Vegan - accidental dairy ingestion, lactose intolerant?!
Vegan - accidental dairy ingestion, lactose intolerant?
Ok I've been vegan for around 3 years. My body sort of reacts badly whenever I have dairy (usually those "hidden ingredients").
For example, I had a bean burrito that was supposedly vegan, but I strongly believe there was cheese in the beans. Reason? Several minutes after I stopped eating it (I didn't finish cause it tasted milk-y) I start feeling my stomach in knots and I feel gassy/bloated (sorry TMI) and overall kind of "yucky".
I am pretty sure it's not because of food poisoning or anything, and this has happened before when I've had "non-dairy" creamer that has dairy in it, etc. etc.
I am wondering if there is anything I can do to alleviate the pain and discomfort in the event of "accidental dairy ingestion." I know prevention is key... After every incident I try even harder to read lables, ask questions, but STILL sometimes this happens.
Thanks for looking, I hope someone has a great suggestion!
3 days ago
gardeniagreen1119:
OMG ibuprofen makes my stomach hurt so bad!! i don't even take it because of that reason. Wow, learn something new every day!! Thanks!
14 minutes ago
Elizabeth J - that's interesting about the IQ thing. I have a very high IQ, actually. And I consider myself VERY well-educated on certain things (nutrition being one of them). It cracks me up how people who can't even spell half the time are usually the ones saying veg(etari)ans are "wrong" or "unhealthy" or even "STUPID"
lol silly people.
Answers:
Hey,
Most medicine tabs have lactose in them, again I say MOST! Very scary, they are used for a filler. My partner has very bad seasonal allergies (also vegan) and couldn't take them any more and have to break down and use an otc allergy pill with lactose, his allergies were better but the tummy was bad. He said he could feel when it kicked in, within 30 minutes he was in waves of *yukcy*. We bought him the one pill a day formula to save on the upsets.
What worked for him was LOTS of water, food and ginger tea (even though he hates the stuff).
Also, keep in mind, we both get sick from non-dairy creams, soy icecream, soy whipping cream etc, I think it's our brains and body remembering creaminess as nausea.
Hope you feel better!