I will definitely look into probiotics. No one has mentioned that to me up to this point and it seems like it could be beneficial if I take it for a while.</p>
<p>I do not have lactose intolerance or weightloss. If anything I’ve gained 20lbs over the last year. And no I am not fat or obese. I am 5’5 weighing in at 146lbs now. </p>
<p>The doctor told me to cut the dairy because it may help the indigestion and could be used to as a method to determine whether i’m lactose intolerant. however how can i be lactose tolerant one month and the next month be lactose intolerant? that’s what doesn’t make sense to me. like i said, i’ve never had a problem digesting dairy products. i mean i’m no doctor or professional, but from what i understand it just seems all weird to me.</p>
<p>my goal here is: not to take medication permanently for this condition without having to permanently changing what I eat. I don’t like using pills long term. I’ve been told I could take lactaid pills each time before I eat, but I don’t want to keep taking pills to control a problem I shouldn’t have had in the first place. And more importantly, why should I eat differently if the problem could be in a short period of time using some medication. I know it sounds like I’m in denial or something, but really I’m just really upset at all the doctors involved in this. This all goes back to late August when they couldn’t determine what was wrong with me until in October when they realized I had lyme disease. The lateness in discovering the lyme disease meant that I had to use a much potent antibiotic to fend it off. And well here I am now with the side effects of that antibiotic.</p>
You’ve got to be kidding me. First of all, that’s TWO places in all of the Bronx. Not to mention they are nowhere near where I live in the Bronx. And if I’m reading correctly, they are counter service only which means I can’t get delivery.
I also checked out the FoA/NY Vegan Res. Guide and there aren’t any other places in the Bronx listed. In Manhattan there’s plenty. But I don’t live in Manhattan.
I said I would look into some of the recommendations made here. Some of the stuff mentioned here sounds good. Some things I won’t do. Others I will. I don’t see how that’s putting up roadblocks or whining.</p>
<p>A lot of Caribbean food is vegan, so you could maybe investigate some Caribbean places that aren’t actually vegan but which have good vegan food/takeout, unless cross-contamination from the meat cooking is a worry for you. I would guess there must be somewhere in the Bronx you could get Caribbean food delivered, similarly if you are looking for variety you might see what is on offer in any Thai or Japanese places, in addition to the Indian and Middle Eastern food already mentioned. Restaurants serving food from the various African countries also often have good vegan options, but I do not know if you will find those in the Bronx. There are a lot of different cuisines that are not as dependent on dairy as Italian food is.</p>
<p>Alternatively, you could just get salad pizza.</p>
<p>BP, I’m with you. To suddenly become lactose intolerant after a month long course of antibiotics seems infinitely less likely than a case of decimated digestive flora. The other thing that happens when you kill off the bacteria in your body is the yeasts, which are also there for the good of the system, overgrow and that can cause problems too. Moms see this on their babies’ bottoms in the form of a bad diaper rash that doesn’t respond to the usual creams and powders and females experience a different kind of yeast infection. Mouth sores (“Thrush” it’s called) is another manifestation of the same problem. I don’t know if or how males are affected but it’s kinda hard to believe they’re not. (Athlete’s foot and jock itch can also (but not always) be caused by a yeast infection; I’m not sure that would be dietary in origin, but I suppose it could be.)</p>
<p>When my children were very young they were both prone to ear infections, which meant they were put on antibiotics from time to time to treat them. Whenever they were on an antibiotic I was advised by their pediatrician to also give them acidofillus bifidus (spelling?) to prevent the killing of the good bacteria and the overgrowth of yeasts. It is an active culture in many yogurts (some are not live though, you have to check the label) It works. It’s a type of probiotic.</p>
<p>This paper is not EXACTLY on subject, but I think you’ll find it informative:</p>
<p>You didn’t ask for this kind of advice, but you might also think about finding a “Lyme-literate” doctor. While antibiotics can address the worst symptoms of Lyme and cure it if caught early enough and treated long enough with the right dosage of antibiotics, many doctors now believe that Lyme is caused by a pathogen called Borrelia burgdorfi that moves into the tissues rapidly. The condition may be more prolonged or return even after a too-short course of antibiotics that was supposed to be “the cure.” The dietary changes you’re making now may be stopgap, addressing one symptom of treatment, but ignoring an underlying, possibly persistent problem. I’m not a medical professional – this is just my two cents from experience with friends who’ve had Lyme. Google Lyme-literate MDs (LLMD). I think both NY and Connecticut have many, and you could find out more info that way.</p>