Does cooking a milk product destroy the lactose?

[salemfan]

I was wondering-does cooking a milk product make the food easier for the lactose intolerant to digest?

 

[Beebers]

No. Lactose is a sugar, actually two sugars, and cooking has no effect on them whatsoever.

 

[salemfan]

You mean people with lactose intolerance still have to check ingredient labels for everything they eat?

 

[PresidentMuppet]

You mean people with lactose intolerance still have to check ingredient labels for everything they eat?

Your Right!

 

[sarah_yzma]

it depends on the severity...most people can have anything besides your traditional dairy product (ice cream, cheese, milk, etc..) but something like a brownie would be fine. (as long as you don't eat the whole pan...and then you've got more than one problem)

 

[salemfan]

Are there instances of lactose intolerance in which the person cannot have butter or yogurt?

 

[Muppetsdownunder]

I used to have quite bad lactose intolerance. I seem to have grown out of it now which seems strange. It used to happen mainy if I had a big milkshake, or if I had ice cream ontop of a big meal or any milk after a big meal. I havent had any problems with that for ages now though. I never had to have special milk products or anything, except when I was a baby. I just had to know when not to have milk. and not to have too much of it.