Does anyone know if homemade yogurt affects people who are lactose intolerant? I have intestinal problems, and have heard (and read) how homemade yogurt helps with that. But I'm also lactose intolerant, and am wondering if all that milk will cause further problems. Or does the body handle the lactose in yogurt differently?
I'm lactose intolerant but yogurt doesn't affect it because the the the lactose is broken down by the active yogurt cultures. "Some studies have shown that the active live bacterial cultures (also known as probiotics) found in yogurt help lactose digestion."--http://www.healthcastle.com/herb_lact.shtml
I'm lactose interolerant as well and have always been able to handle yogurt (but not ice cream, milk, or cheeses with high milk content). My Aunt is so sensitive she can't even eat the smallest amounts of cheese or baked good containing butter. It must depend a lot on the person. Oddly ever since I was pregnant with my first baby, I've been able to handle warm milk (not cold milk) and am less sensitive to cheeses. Of course I use this to rationlize a latte addiction. It's one of the only ways I can handle dairy without becoming ill.
I am lactose intolerant as well, but am able to eat yogurt, cottage cheese, ice cream, and chocolate. It's just something in milk that upsets my system completely. I've heard, and now believe, that yogurt will help adjust your system, but you may never be able to drink milk or eat ice cream in great quantities.
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