeterias?

Hello everyone! I am currently having awful lactose intolerance symptoms.. had pizza twice this weekend and really thought I could handle it (I was very wrong, but I must say, it was worth it). This is the worst reaction I've had to dairy in a while and it made me think about the lactase pills from Lactaid in which I do not tolerate at all. I've had 2 separate instances where I took these enzymes and about an hour after taking them, started vomiting and having diarrhea. I brought this up yo my GI and she said I might be allergic to something else in the capsule other than lactase, but the other ingredients seem to be common fillers that are present in my daily supplements. My guess is that some lactose intolerant people can't even tolerate exogenous lactase coming into their system. Anyone else experience this/have any ideas why this might be the case? Would love to hear other people's thoughts!

Basically the title. I am a bit of a worry wort when it comes to anything and I am about to start having casein shakes at night to supplement my protein intake.

I have moderate lactose intolerance, mostly for milk and ice cream type things, but a dose of any lactase makes it perfectly fine. I have pizza and ice cream most weekends and eat a decent bit of cheese and greek yogurt.

I probably don't have any risk of an allergic reaction to casein protein powder right?

I've been doing the low fodmap diet for three months and have been discovering that some foods considered low fodmap can hurt me, like lactose free cow's milk, so I avoid dairy but if want to enjoy a treat I take a lactase pill before and it helps me with digestion, but not 100%, I still have the feeling of fulness after eating dairy. I have tried beano before eating beans and bell peppers but I've found it doesn't do anything for me I still get the bloating, abdominal pain and gas.

I feel that for me the shitshow mostly gets delayed (which still is nice if you’re out with friends). However I still feel foggy, little nauseous and tired on the same day.

What do you feel?

Can you take too many lactase? I just ate regular ice cream for the first time in 8 months and took 24 lactaid pills. Is this too many?

Basically the question

Hi! I’m new to this community (IBS-C) and just wanted to share a new discovery that has helped me. I noticed I was still reacting to lactose-free dairy and decided it could be the casein bothering me, as well.

I bought some A2 milk and added lactase drops (Milkaid) to make it lactose free. I’ve now made yogurt, labneh and ice cream with it, and it does not trigger my IBS! (for me, pain, bloating, and constipation) I mix it with standard heavy cream to make half and half (can’t find A2 half and half yet).

So far, so good. Next, I’m going to try making fresh mozzarella with it.

So far I've seen 14500 FCC from Lactojoy in Germany and 9000 FCC from Lactaid, Kirkland and others. Has anyone seen any dose per pill in-between these two or higher?

I couldn't find an answer anywhere. Googled it, asked lactase supplement companies, a dietician.. no one could answer it. I would really love to know the answer! :) Thank you in advance!

Edit: I'm so sorry for the mistake in the title!! In my language "hoe" means "how" and I mixed it all up, so sorry if I offended anyone!

Edit 2: I'm so thankful for the amazing answers!! Thank you for being amazing people :))

Edit 3: holy cow, thank you for the rewards. That just made my whole day!! 💜

Hi People!

So, the stash of my lactase pills I brought from my homecountry is getting low, and I have been searching for something similar here for quite some time now.

Does anyone know where I can get these pills? (At coupang etc. they cost almost three times as much as in my homecountry, so if there is a cheaper alternative that would be awesome)

I have seen that they use probiotics a lot here, but, I dont know which one would be right, if you just want something you take when you're actually eating something with milk.

They always seem to be a big package of everything, so can I even take them when I only need the milk-part? And I dont want to have to take one every morning on the offchance I might eat something with lactose in it...

I found the Lacto-Fit series which sounds alright, and something called choi's metabolic solution but Im so confused with all them probiotics. Its not our go to for that in my homecountry (at least not that I know of)

Thank you very much for your help and stay healthy! :D

I had lunch yesterday with a little cheese in it, same exact meal I had the night beside (but took lactaid that night). The night before I was 100% fine. At lunch I was excited to test out the new Costco 9000 pills which meant only taking one, instead of 3 - then has horrific gas for the rest of the day 😐

I’ll try one more time, just wondering, being newer to all this, if people have different experiences with different brands? Seems crazy since it’s just the one active ingredient.

Has anyone had issue with the Costco brand lactase? It seems to have stopped my worse issues that cheese usually causes, but definitely not the gas.

Thanks!

Hi everyone! I got diagnosed with lactose intolerance 6 years ago, and have since then mostly just avoided lactose. However, sometimes I took some lactase pills (the brand is Lactose-OK) for when I had an event to go to or when I really couldn't avoid lactose. And I thought I remembered my doctor telling me not to take these too often, because you can also build a tolerance to them? Idk if I'm just remembering wrong. Then a friend of mine told me that isn't true and I can just take as many whenever I need to.

After hearing that I have recently started taking them a lot more often, almost daily, and have started enjoying those lactose filled luxuries that I have been missing for all these years. Now though, it seems like the lactase pills themselves are starting to make me feel extremely nauseous whenever I take them? Does anyone else have experience with this? Thanks!

Hey guys.... a fellow lactose intolerant here..... I've been in love with dairy products since I was born (who isn't?) And instead of avoiding them all together I thought hey...why do I subject myself to this torture when I can consume the products by using probiotics and lactase tablets....so my question is will consumption of lactase tablets reduce/eliminate the Little amount of lactase that my body already produces?

For me it seems to only work if i take them before I eat something with lactose.

Hi All. I was just diagnosed with low enzyme levels of sucrase, maltase, and lactase based on a biopsy from an endoscopy. Also some mild gastritis. Before my diagnosis I thought for sure I had Celiac's, but the doctor said there were no signs of celiacs. The doctor didn't seem to have much advice other than to see a nutritionist for the enzyme issue so I wanted to see if anyone was in a similar situation and had advice.

I've had a sensitive stomach my whole life (currently 25), but never anything crazy that lead me to think I had a problem. I've been a little underweight all of my life as well, usually around 123 lbs at 5' 8.5". I've also always had an excessive amount of bowel movements, usually 3 to 4 every day and my stools usually float which is a sign of malabsorption.

About a month and a half ago I started getting constant acid reflux everyday, bloating, some stomach burning, and my main concern was weight loss. I went from 123 lbs down to 114 lbs and I was really trying to eat more to try and gain weight. This is when I went and got the Endoscopy done.

I have tried so many things since I started getting acid reflux starting with tums, pepcid, omeprazole. Those didn't work so I moved on to ACV, digestive enzymes, digestive bitters, probiotics, and then betaine HCL with pepsin. (Not all at the same time) Those did not seem to help either and a little over a week ago I went gluten free and everyday I have felt better. My acid reflux is almost gone at this point, but I am still having some bloating and burping issues.

I am very surprised the doctor said I do not have Celiac's and instead have these low enzyme levels. Based on what I found online it looks like it is called CSID.

My next step is to try and find a nutritionist that has experience with CSID which seems like it's going to be difficult. I'm also going to try and go on a CSID diet once I learn more about it, looks like there are a lot of restrictions.

Curious to hear if anyone has had a similar experience or any advice.

Thanks 😊