1. Drink milk in small amounts (up to 1⁄2 cup at a time) spread throughout the day (1, 2).
2. Eat hard aged cheeses such as Swiss, gouda, parmesan and cheddar cheese. They contain very little lactose (2).
3. Eat yogurt. The bacteria in yogurt help to digest the lactose (1, 3).
4. Drink milk with meals or other solid foods (1,2).
5. Drink sweetened (e.g. chocolate or flavoured) or 2% or whole milk (1,2).
6. Drink pre-treated milk (e.g. Lactaid® milk) or use lactase drops, capsules or tablets (1, 2). Several brands are available from most drug stores.

NOTE: Studies show that drinking one cup of milk treated with lactase drops has the same effect as drinking one cup of regular milk when both are consumed with a meal (1,2).

Sources

(1) Dietitians of Canada, Practice-Based Evidence in Nutrition, Lactose Intolerance Knowledge Pathway. http://www.dieteticsatwork.com/pen

(2) Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Vol. 98, No. 6, 671-676 (1998).

(3) World J Gastroenterol, Vol. 12, No. 2, 187-191 (2006).

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