Hidden lactose in medical formulations=GI distress
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I tested positive for lactose intolerance. Right now I am taking an antibiotic for my recent shin gash. As soon as I took the first dose I got the exact symptoms of lactose intolerance : bloat, wind and cramps. It's common to get cramps and runs after being on antibiotics for several days but not with the first pill. I did an experiment-I started taking 2 lactase pills with each dose and I am much better. Lactose is a common "FILLER" in pharmaceuticals and supplements so be suspicious.
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karenjaninaz
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Sure enough-I just went online and checked the formulation of the clindamycin I am taking. Its "inactive ingredients" include lactose and magnesium.
EileenH karenjaninaz
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Something you should flag up with any pharmacy that you go to for your prescriptions, The pharmacist should be able to find alternatives for most. Doctors are apparently less concerned - "It's only a little bit..." was said to a patient with severe intolerance.
I suppose it depends what you call "inactive" ingredients!!!!
karenjaninaz EileenH
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I just contacted my pharmacy and she was very receptive. She put the info into their system.
rosarita76 karenjaninaz
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It is so hard to know which foods have lactose and sometime we eat things we had no idea. I cannot tolerate any antibiotics so now I know the possible reason. I'm lactose intolerant and it is a difficult situation to deal with. You think you can cheat once in a while and enjoy a nice desert, but you always pay for it.
EileenH rosarita76
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You'd enjoy living where I do - there is a very high incidence of both coeliac disease and lactose intolerance so getting the appropriate versions of anything is quite easy.
Anhaga karenjaninaz
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Why on earth would any company add a filler which so many people cannot tolerate?
EileenH Anhaga
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Because that is what they have always done...