eric_8_7_5 wrote:
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Perhaps somebody else will post a similar finding. Until then, it's
still only anecdotal evidence. I'm not saying you're wrong or a liar.

DrG

I know that the burden of proof lies on me.

But you should acknowledge that I have no financial interest in lactose
or inuline. I am posting this because I believe it. That's no science.
But I hope that somebody will try it and confirm the effect.

As I said, it is a completely different thing to take pure lactose or
to drink milk. Very funny I always thought that I'm intollerant to
lactose because I don't tollerate milk so well. But that was completely
wrong. There are many people who think that they are intollerant to
lactose but they never tried to take it as a pure powder. I think that
some of them would be really surprised!

"Dr. Leukoma" <drg[at]leukoma.com> wrote

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Absolutely free of all the fiber and vitamins in a glass of milk and a plate
of beans.

-MT

eric_8_7_5 wrote:
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It seems like another food fad.

DrG

ptt

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Well, when it is lactose or inuline, then it's not just sugar. Don't
underestimate prebiotics. In the last years there has been a boom of
prebiotics and probiotics in Europe. A very high percentage of
population (should be about 20%) is taking them regularly. That's much
more than multivitamins. There must be a reason I guess.

"Dr. Leukoma" <drg[at]leukoma.com> wrote

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Putting it another way, it's hard to see how a couple spoons of sugar could
make much difference.

-MT

eric_8_7_5 wrote:
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Bulletin boards and news groups give a false sense of "empowerment"
without advancing much of scientific merit.

If there is both a lack of statistical validity as well as a cogent
mechanism, then we have no further discussion.

DrG

I agree that fishoil has some positive effects on health.

I understand that there is no need for you to try prebiotics.

Anyone reading this group wants to give them a try? I can understand
that the doctors here don't want to recommend anything to their
patients if they are not sure that it makes sense. How are we going to
find out then? I will try to search for evidence on the net. Then I
will post back here

eric_8_7_5 wrote:

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You are correct about one thing, Eric, which is that I take 3 salmon
oil capsules, twice daily, but not for contact lens wear. I originally
started taking them because I found that salmon oil not only relieved
the occasional headache, but also the aches and pains from an active
lifestyle, which included long distance running. The secondary reason
was for cardiovascular benefits. I never did have a problem wearing
contact lenses, and still don't. The bottom line is that it beats
taking tylenol or daily aspirin.

In recent years, I have tried a number of different contact lenses.
For many years I wore the CSI lens. I then switched to Proclear
Compatibles, which I happily wore until Purevision came out and liked
those even more. After Purevision was taken off the market, I learned
to be happy with Focus N&D. Now I prefer Oasys. I do not routinely
sleep in lenses, but have done so several times by accident. They are
so comfortable that sometimes I forget they are in my eyes.

So, you see I am not motivated to try your method. I'm glad that it
works for you. All I am suggesting is that there may be some other
metabolic reason why the lactose works on your tear film other than
altering the intestinal flora.