It Seems She Is Lactose-sensitive... So What Can She Eat?

My daughter was/is lactose sensitive, but mostly has outgrown it enough to be able to eat enough "normal" things without too much adverse issues. She is 16 now, so decides what she can and will eat and deals with the side effects. She loves cheese and things like stuffed pasta meals, but is not big on milk, so for her it is a balance.

She never had milk on anything resembling a regular basis until she was about 6 or 7 (like on cereal, etc) and the products available now were not so plentiful, price affordable or tasteful as they are now (my opinion)...so we did supplements and diet changes to get calcium and vitamin D (as per the nutritionist at the Peds suggestions)...

Good luck!

If she is latose sensitive, she does not need to have a latose free diet. A lot of it will be trial and error to see what types of foods she has a sensitivity too. Most hard cheeses do not contain latose.

Many infants/young children will outgrow it, for others it can become worse.

You can buy lactose-free ice cream. Have you tried Valio brand lactose free milk? Since I discovered it, I haven't wanted to buy Lactaid. It's really good. Ask your Pediatrician about Lactaid tablets for when you're away from home. (or it might just say on the lable whether or not she's old enough.) Best wishes!

You are right about the cheeses.... they don't bother me as much, especially the ones that are more aged. In terms of ice cream, have her try dole-whip. It is a dairy-free alternative to ice cream, and it comes in different fruity flavors. Many ice cream parlors will offer it.

a lot of the time with kids you can build up a tolerance but you have to work at it. we decided not to but my daughter still outgrew her intolerance. i am somewhat lactose intolerant but i still eat ice cream even if i regret it later. i like soy milk but not any other the substitutes for ice cream.

I'm not sure what the age range is, but I take a Lactaid before I eat dairy, it breaks up all the stuff that will make her tummy hurt and it works amazing and then I have no problems. Maybe look into that?
Best wishes!

There are chewable pills that you can give her before she has anything with lactose in it, that is what I do for my one daughter and for my son.