Lactose Intolerance

How I Cured My Lactose Intolerance in 6-weeks

A simple and gradual process that takes consistency

About two-thirds of the world’s population is lactose intolerant. This means they are unable to digest lactose, the sugar found in dairy. They lack the enzyme — lactase — produced by the small intestines.

If you are lactose intolerant, you will suffer every time you consume dairy without your lactase pill.

The concept of “lactose intolerance” was new and strange to me. I’m one of those people who love their daily glass of milk. And I had my fair share, every day for over 22 years of my life.

I remember my days at the university cafeteria; I preyed on the milk dispenser. I used to have at least two pints of cold milk a day!

Little did I know, I would become lactose intolerant with time.

I don’t know what it was. I started to notice becoming bloated or gassy after having dairy, especially milk.

Naturally, I reduced my consumption of milk, and it only got worse.

I couldn’t even have white sauce with my pasta. I learned this the hard way after I had to run to the toilet after the meal.

I stopped having milk with my coffee.

I couldn’t tolerate yogurt well and stopped that too.

I couldn’t tolerate ice-cream.

I couldn’t handle soft cheeses.

And I thought this was only natural to become intolerant.

I would try my luck every couple of months and would have some milk. Then I would suffer the rest of the day.

A few years went by when I came across a post by Stan Efferding on lactose tolerance. I recall it said you can become lactose tolerant if you consume dairy every single day. By adding dairy gradually, the small intestines would produce more lactase. Thus, you would be able to digest dairy.

I decided to give this a try. Here is what for the 6-weeks that followed.

• Week 1: I started by adding a daily teaspoon of milk to my coffee.
• Week 2: I increased the dose to one daily tablespoon.
• Week 3: I increased the dose to 50 ml (1.7 oz) of milk daily.
• Week 4: I increased the dose to 100 ml (3.4 oz) of milk daily.
• Week 5: I increased the dose to 150 ml (5 oz) of milk daily.
• Week 6: I increased the dose to 200 ml (6.8 oz) of milk daily.

From there on, I stopped keeping track. I was able to drink around 300 ml (10 oz) of milk a day, and then about 600 ml (20 oz) a day.

I have no symptoms, no bloating, no gas, nothing. I can enjoy all the dairy in the world, and as much as I like. This was over two years ago, and still going strong.

If you’ve always been lactose intolerant, I’m not sure this could work.

But if you miss your old milk drinking days, then give this a try.

I did and it worked like a charm!

Just start by adding the smallest amount of milk you can tolerate, and take it from there.

Remain consistent or you’ll lose your progress.