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As I mentioned in my previous post I have recently suffered from lactose intolerance. I think my kids suffered more than I did though. You see, the result of having a mom that doesn't drink milk is that she has no idea that the milk has gone sour. Ewww. Sorry about that kids. Chris is the one who told me last night. He was concerned that I would feed such grossness to our daughter. But how was I to know?

Also, I am no longer lactose intolerant. Yay! My true confession comes here: I tried some milk Sunday morning (Hey, it was mothers day and I wanted milk with my muffins.) The milk didn't taste right though and I convinced myself that it was because I hadn't had any for so long and threw mine away. It turns out that this was the sour milk that my husband found that night. So I actually did know that the milk didn't taste right, but didn't do anything about it. I think I get a gold star mother award for that one.

Here is my question: If I made muffins using sour milk as an ingredient are they okay to eat? I cooked them and they taste fine. No one is sick.

Well, at least now I get to eat dairy again. I can safely monitor all milk products for sourness from now on.

Please let this be temporary

I am in mourning. I have lost something that I treasure. The sad part is that I know where it is...it is everywhere...I just am not allowed to have it.

Here is my story:

I was recently ill. Hot and cold flashes; upset stomach; loss of appetite; no energy; bleh.

Normally when sick I will sleep it off and Tada! I will recover. This time however, I was sick and pregnant at the same time so the whole "Starve a fever, feed a cold" wisdom did not apply...I had to eat to feed my unborn child. (As it is I still lost four pounds during this illness and that is not good for a pregnant woman to do.)

My sickness progressed from upper GI to lower GI. Then as I recovered, my health issues became a series of bloating and flatulence (It's okay if you laugh.)

Two days later I had an epiphany: I bloat after eating. When I eat I drink milk. I nearly exploded after eating ice cream. Oh no!!!! I am lactose intolerant.


Having talked to my doctor (my husband) my lactose intolerance has been confirmed. It is due to my eating dairy while suffering from GI problems. My irritated intestines rebelled against the lactose and now they continue to rebel even though my illness is gone.

I looked it up and this is fairly common. At Mayoclinic.com it says:

Result of illness or injury (secondary lactose intolerance)
This form of lactose intolerance occurs when your small intestine decreases lactase production after an illness, surgery or injury to your small intestine. It can occur as a result of intestinal diseases, such as celiac disease, gastroenteritis and an inflammatory bowel disease like Crohn's disease. Treatment of the underlying disorder may restore lactase levels and improve signs and symptoms, though it can take time

My hope is that this is a temporary disorder in my intestine. Chris says to give it a week. I don't know if I can last a whole week. Lactose is everywhere! I caught my self nibbling on cheese as I served cheese and crackers to my children with their lunches. I can't have sour cream. No ice cream. No milk.

Have you ever heard the saying "You don't know what you have until it's gone"?

I miss milk.