i think im lactose intolerant

[ManBearPig]

this sucks, i get gassy as hell when i drink or eat milk products.

are there pills or anything i can take to make it not so bad?

 

[Hacp]

Eat 1-2 cups of yogurt every day. It'll eventually get better.

 

[sandorski]

Soy Milk or Lactaid(or its' generic alternatives)

 

[Omegachi]

lol

 

[szechuanpork]

yeah, i am asian and i get the runs with a terrible gut wrenching stomach ache when i start drinking milk. it subsides after you drink it for a while.

 

[Mday]

I didn't discover I was lactose intolerant until later in life. Made things very embarassing while growing up.

 

[ManBearPig]

I didn't discover I was lactose intolerant until later in life. Made things very embarassing while growing up.

i could swear it just started up the last couple years or so (probably even more recently).

sucks.

 

[Locut0s]

I think I am as well. I no longer eat cereal in the morning because of this. It's not a big deal however as I can still eat cheese, yogurt and other dairy products. I hate milk by itself anyway.

 

[guyver01]

I think I am as well.... I can still eat cheese, yogurt and other dairy products.

No. No you're not.

 

[Locut0s]

No. No you're not.

Lactose intolerance isn't an all or nothing thing. I posted this same question on here a few months ago and was told by a few who also have trouble with milk but not so much with other products:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactose_intolerance#Dairy_products

It depends on your susceptibility. I don't seem to have any problem with cheese which is good cause I LOVE good cheese!

 

[Cal166]

yeah, i am asian and i get the runs with a terrible gut wrenching stomach ache when i start drinking milk. it subsides after you drink it for a while.

Did you drink there Whole or the 2% reduce fat free milk? I am asking because I recently discovered that I get the runs when I drink the 2% reduce milk. I went back to drinking the Whole milk and have no problems.

 

[Xcobra]

Same here so I usually drink lactose free milk. However, I can still eat every other dairy product. Also, the funny thing is that I just back into drinking regular milk (organic) in the past couple of days and I have been fine. I wonder if it being organic has anything to do with it. Meh...

 

[Mide]

Happened to me too when I turned 16 or 17. I can drink a tad but if I go over some mysterious limit then gas and D start occurring.

 

[dfuze]

lactaid is a good way around the problem

 

[Udgnim]

didn't find out I was lactose intolerant until college. it made me a very sad person

the intolerance seems to be inconsistent though. sometimes I'll consume lactose products with no noticeable effects and other times I really regret it

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

you become more intolerant to lactose as you age.

 

[olds]

I didn't discover I was lactose intolerant until later in life. Made things very embarassing while growing up.

LOL
I laugh because I went through the same thing.

 

[blackdogdeek]

lactaid milk and lactaid pills (taken just before you eat something with dairy) are your friends.

different dairy foods contain different amounts of lactose so you will have different reactions. iirc, even whole milk has less lactose in it than 2% or 1% or skim.

 

[sandorski]

didn't find out I was lactose intolerant until college. it made me a very sad person

the intolerance seems to be inconsistent though. sometimes I'll consume lactose products with no noticeable effects and other times I really regret it

Yup, for me too. I can eat yogurt 3-4 days before issues, sour cream 1 or 2 days but I don't take my chances with it and use a generic Lactaid, some Ice Cream I can eat daily others 1 or 2 days, cheese I can eat daily, cottage cheese I don't take chances with and use a generic Lactaid.

 

[olds]

Ice cream KILLS me. 1 tablespoon I am OK. Any more than that and I have issues. Even the lactaid pills don't work. I can eat small amounts of all other dairy products though.
But we only keep Lactaid milk in the house.

 

[sandorski]

Ice cream KILLS me. 1 tablespoon I am OK. Any more than that and I have issues. Even the lactaid pills don't work. I can eat small amounts of all other dairy products though.
But we only keep Lactaid milk in the house.

That sucks.

A year back a friend bought me a Strawberry Shortcake with a Whipping Cream frosting for my Birthday. I thought it would be an utter disaster, but to my surprise and delight I ate a giant piece of that cake for 5 days in a row without a hint of problems. It seems to be rather hit or miss, the Ice Cream I can eat and the Ice Cream I can't eat can be made by the same company only difference being the Flavour.

Milkshakes are something I haven't had in 15+ years that I used to love with a decent Burger. Losing ones Dietary choices sucks, but as long as I have chocolate, I shall survive. :sneaky:

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

There are more lactose intolerant people in the world than not.
I grew up in the midwest though and, I'm pretty sure being lactose intolerant is against the law there, not to mention, a crime against God.

 

[moshquerade]

continue to eat/drink milk products
blame the dog

 

[sandorski]

There are more lactose intolerant people in the world than not.
I grew up in the midwest though and, I'm pretty sure being lactose intolerant is against the law there, not to mention, a crime against God.

Hmm, perhaps the Lactose Tolerant should be the one with the Label then?

D: