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    Ive had to cut back severely on my coffees of late because I cant handle the milk at all. Its very strange as I can have all other dairy (cheese, ice cream, milk in cereal) with no problems.

    Does anyone have any idea why this is? My only thought is that it has to do with heating the milk.

    Anyone else have this problem?

  • #2
    Re: Milk-in-coffee intolerance

    Originally posted by 150012090804610 link=1282184470/0#0 date=1282184470
    Anyone else have this problem?
    Not really but to eliminate the heated milk option, try a coffee where instead of adding steamed milk, you top up with hot water and add a dash of cold milk (just as if you were making a cup of - ahem- instant).

    This is just to eliminate whether it is the heated milk - I doubt it though.

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    • #3
      Re: Milk-in-coffee intolerance

      My Dad has developed a similar problem with full cream milk, uses lot fat these days without any problems. Cheese etc are still fine. Problem ?? :-/

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      • #4
        Re: Milk-in-coffee intolerance

        Originally posted by 293C2E3534385D0 link=1282184470/0#0 date=1282184470
        Ive had to cut back severely on my coffees of late because I cant handle the milk at all. Its very strange as I can have all other dairy (cheese, ice cream, milk in cereal) with no problems.

        Does anyone have any idea why this is? My only thought is that it has to do with heating the milk.

        Anyone else have this problem?
        Strange.
        Heated milk is generally considered to be easier to stomach, so to speak.
        Thats why you give kids a glass of warm milk to help them sleep.
        It wouldnt work if it was going to upset their tummies.

        I agree with trying to figure it out by means of elimination.

        How about just steaming some milk and trying it without any coffee?
        Thats about as straightforward a test as youre going to get.

        P.S. What do you mean by "cant handle the milk"?

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        • #5
          Re: Milk-in-coffee intolerance

          I can’t handle milk either. It shoots straight through me like a Bondi tram.

          I became lactose intolerant about 10 years ago. No problem with cheese or yoghurt or a little milk in a macchiato.

          I take lactase tablets or drops before taking food or drinks with a lot of milk or cream. I buy them on the net.

          You could test yourself by frothing some lactose free milk, available at large supermarkets.

          Barry

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          • #6
            Re: Milk-in-coffee intolerance

            My wife and son use lactose free milk, so we always have some at home.
            I find it too sweet for me, so stick to my full cream.

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            • #7
              Re: Milk-in-coffee intolerance

              I work with a Chinese girl whos the same, just cant do milk drinks but everything else is ok. She seems to think its an asian thing, she knows a few friends the same - she thinks it because theyve (in the big picture) only been taking milk for a short while, bodys still adjusting... but that dosent explain why cheese etc is ok.

              Back to the drawing board...

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              • #8
                Re: Milk-in-coffee intolerance

                Originally posted by 624E5B5B474A58706A5D464C2F0 link=1282184470/6#6 date=1282224132
                She seems to think its an asian thing
                Most Asians are lactose intolerant.

                Theres a good chart on the Wikipedia article showing lactose intolerance by region and nationality.

                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactose_intolerance

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                • #9
                  Re: Milk-in-coffee intolerance

                  The website mentioned above by Thundergod explains lactose intolerance very well.

                  People from countries that don’t historically have a dairy industry are more likely to stop producing the natural enzyme lactase after weaning.
                   
                  I make lactose free full cream or low fat milk by adding 4 drops of lactase per litre. I cannot taste the difference. Especially when I add COFFEE.

                  I often take a lactase tablet when eating out as I don’t know what milk product may be used by the cook.

                  I can handle the ammount of milk in a macchiato, no problem.
                     
                  Some people have allergies to milk. Lactose intolerance is not an allergy but the lack of lactase, the natural enzyme that helps us to digest lactose, the milk sugar.

                  Without lactase I become a gas producer.

                  Barry

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                  • #10
                    Re: Milk-in-coffee intolerance

                    Asians are more likely to be lactose intolerant, and can even become lactose intolerant as they get older.

                    Thing is, Im not strictly lactose intolerant. I have more milk than cereal for breakfast, eat tons of ice cream, creme brulee, custards, you name it... but milk in coffee (or hot chocolate) is a no-go.

                    I LOVE full cream, no low fat for me! I just dont get why its fine in my cereal, but not in my coffee.

                    Will try all the suggestions of warm milk only, and cold milk in coffee when I have a day to stay home and be ill after

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                    • #11
                      Re: Milk-in-coffee intolerance

                      Try A2 milk.
                      Try a small amount of cream or light cream instead of milk.
                      Cut down on the overall amount of milk in a day. (Too much milk sets me off, but small amounts are OK.)
                      Make your milk coffees doppio ristretto piccolo lattes.
                      Drink espresso.
                      Try decaf.
                      If all else fails: Cry.

                      Good luck.
                      Greg

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                      • #12
                        Re: Milk-in-coffee intolerance

                        Originally posted by 4154465D5C50350 link=1282184470/0#0 date=1282184470
                        Ive had to cut back severely on my coffees of late because I cant handle the milk at all.
                        I think I know what you mean... I have a 90ml piccolo every morning before racing out the door to work and Im fine with that, but on weekends Ill often have a 200ml flat white instead, and it sometimes causes a bit of discomfort, which I just put up with because the coffee is great    I also have plenty of milk and dairy in other forms but its only larger volumes of steamed milk that seems to cause the rumbles...

                        A couple of years ago, the place I worked for had a client I went to see a couple of times and the boss there had bought a big vending machine style super-auto Saeco for the office which they all thought was great (not CSs obviously ) but I went back a few weeks later and they reckoned nobody used it anymore since they were all getting the runs from the coffee.  

                        maybe youre not alone.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Milk-in-coffee intolerance

                          Originally posted by 4257455E5F53360 link=1282184470/9#9 date=1282267096
                          Thing is, Im not strictly lactose intolerant. I have more milk than cereal for breakfast, eat tons of ice cream, creme brulee, custards, you name it... but milk in coffee (or hot chocolate) is a no-go.
                          It doesnt sound like you are lactose intolerant.

                          My wife and son are and milk with lactose disagrees with them, hence us stocking the lactose free.

                          I drink at least a litre of full cream milk a day with my coffees and breakfast etc. Im definitely not lactose intolerant.

                          From what youve written tashie I find it difficult at this stage to believe its the milk in the coffee.
                          Thats why I suggested you try steamed milk without coffee as that seems to be (the steaming) only difference to say the milk you have on your cereal.

                          Just like when learning to make coffee, you have to change only one variable at a time in order to find or eliminate a cause or effect.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Milk-in-coffee intolerance

                            Originally posted by 132F3229232235202823470 link=1282184470/12#12 date=1282478203
                            From what youve written tashie I find it difficult at this stage to believe its the milk in the coffee.
                            So do I. What if I find out its the coffee?! What would I do then?

                            *panic*

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                            • #15
                              Re: Milk-in-coffee intolerance

                              Originally posted by 7366746F6E62070 link=1282184470/13#13 date=1282973462
                              Originally posted by 132F3229232235202823470 link=1282184470/12#12 date=1282478203
                              From what youve written tashie I find it difficult at this stage to believe its the milk in the coffee.
                              So do I. What if I find out its the coffee?! What would I do then?

                              *panic*
                              No... Advertise ya equipment in teh for sale section

                              Fingers crossed it will be something simple... AS TG said ONE thing at a time and DO not assume..

                              Substitution and elimination until you have 100% proof.

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