Whey and dairy intolerance

November 26, 2009

I decided to try whey after reading so much about it on this group, and i

thought my experieince might be useful to someone else.

I have been lactose-ntolerant for a logn time and more recently intolerant of

something else in whey--I have assumed it was casein--which makes me very mucusy

and seems to have a negative effect on my immune system. I have not been able to

tolerate cow's milk cheese, raw dairy, A2 milk, butter, SCD yogurt. The only

dairy I could manage was ghee. (And perhaps goat and sheep products, but that's

another story.)

Before I purchased whey I researched brands and contents quite a bit and was

told by a manufacturer that whey isolate and concentrate does not naturally

contain any casein. " Whey protein is produced by culturing milk with rennet.

The rennet coagulates the casein in the milk to create the curd which is used in

cheese making. The whey doesn't contain casein. The proteins present in the

whey are whey proteins which you find in the finished product " from an email

from Swanson Vitamins, in response to my enquiry about this product:

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In many brands the lactose is also removed, or at least reduced. This gave me

heart and I have so far tried three brands in search of a good experience and

flavour.

I began using the whey as a breakfast replacement, aiming for around 40g

protein. I find this usually keeps me going well until lunchtime.

I haven't had a mucus reaction to any of the 3 brands I have tried. I get very

mild nausea 2 hours after drinking one brand (Country Life, BioChem, 100% Whey

Protein Powder, Natural Flavor). It's a pity since this is the one I prefer as

far as flavour goes (no sweetener at all). This one reports <.5g sugar per scoop

and i would use two scoops as a meal replacement. Ingredients and breakdown are

listed here:

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I have found that some products advertised as Whey isolate or concentrate

contain additional ingredients, sometimes including skim milk powder or solids.

Clearly these products would contain both lactose and casein and are to be

avoided.

I hope this is helpful to someone

Cheers,

Jen

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