Question on Milk

RoseTheWarrior
RoseTheWarrior Posts: 2,035 Member
in Food and Nutrition
If I have a hard time digesting cow's milk, will I also have a hard time digesting almond milk? What are the similarities and differences between them? I've had trouble with dairy milk for a long time so recently switched to almond milk (unsweetened). I find I still feel kind of "yucky" after I eat it. Does that make sense?

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    In that case, maybe it's not the milk but the food, for example cereal, that you are eating with the milk?
  • Equus5374
    Equus5374 Posts: 462 Member
    Dairy milk causes me to have unfortunate side effects (to put it nicely) so I use either almond or cashew milk. I don't have a problem with either. Perhaps it's the sugar content, in which case they do make unsweetened versions of each. I love both, but cashew milk is nice and thick, like 2% dairy milk. There's always coconut and soy milk you could try too.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    There's no lactose in almond milk, which is the typical cause of digestion issues with cow's milk. It's probably something else you are eating/drinking with the milk.
  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    They are very dissimilar one from a cow and one from a tree, however, both dairy and tree nut allergies are common. You can try cashew milk which I find to be even yummier than almond milk, but it is yet another tree nut. Or you can try soy milk which is not as tasty, but is a legume rather than a tree nut. Or coconut milk which has a very distinctive flavor.
  • RoseTheWarrior
    RoseTheWarrior Posts: 2,035 Member
    I'm only having unsweetened almond milk, usually with Kellogg's Protein cereal or steel cut oats (with brown sugar). Maybe it is sugar that's the real issue then. Thanks all :smile:
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    I don't believe they have any ingredients in common. If you don't feel good after eating it, it's either because you have an issue with both types of milk based on different components OR that you are eating something else with the milk that is making you not feel well.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited November 2015
    They are completely different, so I wouldn't think that difficulty with dairy (many people are lactose intolerant) would relate to a problem with almond milk (which isn't really milk -- it just looks kind of similar and can substitute for many uses).

    Like ksharma said, perhaps it's another food you are eating with them.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    RoseTheWarrior wrote: »
    I'm only having unsweetened almond milk, usually with Kellogg's Protein cereal or steel cut oats (with brown sugar). Maybe it is sugar that's the real issue then. Thanks all :smile:

    Do you have issues with certain fruits as well?
  • RoseTheWarrior
    RoseTheWarrior Posts: 2,035 Member
    usmcmp wrote: »
    RoseTheWarrior wrote: »
    I'm only having unsweetened almond milk, usually with Kellogg's Protein cereal or steel cut oats (with brown sugar). Maybe it is sugar that's the real issue then. Thanks all :smile:

    Do you have issues with certain fruits as well?

    Yes, apples. I can eat berries very well, and melons. Apples, no matter what kind, always make me feel gross even though I love the taste.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    RoseTheWarrior wrote: »
    usmcmp wrote: »
    RoseTheWarrior wrote: »
    I'm only having unsweetened almond milk, usually with Kellogg's Protein cereal or steel cut oats (with brown sugar). Maybe it is sugar that's the real issue then. Thanks all :smile:

    Do you have issues with certain fruits as well?

    Yes, apples. I can eat berries very well, and melons. Apples, no matter what kind, always make me feel gross even though I love the taste.

    Sounds potentially like a fiber issue. Are you eating enough fats?
  • RoseTheWarrior
    RoseTheWarrior Posts: 2,035 Member
    I have a goal of 30% of calories from fat, which works out to 44g per day for me. I often come very close, with a few times under by quite a bit or over by quite a bit. So, on average I think I do get enough fats. Can a person have a sensitivity to fiber?
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    RoseTheWarrior wrote: »
    I have a goal of 30% of calories from fat, which works out to 44g per day for me. I often come very close, with a few times under by quite a bit or over by quite a bit. So, on average I think I do get enough fats. Can a person have a sensitivity to fiber?

    Not a sensitivity, but sometimes eating too much fiber during a meal can cause people to have digestion issues.
  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    RoseTheWarrior wrote: »
    If I have a hard time digesting cow's milk, will I also have a hard time digesting almond milk? What are the similarities and differences between them? I've had trouble with dairy milk for a long time so recently switched to almond milk (unsweetened). I find I still feel kind of "yucky" after I eat it. Does that make sense?

    The only thing regular and almond milk have in common is the name. There should be absolutely no problems.
  • RoseTheWarrior
    RoseTheWarrior Posts: 2,035 Member
    Thanks for the help. I'm going to have to assume I need to spread out my fiber consumption through the day. It's worth a shot to see if it works :)
  • wilsoncl6
    wilsoncl6 Posts: 1,280 Member
    Almond and cows milk have nothing in common. It could be the almond oils left in the milk from processing. I have a problem with anything that has too much oil or fiber in it.
  • DawnSober
    DawnSober Posts: 17 Member
    Unsweetened coconut milk does not give me a yucky feeling. I have felt amazing since I cut out lactose.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Try eating the cereal 100% plain and see how you feel.
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    No, almond will be fine. No comparison

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