Lactose intolerance

[mdibiaso]

Our DS 4 years old is lactose intolorent. Will all/most places have lactose free/reduced milk? Will restaurant offer some type of lactose free ice cream option (tofu for example)? In general are Disney restaurant pretty aware how wide spread lactose intolerence is or will we tend to get dumbfounded stares back when we mention it?

 

[goofy4tink]

I have a dd, 11, who is also lactose intol. I neve noticed any lactose free items on the menus in WDW, but I wasn't looking for them either. Can your son take the Lactaid pills? They seem to do the trick for my dd. For her it is a cumulative type thing. she can have choc. milk with a grilled cheese sandwich, and be fine. but don't add ice cream to that or much more dairy during the day. We have to spread it out.

 

[TrickyFish]

I found this over at Debs... it might be of some help...

Lydia, whose son Andrew is lactose intolerant, writes:

Some positive and some negative. I went to Guest Services at our resort to inform them that Andrew couldn't have lactose products and asked if they could at least have some Lactaid milk for the Cinderella breakfast. The Cast Member called over to the restaurant and they said NO. After he hung up he suggested that Andrew "just drink something else." (So during our 11 days there, if they don't make it available anywhere in the park, I assume, where is my child supposed to get any calcium?) Obviously we bought Andrew some milk at a store so he could have some, but I was very unhappy. When we came to the Cinderella breakfast, though, I did mention it again and the chef came out and talked with us and he accommodated us by making him essentially celiac pancakes, I believe with water. At Chef Mickey's, in the Contemporary, Andrew couldn't eat any of the desserts, so the chef there gave him rice ice cream and cut some fresh fruit. My final comment? I'm thrilled that the chefs tried to be very accommodating, but I do think life could be much easier if at least a few table service restaurants made Lactaid milk available, especially those open for breakfast. (At home, I make the same homemade pancakes for everyone, I just use Andrew's milk for his and the regular for ours; it is really quite simple.)

 

[Disney Fool]

My advice would be to treat this as an allergy. Make priority seatings, and inform the CM that your child is lactose intolerant. They will make notes on your confirmation; either they will give you a number to call 7 days in advance of the meal or the chef will call you. Disney is very accommodating to anyone with allergies. The key is to let them know in advance. We brought a little boy with severe allergies to many foods, and the restaurants bent over backwards to make his stay wonderful. Give them sufficient time to get the supplies they need.