Day 12 of the Lactose Intolerance Cure

Wow, I'm 1/3 of the way through the program. It seems to be going by quickly.

Today, however, was has been a rough day. I've been trying to avoid lactose completely while on this program. Usually, it's not that hard when I'm eating food from home. It's a bit more difficult when eating out. I'm visiting family this weekend, and we stopped by a food court for a quick lunch. I chose a fast food Chinese place, because I figured I could find something without any dairy.

I asked them if they had nutritional info for their foods, and they said they didn't have it at the store. I went ahead and chose Kung Pao Chicken over white rice. It seemed to be a clear sauce, and the chicken is not breaded, so I figured it was ok. Well, within an hour or so, I wasn't feeling so hot. It felt very similar to how I've felt oh so many times before when suffering from lactose intolerance.

Well, this evening I went to the website of this quick serve Chinese food place and checked the nutritional and allergy information. Guess what? Their Kung Pao chicken has milk in it! The irony is their Orange, which is breaded, has no milk in it. So, I gambled, and I lost. It's probably worth pointing out that I have not experienced any lactose reactions on any other day of the program, so I feel confident that the upset stomach today is due to the Kung Pao chicken.

So, having done the program for only 12 days so far (only 11 doses completed by this afternoon) has not yielded enough results to help me through a lunch. It doesn't claim to either. The first 18 days of the program are only supposed to help calm your stomach. Still, it would have been nice not to have had to suffer any ill effects of lactose. Now, while you are supposed to avoid all lactose while on the program, they say a little dairy will not affect the outcome.

Well, tonight's dosage is 12.50 cc of the mix.

If you're new to reading this blog, and this is the first page you're reading, this is the Lactagen program. It's designed to train you large intestines to produce micro flora that will break down lactose, since your smaller intestines are no longer producing the lactase enzyme effectively. The great question is, will it cure my lactose intolerance?