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Maybe I’m just dairy intolerant?

June 5, 2017

Maybe I’m just dairy intolerant? If only it were so simple… let’s have a quick look at what the deal is with dairy. Let’s start with the basics: what is it about dairy that can irritate your bowels? Milk is made up of many components, each of which interacts with our bodies differently. These are casein (the…

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You CAN have cheese on a FODMAP diet

February 5, 2017

You CAN have cheese on a FODMAP diet At the beginning of my FODMAP journey, one of the biggest downers was that cheese would be a no-no. Milk contains lactose, which falls into the D (Disaccharides) of FODMAP, and cheese is made of milk – game over. And then, I watched a documentary about a…