Dairy-free products that contain probiotics are available in many stores.
Image Credit: mediaphotos/iStock/Getty Images Probiotics are good bacteria that help balance bacteria in the colon and can boost overall gastrointestinal health. Probiotics can be taken as supplements and are found naturally in certain foods. If you follow a dairy-free diet, you can still take probiotics. While probiotics are often found in dairy-based foods such as yogurt, several dairy-free alternatives are just as effective.
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Dairy-Free Probiotic Supplements
You can take probiotics in several forms, including a convenient daily supplement. To ensure you’re selecting only probiotic supplements that don’t contain dairy or lactose, read the nutrition label carefully. The following words indicate that a product contains lactose, or milk sugar: milk, lactose, whey, curds, milk by-products, dry milk solids and nonfat dry milk powder. If the nutrition label on your probiotic lists any of the above ingredients, the product isn’t suitable for a dairy-free diet.
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Dairy-Free Foods Containing Probiotics
You can also incorporate probiotics into your diet through dairy-free foods. Yogurt and kefir contain live probiotic cultures, such as bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, but dairy-free versions of yogurt and kefir made from almond, soy or coconut milk and can be found at your local supermarket and health food store. Kimchi, sauerkraut, miso, tempeh, sour pickles and sourdough bread are other nondairy sources of probiotics. Incorporating these foods into your diet enables you to increase your probiotic intake while maintaining a dairy-free diet.
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references
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Prebiotics and Probiotics: The Dynamic Duo
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology: A Gastroenterologist's Guide to Probiotics
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC): What I Need to Know About Lactose Intolerance
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of signs you need emergency medical attention or call 911.
references
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Prebiotics and Probiotics: The Dynamic Duo
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology: A Gastroenterologist's Guide to Probiotics
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC): What I Need to Know About Lactose Intolerance
Is this an emergency? If you are experiencing serious medical symptoms, please see the National Library of Medicine’s list of signs you need emergency medical attention or call 911.
Dairy-free products that contain probiotics are available in many stores.
Image Credit: mediaphotos/iStock/Getty Images
Image Credit: mediaphotos/iStock/Getty Images
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Prebiotics and Probiotics: The Dynamic Duo
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology: A Gastroenterologist's Guide to Probiotics
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC): What I Need to Know About Lactose Intolerance
