My DH went through almost exactly what you have described. We've learned a LOT about lactose intolerance the past few years. Assuming you are lactose intolerant, you will want to learn to read ingredients of everything you eat (or maybe you'll be fortunate and not have the severe intolerance he has and be able to tolerate some dairy). We learned to even ask about deli meats and read the labels on rotisserie chickens because they can be injected w/butter. To give you an idea as to how careful we have to be, last summer we went away for a couple of days. We went to a lovely restaurant for their Sunday buffet but there was nothing besides fruit that he could eat. The chef made him two eggs and he was sick as could be that afternoon and night. We figured they must have fried the eggs in butter (even after being told of his lactose intolerance!). So, all this to say, life will be easier once you read labels and be very specific when talking with restaurant servers. DH usually sticks w/salads, double checking about the dressing and no cheese on the salad. You may be able to tolerate yogurt. DH can handle Greek yogurt. I'm learning to cook w/rice milk, coconut milk and Kefir (be sure it's made w/goat's milk rather than cow's milk). Good luck and I'm sorry 'bout the morning lattes:(. I've recently cut way back on mine (haven't had one since the holidays) in an effort to cut out the added calories. Oh, one other thing...in DH's case the Lactaid tablets don't help him very much. If you find they help you, that would be wonderful. If you find they don't, be aware that milk advertised as "lactose free" actually has Lactaid added to it so in DH's case he is unable to tolerate it

Do they sell Lactaid or other lactase-treated milk where you live? It's a lifesaver. If you drink some of that milk, then you can have other dairy that would normally bother you. In your recipe, if you used a lactase-treated milk and real cream, which is naturally low in lactose, then you should be okay. But some people are more intolerant than others and your mileage may vary. You can also buy the lactaid pills.

Lactose intolerance in infants are rare and this is why enfalac , nestle..etc.. will not make those formulas for babies. It is cost effecient for their companies and straight and easy to manufacture the reg milk given. My friends baby was diagnosed with true lactose intolerance. The symptoms for her baby was cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, crying..alot of gas. She called me and i'm lactose intolerant as an adult so the same symptoms follow. But i told her to confirm with the doctor. She went and got gripe water for the gas and gave her baby water to replace fluids while she went to the hospital. Dehydrationis dangerous for a little one.!! Put her back on the lactose free milk! i know you want to save..but you wont save any money if your babe has diarrhea and pain..more diapers to change, docs to go, and medicine. Oh yah,,, try goats milk. Apparently there are alot of allergies linked to cow milk now. You can find it in the organic health section. But that is not cheap either.

I am also tyramine intolerant, and my gf suffered from "IBS" (the doctor didn't know what was wrong with her, so he just lied, IBS doesn't exist, like sciatica, it just means 'I don't know, now please go away' ) for years until we made links between artificial additives and her problems. I also get hypertensive crises from Chinese food, and really from anything that is off, or badly stored or prepared, but what really does me in is the crippling migraines I get from eating the wrong food. They are like a barometer reading, if food is the slightest bit suspect, I am on the deck within the hour. I am also the same with the delicate stomach, I am like that the whole time and have been for some years, although only tyramine will actually make me sick. I must admit, I hadn't made any connection between raw food and upset stomach though, that is very interesting. I know I have to avoid stews, it is just down to the cooking time and the low simmering heat, if the stew simmers too cool for too long then the tyramine levels will climb even in low tyramine foods, especially in beef and lamb stews. Annoying, isn't it? Anyway, don't need to tell you that I am sure. So, what do I eat? Breakfast is porridge, made with water not milk. Lunch is usually something egg related, omelet with shallots (and not onions), potato and sweetcorn, or egg and chips is a good one too. Dinner is normally chicken or white fish. I must stress I only eat whole chickens, the processed breasts and drums, stuff like that, they are "packaged in a protective atmosphere" and as far as I can make out are stored for up to 6 weeks before they hit the supermarket shelves. The whole chickens are much more fresh, but are a bit of a pain to process (not nearly as much of a pain as one of my headaches though), hence I often just roast them whole. Luckily, a lifetime of this has left me underweight, as a diet of roast chicken and chips isn't exactly what fat fighters ordered! Although most food lists say that meat is ok, lamb and beef are normally hung for several weeks to mature. Unfortunately, that is nowhere near fresh food by my standards. For vegetables, I avoid any legumes except garden peas, cauliflower and broccoli seem ok, and carrots. Watch out for ginger, garlic and onion too. Tesco (if they have invaded your local area) frozen mixed farmhouse vegetables have got no beans in them, they work for me. So, it's roast chicken with chips (chipped from potatoes, not frozen ones out the bag) or roast potatoes, chicken curry, stuff like that most of the time, last night was Pollack fillets with chips and a creamy white sauce with herbs and peas. For a cup of tea, which for me is a very important part of my day, I use oat milk (also sourced from Tesco - www.oatly.com ) which makes a nice cuppa... visitors don't even notice. The only migraine I had since starting this diet was from a cup of tea my nan made me... she still gets her milk off the milkman, and it had sat on the step a bit too long that day. I didn't even think about it at the time, one teaspoon of milk won't hurt, will it? Yes, it will, it will hurt a lot. For four days. The oat milk is a good substitute for making a creamy sauce too. For sauces, I use oil (not olive oil), plain flour and juices from whatever I just cooked and a little extra water. I admit, they are not as nice with just water, but my taste buds have adapted. For booze, I have found beer is just Russian Roulette. I love real ales, and malt whisky, but there is no way. Cider, I have found, especially genuine farmhouse cider, is fine. I drink it all the time (actually I make my own), with no ill effects. Well, except the normal ones, the ones you expect and deserve! Other than that, vodka or apple brandy, otherwise booze must be avoided at all costs. It sounds to me that like yourselves we have been feeling our way around this problem... I have been on the tyramine free diet for just 6 months, but I haven't had a migraine for the whole time. Previously, I had one almost every day for 20 years, so I must have got something right now. And you thought YOUR post was enormous! :) Please feel free to email me, I know how awful this tyramine thing is. It is like I have been trapped down a well the last 20 years, the doctors rubbished me and made like I was putting it on. One doctor actually snorted and told me migraines are a womans problem, then sat back and folded his arms. Another two doctors prescribed me MAOI antidepressants, which (now I understand the problem) I realise could have killed me. Just as well I didn't trust either of them, and threw away the prescription! But now at last I am free. If I can help anyone else, I would be glad to. This is the best food list I have found to date. http://www.headaches.org/consumer/topicsheets/LowTyramineDiet.pdf Best regards, and good luck Keith