Reduced Lactose Diet:
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| Milk | 1 cup | 11 grams lactose |
| Buttermilk | 1 cup | 9-11 grams |
| Whipped cream topping | 1 Tbsp. | .4 gram |
| Light cream | 1 Tbsp. | .6 gram |
| Half and half | 1 Tbsp. | .6 gram |
| Low-fat yogurt | 1 cup | 11-15 grams |
| Blue, Cream, Parmesan, Colby | 1 ounce | .8 gram |
| Camembert, Limburger | 1 ounce | .1 gram |
| American, Gouda, Cheddar | 1 ounce | .5 gram |
| Cottage cheese | 1 cup | 6 grams |
| Butter | 2 pats | .1 gram |
| Margarine | 2 pats | 0 |
| Ice cream | 1 cup | 9 grams |
| Orange sherbet | 1 cup | 4 grams |
The Process Of Adding Foods Back Into Your Diet
If you feel a reduced lactose diet may be possible in your situation, the easiest way to confirm your opinion is to eliminate all dairy products from your diet until you have no more symptoms. Now slowly start adding one serving of one item back per day until you have identified your tolerance level. Work the following categories in succession, one item per group until you have reached the point where you start feeling symptoms again.An example would be: A single serving of milk is considered to be 8 oz.. Drink one glass today. With no symptoms, drink one glass day two. Continue with this until you start feeling symptoms. If on day three you feel symptoms you will know your tolerance level is only a glass of milk for two days in a row. Continue down the list with each item, one at a time. Log all of your results for each food you would like to add back into your diet. By following this procedure you can determine what your body's limitations are for each type of food product.
The following list is a group of items generally consumed continuously by most people. Each of these normally do contain a dairy product during the manufacturing process. Follow your daily program as outlined above to determine how much, if any, of these products can be returned to your diet.
- Dairy Products: milk, cheese (try all of your favorite varieties they may differ), ice cream, yogurt, sherbet made with milk
- Meats: liverwurst, frankfurters and cold cuts processed with milk solids
- Fruits or Vegetables: anything served with a cream, scalloped, au gratin or hollandaise sauce
- Bread and Grains: bread, cereal, pancakes, waffles, french toast made with milk
- Miscellaneous: candy, cookies, pies, cakes, puddings, toffee, butterscotch or caramels
Therefore, with time and patience you can effectively learn your body's tolerance levels on different types of foods so that you can tolerate a reduced lactose diet to maintain good health without the annoyance of uncomfortable symptoms.
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