Lactose intolerant/dairy allergy peas.......products?

If it is lactose Intolerance, Lactaid Milk should work. I take Lactaid tablets, but keep in mind it may take more than one tablet. Ice cream requires 4 tablets in order for me not to have issues. Read labels. Casein and whey are milk products and may bother her.

Ben & Jerry's has frozen Greek yogurt in place of ice cream. The process of making Greek yogurt removes lactose.

I hope you get some good responses here, because my son is in the same situation and we haven't found many good dairy replacements. He can't have any milk products at all due to stomach and intestinal distress. Not lactaid, not parmesan cheese or regular cheese, not ice cream or yogurt or even most cheese crackers.

When I cook for him, I use olive oil instead of butter on vegetables. He misses pizza a lot, but usually has it without cheese - just the crust and sauce.

There is a lot of hidden dairy in prepared foods. I read every label.

I am unable to eat ANY dairy, so beyond lactose intolerant, but not an allergy.

I buy 12 packs of soy milk at Costco. It doesn't need to be refrigerated until it's opened. It's far cheaper than buying individual quarts or 1/2 gallons.

I love the Silk brand soy yogurt. It has real fruit in it.

I am able to eat goat cheese, but it's an acquired taste. Trader Joe's carries slices that make great grilled cheese.

There are soy milk and coconut milk ice creams that are really good. I like Amy's organic the best.

Amy's also makes dairy free bean burritos I like and a dairy free frozen veggie pizza I love. You may have to try several grocery stores to find them.

Beware of Papa Murphy's feta - it's made with cow milk! I don't understand THAT at all.

Be sure to ALWAYS ask at restaurants about dairy...I can't tell you how often it's not on the menu, but added as a garnish to salad and pasta dishes.

I cook with soy milk and DH can't tell the difference.

What do you mean by "Lactaid does not help?"

Are you referring to the pills or the milk? If it's the pills, she just isn't taking enough yet.

I have had lactose intolerance since infancy. I need far more lactase pills than my teenage daughter does. She can have a scoop of ice cream with 2 pills and be OK. I need 4-6.

Understanding lactose intolerance will aid with alleviating the symptoms. Lactose=sugar that is difficult to digest. Lactase= enzyme that digests lactose. The vast majority of people who have it (and the numbers increase wit h age) actually do make some enzyme, just not enough. If you go completely lactose free for a period of time (1-2 weeks), the enzyme will actually increase and you will be able to tolerate smallish amounts of lactose in your diet. Overdo it and you will use up any available enzyme for digesting lactase.

At this point, with someone newly diagnosed, I would take a full week off from any lactose and then re-introduce slowly WITH lactase (Lactaid is just one brand, there are many others including some that come with probiotics.. those are the best because they are longer acting and can help because some bacteria will produce the enzyme in small amounts). There are plenty of lactose free cheeses. We only drink 100% lactose free milk in our house and, truthfully, now there there are so many other options available, I cannot remember the last time we had cow's milk. We usually have almond milk or sometimes soy. I react to soy for other reasons, so I'm not as big of a fan of that. As already mentioned, there are plenty of lactose-free ice creams out there too.

I am completely intolerant of dairy (as well as gluten, but that's another story). I drink Blue Diamond almond milk (unsweetened or reduced sugar), and I don't miss my beloved milk at all.

Daiya cheese is really tasty too. It's sold, shredded, in different favors...cheddar, mozzarella, etc. I find this at Sprouts.

There are a few coconut ice creams available in most grocery stores.