Being Dairy Intolerant, 101.
Once again, I am left wondering what goes through the heads of product manufacturers. A headache left me reaching for the painkillers and a disappointing discovery - yes, on the ingredients list - lactose.
WHY!!!!! Is that really, really necessary? Of course it isn't. Other painkillers do very well thank you without adding lactose, but for some reason, Tesco 200mg ibuprofen caplets feel the need. It must be to do with the shape or something.
Now, be careful here if you buy painkillers in Tesco, because in almost identical packaging, the Tesco 200mg ibuprofen tablets are not so dairy inflicted. You may do what we did, and pick up the wrong box without realising or checking the label. (see checking labels for hidden dairy for more info on this.)
Yes, the amount of lactose in a couple of tablets isn't going to cause me major health problems, but I feel the wanton use of lactose in products is becoming an increasing problem because it's not only lactose that is added willy-nilly. The more I check labels for dairy, the more I am put off by the silly list of ingredients, some of which I can't even pronounce let alone know what it is, why it's there and what it's doing.
Right, I'm emailing Tescos then I'm off to bake some bread. Flour, salt, yeast and water.
If you're DF (dairy free), don't buy Marks and Spencers bread, it's full of dairy. Come to think of it, most of M&S's products are....
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