Glorious day!

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 12-23-2009, 03:07 AM

I decided, after a long time of guessing that I'm lactose intolerant, that I should purchase lactose-free milk.

Lo and behold, drinking coffee has not resulted in feeling vaguely ill, nor have I any sign of stomach cramps! Lactose-free milk has been a success! And it's still real cow milk! Not fakey mcfake milk made from vegetation (soy milk, rice milk, oat milk, etc)!

Hooray for the people who added enzymes to milk to break down the lactose before my consumption!

**Valigarmander** · 12-23-2009, 03:11 AM

Hooray for science!

With the enzymes, and the breaking down, and the LACTOSE-FREE MILK! HOYVIN-GLAYVIN!

Kargath · 12-23-2009, 07:16 AM

Remember to check for placebo effects before embarking on a lifelong dietary change

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 12-23-2009, 06:30 PM

Yay for cheating nature. =P

But seriously, it tastes just like regular milk? And how about price? Gotta cost like ten bucks a gallon, rite?

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 12-23-2009, 11:54 PM

Yep, tastes great, which was the biggest winner. It was around $2.50 for a litre, which (conversion/currency roughly taken into account...) is about $8 a gallon. Honestly, though, the price of milk here is higher than in the US, so it's about 70% more expensive than regular brands. We've always bought the more expensive milk, anyway (supporting local farms), so it's not a big deal to me.

***Cosmonautical*** · 12-24-2009, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kargath

Remember to check for placebo effects before embarking on a lifelong dietary change

PUMP THAT GARBAGE IN ANOTHER MAN'S VEINS

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 12-24-2009, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kargath

Remember to check for placebo effects before embarking on a lifelong dietary change

Well, when I've already been conditioned to expect the big mouthful of coffee to bring almost immediate discomfort, the complete and total lack of that reaction in my body is pretty huge. And since it tastes the same as regular milk, it's not like I'm constantly going, "HEY THIS IS LACTOSE-FREE".

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 12-24-2009, 02:35 AM

Well, milk is ****ing great so drink up. =D

PK FIRE! · 12-24-2009, 02:50 AM

Hey glad to hear that you don't have to forego milk now!

Also I'm now trying(and failing) to recall how many litres there are to a gallon. Now I have to go kick myself for never being able to get anything but a "C" in any math class I hope you're happy!

- You stupid dog.

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 12-24-2009, 02:54 AM

I have to break down liters into cups, since I remember there are eight cups in a liter and four in a quart. So I am pretty damn sure two liters is a gallon since a gallon is sixteen cups.

Then again I am an idiot.

Kargath · 12-24-2009, 03:00 AM

1 liter = 1.056 688 209 4 quart [US, liquid]
Online Conversion - Volume Conversion
('liter'?? lol what the hell american spelling)

**Valigarmander** · 12-24-2009, 03:05 AM

AT LEAST IT LOOKS BETTER. LITRE? THAT LOOKS LIKE SPANISH. HOW MANY LEET-RAYS OF WATER, SEÑOR?

***Cosmonautical*** · 12-24-2009, 04:44 AM

my rays are leet yo

***Ace Mercury*** · 12-24-2009, 12:24 PM

How quickly did you notice the change? Maybe I'll try a trial run myself.

***CaptHayfever*** · 12-24-2009, 03:05 PM

Yeah, I'll bet Kargath gets his hair cut by a "barbre" and buys food grown by a "farmre".

And remembre, "I'm-a Luigi, numbre one!"

Luigiman7 · 12-24-2009, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptHayfever

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, numbre one!"

Fixed.

***Cosmonautical*** · 12-26-2009, 01:33 AM

what about remembre

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 12-26-2009, 06:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ace Mercury

How quickly did you notice the change? Maybe I'll try a trial run myself.

There was a noticeable difference in the first cup of coffee. Hell, the first mouthful. I'm used to getting slight stomach aches as soon as I've had coffee (since that's the most common time for me to consume dairy), and I've been able to drink coffee daily with the lactose-free milk and had no problems at all afterwards.

Warning, possibly TMI: Spoiler Below

If I drink a regular-milk coffee, I get stomach aches and gas almost immediately. Within about 20 minutes, I'll be feeling ill and generally uncomfortable. If I have any large-ish serves of milk products (say, around 2 cups worth or more), I'll have bad stomach aches, and often end up with diarrhea after several hours. Being Christmas, I ate quite a lot of things that contained dairy, I would guess it came to about 3-5 cups worth (milk in coffee while visiting other family, cheese in baked beans, milk, butter and cheese in cheese sauce, milk and butter in mashed potato, butter in the turkey basting/gravy, cream in marshmallow trifle [which I ate like four serves of over the course of the day XD], and some chocolate). I had pretty bad stomach cramps last night, and diarrhea this morning.

So, yeah. As for giving it a trial yourself, it depends what symptoms you've got and how well you can associate them with consuming dairy. My suspicions were more or less confirmed to me when I drank a milkshake (that was the only thing I'd consumed in over an hour), and I got bad stomach cramps only 5-10 minutes later.

I'm going to look for a tiny thermal bottle to carry around my own milk to have at other people's houses in my coffee.

Sim Kid · 12-26-2009, 06:57 PM

Can Rice milk even count as "milk"?

***CaptHayfever*** · 12-27-2009, 12:36 AM

^Can rice wine count as wine? The entire nation of Japan and Jed Clampett say yes.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

12-23-2009, 03:07 AM	#1
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	Glorious day! I decided, after a long time of guessing that I'm lactose intolerant, that I should purchase lactose-free milk. Lo and behold, drinking coffee has not resulted in feeling vaguely ill, nor have I any sign of stomach cramps! Lactose-free milk has been a success! And it's still real cow milk! Not fakey mcfake milk made from vegetation (soy milk, rice milk, oat milk, etc)! Hooray for the people who added enzymes to milk to break down the lactose before my consumption!

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12-23-2009, 03:11 AM	#2
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Hooray for science! With the enzymes, and the breaking down, and the LACTOSE-FREE MILK! HOYVIN-GLAYVIN!

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I REALLY HATE POKEMON! Goku lives on the Sun Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: California, U.S.A Gender: Posts: 12,717 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 275 Times in 234 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Yay for cheating nature. =P But seriously, it tastes just like regular milk? And how about price? Gotta cost like ten bucks a gallon, rite?

12-23-2009, 11:54 PM	#5
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	Yep, tastes great, which was the biggest winner. It was around $2.50 for a litre, which (conversion/currency roughly taken into account...) is about $8 a gallon. Honestly, though, the price of milk here is higher than in the US, so it's about 70% more expensive than regular brands. We've always bought the more expensive milk, anyway (supporting local farms), so it's not a big deal to me.

12-24-2009, 02:35 AM	#8
I REALLY HATE POKEMON! Goku lives on the Sun Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: California, U.S.A Gender: Posts: 12,717 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 275 Times in 234 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Well, milk is ****ing great so drink up. =D

12-24-2009, 02:50 AM	#9
PK FIRE! Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: On the run. Gender: Posts: 9,544 Thanks: 175 Thanked 150 Times in 120 Posts	Hey glad to hear that you don't have to forego milk now! Also I'm now trying(and failing) to recall how many litres there are to a gallon. Now I have to go kick myself for never being able to get anything but a "C" in any math class I hope you're happy! - You stupid dog.

12-24-2009, 02:54 AM	#10
I REALLY HATE POKEMON! Goku lives on the Sun Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: California, U.S.A Gender: Posts: 12,717 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 275 Times in 234 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I have to break down liters into cups, since I remember there are eight cups in a liter and four in a quart. So I am pretty damn sure two liters is a gallon since a gallon is sixteen cups. Then again I am an idiot.

12-24-2009, 03:00 AM	#11
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	1 liter = 1.056 688 209 4 quart [US, liquid] Online Conversion - Volume Conversion ('liter'?? lol what the hell american spelling)

12-24-2009, 03:05 AM	#12
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	AT LEAST IT LOOKS BETTER. LITRE? THAT LOOKS LIKE SPANISH. HOW MANY LEET-RAYS OF WATER, SEÑOR?

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*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	my rays are leet yo

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12-26-2009, 01:33 AM	#17
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	what about remembre

12-26-2009, 06:57 PM	#19
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12-27-2009, 12:36 AM	#20
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	^Can rice wine count as wine? The entire nation of Japan and Jed Clampett say yes. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"