Hi,
I have recently become lactose intolerant. I have read that many who are lactose intolerant can consume raw milk with no issues. My question is, I live on a farm in Wisconsin in dairy country. I have access to raw milk, but it is not organic. The cows are fed silage and corn, but no chemicals or hormones. Will this milk still be better for you? Do you think I will de able to digest it?
Thanks
Dennis
Hello Dennis,
I would most definitely give it a try but if you are lactose intolerant you may have better success with cultured dairy such as yogurt or kefir. Raw butter would also be a great addition.
All the best in health & healing,
Darcy Langdon
Nutritionist at the OWC
I would say to definitely give it a try. If your silage is organic, then there should be no reason not to drink your own milk.
Why eat dairy at all. It's just really not good for you. It's interesting that you have only RECENTLY become lactose intolerant. That tells me that you are getting damage and inflammation in your digestive tract. Dairy is highly allergenic and you need to get off of it ENTIRELY for a while AND get off gluten ASAP. Gluten sensitivity often damages the cells that produce lactose and is a big reason for lactose intolerance.
When your gut is healed down the line, you can reintroduce raw dairy, but for now, not so good an idea.
Kerri Knox, RN
Functional Medicine Practitioner
http://www.easy-immune-health.com
Kerri
WHY is dairy not good for you? How do you know if you're sensitive to lactose? Does it ALWAYS show up in a digestive/allergenic way? Could it cause aches and pains and general inflammation? Since I've started having whey protein powder, whole fat yogurt, fruit smoothies daily for breakfast (I used to not eat breakfast at all) I seem very achy and my breasts are incredibly tender like I am pregnant (I'm 52 so no not a chance). Thanks.
Deb
Just a lot of people have problems digesting dairy. The cells that produce lactose are some of the first cells to become damaged when you get intestinal damage of any sort, and since it is so frequently ingested, if you have any degree of 'leaky gut', then the milk protein particles can get into the bloodstream and you become 'allergic'.
ANY reaction to milk I would consider an 'allergy'. I have never heard of breast tenderness from milk ingestion, but there are a lot of hormones in milk- especially if the cows are injected with Rbst, a hormone that increases their milk production. Joint pain can DEFINITELY be caused by a delayed allergic reaction to milk products.
Really the best way to find this out is to just go off of milk products for a couple of weeks and see how you feel, then add them back in again and see how you feel. Give yourself between 3 to 5 days to really notice any symptoms. Many people don't relate their symptoms because they expect a reaction within minutes to hours, but they don't relate it to the food if they get joint pain 3 days later.
Well, not all dairy is the same, too. Goat milk is very different than cow milk. Goat milk is much more digestable by humans.