How To Deal With Lactose Intolerance

If you suspect you are lactose intolerant, see a doctor, who can perform a simple test to confirm your self-diagnosis.

Take some chewable lactase enzyme tablets before consuming dairy. Lactase is the enzyme that helps you digest lactose, and people who are lactose intolerant don’t produce enough of this enzyme on their own. Though not a cure, the pills can lessen your symptoms.

Try some dairy substitutes. Look for soy and rice milk and cheese, which don’t have lactose, and goat’s and sheep’s milk, which contain slightly less lactose than cow’s milk.

Follow through with your choices. You might miss the taste of dairy at first, but keep at it and you’ll soon like the alternatives just as much. And always bring lactase tablets when you go out to eat, just in case you can’t avoid dairy in your meal.