Tips for lactose products for those without severe symptoms:
- Choose foods you normally eat (e.g. ½ cup cottage cheese)
- If your usual amount does cause mild symptoms, try eating a little bit less to see how your gut responds (e.g. ¼ cup cottage cheese)
- If you notice a difference in reduction of symptoms, you may be able to tolerate small quantities of the food
Tips for wheat products for those without severe symptoms:
- Choose foods you normally eat.
- If your usual amount does cause mild symptoms, try eating a little bit less to see how your gut responds (e.g. ¼ cup cottage cheese)
- If you notice a difference in reduction of symptoms, you may be able to tolerate small quantities of the food
- Consider also trying sprouted grain bread (pre-prepared for digestion via the sprouting process) if your usual wheat bread causes mild symptoms
- If you notice a difference in reduction of symptoms, you may be able to tolerate sprouted grains
Tips for Beans & Legumes for those without severe symptoms:
- Choose foods you normally eat
- If your usual amount does cause mild symptoms, try eating a little bit less to see how your gut responds (e.g. ¼ cup cottage cheese)
- If you notice a difference in reduction of symptoms, you may be able to tolerate small quantities of the food
- Consider trying rinsing your beans prior to eating them, no matter if they are canned or cooked from dry
- Sprouting your beans (soaking them in water overnight in the refrigerator in a sealed container) may also be more easily digested