How I Resolved My Lactaid Intolerance Problem Without Taking Lactaid Tablets

I have always had a problem with all dairy products. When I was a child, I would get stomach aches often. My mother would heat up a small towel and have me place it against my stomach. I was sent home from school several times with stomach aches.

When I was in my early twenties, I started eating an egg a day. My father commented that I was burping a lot. I ended up with gastritis. The doctor told me I probably ate a bad egg and gave me some prescription that was suppose to help. It didn't. I later learned that eggs may not have been the problem at all. The problem may have been the dressing I loaded on my salads on a regular basis. Another doctor gave me a prescription for Phazyme; a product you can buy over the counter today. I was eating nothing but broiled hamburgers for at least a month. It took that long for my irritated stomach to settle down.

Back in the year 2000, a different symptom appeared: Diarrhea. I didn't know why I had it, but I was in the restroom often. I started experimenting. I would cut out one food for a while and see if the diarrhea ceased. I purchased some lactaid tablets. I heard it helped a lot of people. It didn't help me. If I ate ice cream, I got diarrhea. Finally I cut out my favorite treat: chocolate. I found that chocolate was the main cause of my problems. Loving chocolate so much I would drool when I ate it, I was not a happy camper.

Recently I went for my annual physical. The doctor told me something that did not surprise me. He said blood tests revealed a low level of vitamin D. I didn't like the news. He gave me a prescription for 50,000 units of vitamin D to be taken once a week. When that didn't produce better levels of vitamin D he added 4000 units of vitamin D a day.

I was also taking vitamin one B complex tablet a day and one multi-vitamin tablet once a day. Then my wife mentioned an enzyme which helps with the digestion of food. She had heard that someone took that enzyme along with mega-doses of vitamin D. After talking to the pharmacist about interactions between the enzyme and the prescription medications I was taking for other purposes. I purchased the enzyme tablets. I start taking one tablet a day; usually immediately after taking all the vitamins and prescription drugs.

Later, that week, I had a craving for ice cream. I figured I'd be home the next day, so it wasn't a big deal if I spent time in the bathroom. Hence I purchased an ice cream bar and ate it. A very pleasant surprise happened the next day. No diarrhea! Now I am able to drink milk, eat cheese and ice cream and chocolate bars without the concern about having diarrhea while I am out.

For those who are interested, the enzyme tablets are Papaya Enzyme and are available at your local pharmacy without a prescription.