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all you knowledgeable people...

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HairyMaclary · 12/07/2010 19:34

I have a DS with a diagnosed dairy intolerance, all types of dairy, cow, sheep, goat etc. Is lactic acid a dairy product? I have been using a pesto sauce with this and just noticed the label.

Thanks!

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belledechocolatefluffybunny · 12/07/2010 19:37

Yes

belledechocolatefluffybunny · 12/07/2010 19:41

www.childrensdisabilities.info/allergies/milk-allergies.html

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HairyMaclary · 12/07/2010 19:43

Oh no! I was somehow hoping it wasn't but I thought it might have been too good to be true, I will have to find another pesto alternative, any ideas?
While I'm here, how about cocoa butter?

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thisisyesterday · 12/07/2010 19:44

pesto generally has parmesan in

lactic acid CAN come from non-milk sources I believe. but i think in this case it's probably milk
it should say under the allergy advice on the label

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HairyMaclary · 12/07/2010 19:46

cross posted, thanks for that list. I was given a list from the dietician but it didn't include lactic acid and I did think it was quite short.

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thisisyesterday · 12/07/2010 19:46

cocoa butter is fine

belledechocolatefluffybunny · 12/07/2010 19:46

www.gicare.com/diets/Lactose-Free.aspx This list is quite interesting.

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HairyMaclary · 12/07/2010 19:47

It wasn't normal pesto, it was sacla aubergine pesto. It didn't have an allergy advice label!

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thisisyesterday · 12/07/2010 19:48

see here about plant-based lactic acid

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HairyMaclary · 12/07/2010 19:50

Oh good, pleased about the cocoa butter, i can still make choc chip cookies then!

Thanks Belle, he was tested for coeliacs first and then had a lactose free trial before moving to full dairy free so I thought I had it all covered, it seems to be everywhere and I thought I'd eliminated everything!

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simpson · 12/07/2010 19:50

I have used pesto with lactic acid in for my DD who is severely intolerant to lactose, soya & oats with no problems.

I use the Rosie's one which is bought in tescos and it says its gluten dairy free

thisisyesterday · 12/07/2010 19:50

no, it's fine then, see here

allergy advice says:
Free From
Milk, Gluten, Soya, Preservatives, MSG, Sesame Products, Sulphur Dioxide, GMO

simpson · 12/07/2010 19:51

Can your DS have eggs??

Tescos do a couple of cakes you can buy which are dairy & soya free, one of which has cocoa in it

belledechocolatefluffybunny · 12/07/2010 19:51

this has a 'free from' list. It has no milk

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HairyMaclary · 12/07/2010 19:54

thisisyesterday, am I reading that wrong or is it suggesting that most lactic acid comes from plant based materials? In which case we should be fine. I must say that I haven't noticed a negative response when he has eaten the pesto but we are still only a few months into this whole thing and I know his digestion is still settling down.

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HairyMaclary · 12/07/2010 19:56

oh dear, cross posted with lots of posts, taking said DS for yet another poo today (after effect of stolen food at a party yesterday!)

Thank you so much, I hadn't noticed the allergy advice on the jar and didn't even think to look at the website.

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HairyMaclary · 12/07/2010 19:57

thanks simpson - I'll look at those, i usually shop in Sainsbury's and lots of the free from stuff is gluten free not dairy free, which was great when we thought he was a coeliac, but not so good now!

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thisisyesterday · 12/07/2010 20:01

if you like baking then there are tons of cakes and things you can make that are dairy free

we have to avoid egg too, which makes it a little harder, but it's amazing what you can come up with

thisisyesterday · 12/07/2010 20:02

and sorry, yes, it suggests that it's mainly plant-based.
if it ISN'T plant based then it ought to say somewhere on the label that it contains milk products

simpson · 12/07/2010 20:05

out of interest how was your DS tested for coeliacs??

As this is now what DD's dietician thinks she might have...

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HairyMaclary · 12/07/2010 20:08

Oh I've been baking everything for a while now, bread included. It's easy to substitute most stuff but pesto is such a staple for the quick suppers that I was really pleased when I found an alternative but therefore disappointed when I thought is was also not ok!

simpson - he had a blood test, this was negative but suspicious (??!) so he had another 5 months later, this was def neg.

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simpson · 12/07/2010 20:15

I just wonder how reliable the blood tests are.

DD had one when she was a yr old & that was negative. Dietician did murmer about a gut biopsy

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HairyMaclary · 12/07/2010 20:16

Thankfully eggs are ok, that would make cakes and biscuits hard but like you say, you can come up with things, they just tend to take longer and cost more!

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HairyMaclary · 12/07/2010 20:18

A gut biopsy was mentioned for us too but after the blood tests we had a gluten free trial, it improved some things but not most. A stool sample showed sugars so we are now dairy free and that seems to have cracked it. Blood tests showed nothing though but that's to be expected as it's not an allergy.

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thisisyesterday · 12/07/2010 20:19

i make vegan pesto, it's pretty easy. we have it quite a lot now. does involve buying huge quantities of basil though! unless you manage to grow a bush big enough to survive regular de-leaving lol

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