Diarrhea with Almond Milk?

I don't do well with milk, and I've been increasing my use of Almond Breeze lately and seem to have much more diarrhea now, and gas and rumbling.
I googled the problem, and it looks like lots of people get diarrhea from it. It has been mentioned that it might be the carrageenan in it. Have any of the rest of you had any problems with Almond Breeze?
Thanks.

Thanks Sherry.
Do you mean take Lactaid and still drink the Almond milk, or take it and use it with milk?

Or yeah, you can try the Lactaid caplets with regular milk too but I find it easier to just use the Lactaid milk.

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SHERRY
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I couldn't drink Almond milk either. It caused a lot of gas issues for me and it just didn't sit right. It is suppose to be so good for you so it stinks that some of us can't drink that either!

P. S I. Also had the worst diarrhea ever with the Almond Milk along with the other symptoms

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I was in Walmart last night and walked by the cooler with Almond Milk and just thought about all of you and the side effects you had when u drank it! I just walked on by!

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I make a smoothie every morning with unsweetened almond milk, flaxseed, and various fruit. I haven't noticed my diarrhea getting any worse, but it's certainly not gotten any better. I did accidentally buy the original almond milk instead of unsweetened once, and felt pretty yucky after. It's got sweetener and other additives in it.

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Rachel
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i just saw this post and wondered if the same applies to coconut milk? I have been having diorrehea recently and didnt think it could be nutty milks :o(

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Oh my God, thank you for this site, and all of you who have posted.  I recently switched over to Almond Milk and have been sick with diarrhea every day since.  I wasn't sure what was making me so sick, and have been doing a process of elimination.  I finally put my finger on it this morning that it could be the almond milk.  I'm giving it up today, and am hoping for a quick and speedy recovery.   

xanthan gum is one of the main ingredients that is used as a thickner, its also been found to be a highly effective laxative.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8329363[url]

if you want to drink milk, consume only raw goat or cow milk - and if you know a nursing mom, that's an option too - seriously !

you can always make your own nut milk - that way to don't get all the crap the manufacturers use to make it smooth, thick, and creamy - i.e., deadly to your digestive system !

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Post Edited (soystud) : 12/10/2014 5:30:12 AM (GMT-7)

I have had I.B. my whole life. I am a C. Diff survivor and put a large post about myself when I began using these forums. My stomach was in quite bad shape after the C. Diff.

I use Almond Milk and I can also eat yogurt. I could not eat yogurt right after the infection. I am lactose intolerant still. Can't eat cheese or drink milk. Had some trouble with Lactose free milk.

I lived my whole life with bouts of diarrhea and just thought it was normal. Most of the time our Family had no health insurance. I have had improvements to my stomach but have had changes again in the past year. I now have trouble with constipation. Medication has contributed to much of my stomach problems.

I find my stomach works better with fiber intake. I think the Magnesium supplements I take have helped my stomach. Use Magnesium glycinate and at bedtime Magnesium Calm. It is good to know about people's reactions to Almond Milk. I did use Rice Dream at first. Not very tasty.

I need something with Calcium. I had been taking Calcium supplements for years. Was told to take 1,500 mg a day. Then it was cut down to 1,200 mg a day. Now I have been told to try to get calcium from food. I was told I could choose one calcium supplement or a multi-vitamin. I chose the multi-vitamin. It is hard to get calcium just from food.

I did last year stop using Omeprazole. I had been using it for years, along with NSAIDs. We were on a trip last spring and at the end I was feeling really not good - bad taste in my mouth the whole day. Before dinner I was able to vomit and knew it was my stomach. I was so sore for days.

Have managed to use my low dose of Naproxen by cutting it up and take at Breakfast and Dinner. I do have trouble with gas sometimes but I have improved since being off Omeprazole. When I get pain above my left breast and near the side of my body I am having stomach issues. Not sure why this happens. Am due for a Colonoscopy next year so will see. The first colonoscopy I had did not detect the C. Diff infection and neither did a CT Scan. I knew it was very deep inside me but could not get diagnosed with anything. Had Colitis with Rectal Bleeding. You so need your stomach to work well.

Loring

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woah. Is regular milk worse for you?

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-AndrewG