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What is LI and what does it mean to your life if you are diagnosed with it?

Lactose is a form of sugar found in milk and milk products. It is broken down and processed in your body by the enzyme lactase. If your body doesn't make the enzyme...then you need to find milk alternatives.

Check out some great resources for doing just that with tips and recipes, lists of food substitutes, and keeping up daily calcium requirements while living milk free...

Lactose Intolerance - US government site with information on food substitutes to make sure you get enough calcium and a chart showing minimum calcium requirements at different ages.

The American Gastroenterological Association - Lactose Intolerance Causes and symptoms, with an overview of diagnostic tests used to detect lactose intolerance, available treatments, related literature.

Kirsten's Lactose Intolerance Website - Kirsten belongs to the "the dairy-inable" and apparently loves to cook. Her site provides information with the added resource of recipes and links to cookbooks, cooking and recipe sites perfect for avoiding milk.

The No Milk Page - No frills site, but top-of-the-line resource for more information around the Web related to lactose maldigestion, milk allergies and casein intolerance.

Milk Sucks - Presented by PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - this is not the most well balanced information, but does connect to plenty of veggie meals that are lactose-intolerant-friendly.

Lactose.co.uk - UK site with information on lactose intolerance and advice about how to deal with it - includes recipes and tips on spotting "hidden" milk products. IBS, food additive allergies and more...

also see -> Crohn's Disease | Irritable Bowel Syndrome

This information is intended as reference and not as medical advice.
All treatment decisions should be made by medical professionals.