Thanks, Rosie, for that info. I stopped Singulair awhile back. I was not taking the chewable kind and I am not lactose intolerant (but am intolerant of casein). Can't be too careful of checking ingredients.
Tex,
Do you take sublingual B-12? I haven't found any that doesn't have sweetener in it but haven't checked thoroughly.
Pat
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Pat,
I haven't found any without sorbitol, either, but maybe there are some, somewhere, that don't contain any sweeteners. Since my peripheral neuropathy diagnosis, I've been taking a generic version of a product called Metanyx, which contains megadoses of B12, B-6, and folate, (2mg, 25mg, and 2.8mg, respectively). This is a prescription-only supplement, and I take one tablet each day, but it's an oral tablet, (not sublingual). 2mg is 833 times the RDA for B-12, for example.
I used to take a 1,000 mcg, (micrograms), sublingual B-12 that included 400 mcg of folate, back when I was pretty sure that I was having a malabsorption problem, and I just tried to ignore the sorbitol. Sorbitol will give me D, if I ingest a significant quantity, but small amounts are not a problem for me.
Tex
I haven't found any without sorbitol, either, but maybe there are some, somewhere, that don't contain any sweeteners. Since my peripheral neuropathy diagnosis, I've been taking a generic version of a product called Metanyx, which contains megadoses of B12, B-6, and folate, (2mg, 25mg, and 2.8mg, respectively). This is a prescription-only supplement, and I take one tablet each day, but it's an oral tablet, (not sublingual). 2mg is 833 times the RDA for B-12, for example.
I used to take a 1,000 mcg, (micrograms), sublingual B-12 that included 400 mcg of folate, back when I was pretty sure that I was having a malabsorption problem, and I just tried to ignore the sorbitol. Sorbitol will give me D, if I ingest a significant quantity, but small amounts are not a problem for me.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Gloria,
I don't believe that casein intolerance "guarantees" lactose intolerance, (remember, lactose is a sugar, and therefore incapable of triggering an autoimmune reaction), but it might as well, because any form of enteritis will cause the small intestine to greatly reduce the production of the lactase enzyme, which is necessary for proper digestion of lactose. Without it, the lactose passes undigested into the colon, where it ferments, producing gas and diarrhea. Casein, of course, causes inflammation, (enteritis), of the colon, and usually the small intestine, also, so that sets up the necessary condition for lactose intolerance, (provided that the small intestine is involved).
Commercial grade lactose derivatives frequently contain small amounts of casein, which sets up another avenue for a casein reaction. Pharmaceutical grade lactose is supposed to be pure, however, and therefore devoid of casein, (theoretically, at least).
At least, that's the way that I see it, FWIW.
Tex
I don't believe that casein intolerance "guarantees" lactose intolerance, (remember, lactose is a sugar, and therefore incapable of triggering an autoimmune reaction), but it might as well, because any form of enteritis will cause the small intestine to greatly reduce the production of the lactase enzyme, which is necessary for proper digestion of lactose. Without it, the lactose passes undigested into the colon, where it ferments, producing gas and diarrhea. Casein, of course, causes inflammation, (enteritis), of the colon, and usually the small intestine, also, so that sets up the necessary condition for lactose intolerance, (provided that the small intestine is involved).
Commercial grade lactose derivatives frequently contain small amounts of casein, which sets up another avenue for a casein reaction. Pharmaceutical grade lactose is supposed to be pure, however, and therefore devoid of casein, (theoretically, at least).
At least, that's the way that I see it, FWIW.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Since it's such a tiny amount, you still might be producing enough lactase to be able to properly digest it. Most doctors insist that the average patient who is lactose-intolerant, can still produce enough lactase, to be able to digest at least an 8-oz glass of milk, without any problems.
You're most welcome,
Tex
You're most welcome,
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.