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paperbag princess
Joined: 07 Mar 2004
Location: veggie hell
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harin, you should get silk's chocolate soymilk. it's way yummier than real milk.  |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| endofthewor1d wrote: |
never will?? i'd guess that more dark circles are the result of being punched in the face than of drinking milk. the former isn't something that's usually planned for.
i hope that didn't come off as threatening. it wasn't meant to. it just struck me as odd that someone with eyes could be so certain that they will never, at any point in the future, have dark circles under them.
that said, if this comes off as being nitpicky and stupid, you can just chalk that up to me spending most of this week in an internet cafe. |
Hahaha...
I am just going by my mum's complexion etc.. she's never had any dark circle under her eyes, so I am guessing I won't either! |
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Kimchi Cha Cha
Joined: 15 May 2003
Location: was Suncheon, now Brisbane
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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| matthewwoodford wrote: |
The question I have is where were all the lactose intolerant people before the media alerted us to this problem? Is anyone here lactose intolerant? Do you remember suffering from lactose intolerance before you knew what it was?
Back in prehistory, when I was a kid, we were told milk was good for us. Of course we were also told how having too much leisure time would be a problem in the world of the future...
Anyway, it seems if you eat dairy products all your life you'll probably be fine with them. So why not just say your body will be fine with whatever foods you grew up with in most cases. |
I was born in the 70s, lactose intolerant. My mother realised something was wrong early on yet nurses thought the idea that a baby be allergic to its mother's milk was proposterous. The condition got worse and worse and could have been life threatening until a doctor correctly diagniosed me as lactose intolerant, and I started recovering straight away.
I'm a Australian guy of Anglo-Celtic ancestry but have some distant Aboriginal ancestry, which could have had some effect, possibly. |
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discostar23
Joined: 22 Feb 2004
Location: getting the hell out of dodge
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| Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:12 am Post subject: |
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the reason someone becomes or is lactose intolerant is...
LACTOSE is a sugar. Much like frutose and dextose, except it is a combination of two sugars together. So when you eat something with it in it, your obdy has to first separate the sugars then process then both separately.
Tell your mom to bring some dairy digestion pills and she will be fine.  |
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laura
Joined: 31 Oct 2004
Location: Gijang-gun, Pusan, S.Korea
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I'm lactose intolerant, and always have been, but didn't know it until I was about 13. That's not to say I didn't suffer the symptoms for many years prior. The only thing I find hard about being in Korea and not being able to consume dairy is when I want a cappacino. Although you can find soy milk in every corner shop, finding it at starbucks is impossible. Luckily, traditional korean foods don't use much dairy, so it's not a huge problem. There aren't many substitutes here, like non-dairy cream cheese, whipped topping, etc. One thing you can check out for your mom is the little yogurts, maeil or other brands. Because they contain a live bacteria, lactose intolerant people can digest them.
On a simlar note, is anyone here gluten intolerant, or Celiac? I am, and it really sucks. I've been sick lately and just found out that half the food i'm eating has wheat in it. Of course it's difficult to tell what I can eat b/c I can't read Korean, and wheat/gluten comes in lots of different forms. If anyone out there can offer any advice, please let me know. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| laura wrote: |
I'm lactose intolerant, and always have been, but didn't know it until I was about 13. That's not to say I didn't suffer the symptoms for many years prior. The only thing I find hard about being in Korea and not being able to consume dairy is when I want a cappacino. Although you can find soy milk in every corner shop, finding it at starbucks is impossible. Luckily, traditional korean foods don't use much dairy, so it's not a huge problem. There aren't many substitutes here, like non-dairy cream cheese, whipped topping, etc. One thing you can check out for your mom is the little yogurts, maeil or other brands. Because they contain a live bacteria, lactose intolerant people can digest them.
On a simlar note, is anyone here gluten intolerant, or Celiac? I am, and it really sucks. I've been sick lately and just found out that half the food i'm eating has wheat in it. Of course it's difficult to tell what I can eat b/c I can't read Korean, and wheat/gluten comes in lots of different forms. If anyone out there can offer any advice, please let me know. |
My godmother is celiac and she lived in korean for a year.. she cooked a lot and used rice flour.. Not sure what else she did??? I can ask her though. |
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laura
Joined: 31 Oct 2004
Location: Gijang-gun, Pusan, S.Korea
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| That would be great. Another problem is that I don't have an oven for cooking, but any other ideas for cooking without one would be so helpful! I know there is a lot you can do with a rice cooker, but it's things like soups and sauces that become complicated. Even soy sauce has gluten, and some flavoured salts, so without english ingredients, it's almost impossible to tell what I can and can't eat. I'd love any help. Thanks so much. |
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Zenpickle
Joined: 06 Jan 2004
Location: Anyang -- Bisan
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| Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:15 am Post subject: |
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Prevelance statistics about Lactose Intolerance: The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Lactose Intolerance:
* 90% of Asian American adults have lactose intolerance (NIDDK 1994)
* 70% of African-American adults have lactose intolerance (NIDDK 1994)
* 74% of Native American adults have lactose intolerance (NIDDK 1994)
* 53% of Mexican-American adults have lactose intolerance (NIDDK 1994)
* 15% Caucasian adults have lactose intolerance (NIDDK 1994) |
I read somewhere else that everyone has some level of lactose intolerance. It doesn't mean your stomach gets upset, but lactose intolerance includes getting some gas after consuming dairy. |
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Godzilla
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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Had stomach cramps and the squirts something rotten before I stopped eating milk and cereal for brekkie. Bowels are moving much more normally now.  |
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