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Hello - I have a significant sensitivity to all dairy products, even Lactaid doesn't help. Would I be able to eat goat and sheep cheese without worrying about a reaction?

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Age: 43; Female, Idaho

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Taking lactaid, which became noneffective, and totally cutting dairy products out of my diet.

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Welcome to Just Answer and thanks for your question. If your sensitivity to dairy products is from a problem with lactose, then goat or sheep milk products should make very little difference because the lactose content is very similar to cow's milk (4.1% versus 4.7%). If the sensitivity is from casein, that may be a little different. Lactaid provides the enzyme that helps digest lactose which lactose-intolerant people are lacking. I don't quite see how that can become ineffective. It is possible that you need a little more to accomplish the same level of benefit. I would be very careful in trying other dairy products and wouldn't think about it without having medical help available.

 

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