• Lemmayng
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    11 hours ago

    Lactase/Lactic Acid Lactose is so difficult to avoid in foods.

    • PumaStoleMyBluff
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      16 hours ago

      Lactase is the enzyme that helps you digest lactose :P unless your diet includes intestines of newborn animals, you’re probably not getting a lot in food

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      18 hours ago

      Even things like chicken nuggets have it in them so I just decided long ago to make peace with the bathroom and accept dairy.

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      24 hours ago

      I’ve never heard of anyone being allergic to lactic acid before. Are you allergic to it? Do you have a reaction to lactate in your blood or muscles in general or of it rising during exercise?

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        20 hours ago

        I think I misused “lactic acid” there. 😅

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          14 hours ago

          Haha I see, easy mixup! Lactose, aka milk sugar, maybe? Or milk protein?

          There is lactic acid in plenty of food as well, but it’s often produced synthetically and not from milk products, so you don’t necessarily need to avoid those products if you’re allergic to milk.

          In Europe if an ingredient contains lactose (or some of the other most common allergens like nuts or shellfish), it’ll be written in bold font, so if it’s not bold it’s fine. I don’t know if it’s the same elsewhere though?