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To be fair to the parasite, I've eaten plenty of things that I knew would give me the shits. (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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[–] 18 points 3 months ago (8 children)

Lactose Intolerance?

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  • [–] 30 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (7 children)

    Diabetes = “oh no thanks, that could kill me”

    Shellfish allergy = “oh no thanks, that could kill me”

    Tree nuts allergy = “oh no thanks, that could kill me”

    Lactose = “hello darkness my old friend…”

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (6 children)

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

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I think I misused "lactic acid" there. 😅

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months 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?

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