Food Intollerance

[Herbie58]

I was diagnosed years ago with IBS and it's been the bain of my life and the subject of many medical exam. However I recently had more food testing done, and it transpires that I am intollerant to:

Lactose
Yeast
Coffee
Chocolate
Onions
Garlic

So, just the things that make up my daily diet

Has anyone else dealt with/coped with a lactose/yeast free diet, and if so any hints/tips, food ideas for me please?

Thanks!

[alfa pint]

At least gluten didn't make the list! You'll be ok, that still leaves an awful lot of meat and veg on the list. Booze wise, you can look at pure spirits with mixers, so gin, rum, vodka are probably ok.

Is it just coffee, or is it the caffeine?

[Carrot]

Was this test done by one of those home kits you can by, or from a medical professional?

Only reason I ask, is that it has been recently widely publicised that the home testing kits you can buy give false results consistently...

[Muncle Trogg]

My son has a lactose intolerance and it doesn't massively effect his life. We have actually found that introducing a little bit each day is helping to raise his tolerance levels.

With regards to food the Lactofree range is great, the milk tastes no different to semi-skimmed and the yoghurts and cheese spread are much better than other free from type foods. The cheese, however, is a bit rubbery but passable in a sandwich.

As someone else said, has this been tested by your GP or in a health food shop? With the tests we've been to before we've actually had to invoke a reaction beforehand so they can pinpoint the actual cause.

[carmonk]

Carrot said:

Was this test done by one of those home kits you can by, or from a medical professional?

Only reason I ask, is that it has been recently widely publicised that the home testing kits you can buy give false results consistently...

Indeed, they are completely random.