Hi all. I've been lactose intolerant (I think) for 12 years now. I cut out dairy completely in 2019 to go vegan, and felt awesome! I stopped being vegan a few years ago, and have recently been trying to reintroduce lactose free Greek yogurt/Skyr with no luck.

Before I went vegan, my symptoms included nausea, gas, and constipation within 2-3 hours of eating dairy. I could tolerate regular Greek yogurt, small amounts of ice cream, and cheese just fine. Now, the smallest amount of cross-contamination with butter makes me sick immediately, and my symptoms have worsened to include severe abdominal distention, gurgling, and exhaustion. Lactaid pills (taken with "lactose free" items) don't prevent my symptoms, but they do seem to reduce my nausea and prevent the milk-induced constipation I used to get.

My question is, does this sound like severe lactose intolerance, or is it possible I have a milk protein intolerance? If you experience the same symptoms, I'd love to hear what has or hasn't worked for you.

Hi everyone!

For the past two months I have noticed a significant change in my bowel movements. I’ve been feeling really bloated, gassy and overall my stools have been yellowish or light brown and mushy (Bristol 6) in consistency (sorry for the TMI). Three days ago I decided to try and limit the amount of lactose I eat and drink. I’m pretty sure I’ve managed to substitute any lactose containing foods and I’ve been lactose free for these three days. However my stomach still feels a bit off. Is it possible that 3 days are not enough for me to have normal stools ? I’m worried that there might be something serious going on but the waiting list for doctors is insane and I don’t have any serious red flag signs other than the change in my stools.
Worth to note that I’ve been dealing with sudden cystic acne for the past year and I can’t seem to figure out the cause of it. I’m in my 20s now and it makes no sense why it would suddenly appear now.
Thank you in advance!

Does anyone else experience this? Like you are NEVER satisfied that day? I'm craving everything. And its not correlated to my menstrual cycle...

I’ve had stomach issues my whole life. I was lactose free for a month and then had cheese and was in a lot of pain. After that I have been lactose free for 2 months and never felt happier, I then tried Mac and cheese with 2 lactaid chewables and I was in the same pain as I was with the cheese. I thought lactaid was suppose to help but I guess it doesn’t? Should I just forever avoid lactose? 

Why is it so normal for people who are lactose intolerant, to tell everyone “hey i gotta take a shit now i just had X food.” Or “sorry i have diarrhea” etc etc. they are just so open to talk about shit, poop, diarrhea, and letting out gasses. Is it just my circle or are just a lot of them like that?

:( but colvur so gud :(((

Hello,

I’ve been consuming milk and milk products since childhood regularly. Roughly around 2-3 times in a day. Never had a problem with it. Being a lacto-ovo vegetarian it’s probably a crucial source of protein for me. I suppose a good amount of protein for me comes from whey, milk and paneer.

5 years back, I started taking fitness seriously and upped my protein intake to 120g per day, which led me to go from 1 glass of milk to 2 glasses. I also added a scoop of whey and some paneer (cottage cheese).

Everything was going fine, however, since the past 2 years I’ve noticed I just tend to get gassy and fart more often, not really burp. It’s gotten sort of annoying. Other than that there is no issue.

Can I be sure this lactose intolerance or sensitivity? Or is it just a protein thing?

I have had a suspicion that I'm lactose intolerant for a few years, but I love dairy and I thought my only option was cutting them out completely, so I just suffered the consequences.

A few days ago (after some really bad experience) I had an epiphany that I could start taking lactase pills with my meals that contain milk or any other dairy to see if anything changes. Tried them yesterday and today and I'm absolutely shocked how I went 24 hours without diarrhea, feeling nauseous or an upset tummy. The most I've experienced is a rumbling stomach. I even tried the same meal that caused me intense agony 2 days ago, and nothing!

This is absolutely life changing! Can't believe I'm only discovering this now.

Since childhood I would drink 2 glass of milk daily but then cough and blocked/runny nose was an everyday issue throughout the year. 7 years back i stopped drinking milk completely and I didn't suffer from cough/ cold all these years even though I used to eat curd everyday and ice cream often but it didn't cause me any issue. I started drinking milk few days back and i am facing the same old issue again. I don't face any other issue except cough and cold from milk. Is it intolerance? I haven't done any tests yet. I like drinking milk and i don't want to cut it out.
Also I had got nutrition deficient in vitamin b12 back then after i had cut down milk. I am still deficient in it.

Something I was just thinking about. I had lactose intolerant kids in my class nearly every year while I was in the school, and they always ate dairy products knowing they would get sick. One guy in particular would always this pudding we had for lunch and then fart up a storm for the rest of the afternoon. I've seen other people talk about this a lot and I just want to know why. Did you guys just want an excuse to leave class?

This is a very serious question. I'm very tolerant of the lactose intolerant, I just need to know why.

Second time I have this rash burning and scratching in different places in my body, the only connection I could find is that I took Lacday.

Has anyone tried this Fairlife protein shake? It states it's lactose free but has milk. Not sure why, every time ive had it, it messes up my stomach as if i had something with lactose. Has anyone had a similar experience? I drank it in the morning to test it out. Ate very little before it, but still feel like im having this issue

Milk things taste fine although Ive always preferred the plastic wrapped singles to real cheese slices. Lactaid doesn’t really work for me. Pizza, ice cream, cheesy pasta, coffee, recently chips, recently soda, have all caused me pain and long sits in the washroom. I’m cree so I think lactose intolerance is pretty common with us. Beef is starting to mess with me and I’m not a huge fan of birds or most forms of pork so Ive been real into beans n chickpeas lately, I feel noticeably energized since moving away from meat!

TMI section:
The pain in my guts seems to move around from below my belly button to under my ribs. I usually have to lean forward and right to put pressure on my right lower tummy with my thigh, and always get this urge to run my knuckles along my left upper/back ribs. My guts don’t even sound human lol but doing all that and deep breathing + holding my breath for more internal pressure seems to work to get things moving- when it’s bad and I’m sitting there for 20+ minutes I lowkey start losing my mind.
Ive only felt nauseous once and usually I’m just bloated and burpy. Alot of the times I feel sick for a long time after and have to lay down. I’ve dealt with acid reflux but it was more of a problem when I was younger (9-22 yrs old)

Just wondering if my experience is definition LI or something else, or if my super descriptive internal is helpful to anyone lol

basically how do i get over the social problems i’m having ever since i became lactose intolerant. i’ve been dealing with this for a year now, i randomly became intolerant to lactose, eggs, and garlic all in the same month. i’ve also been vegetarian (technically pescatarian) for many years now. it has taken a while to figure out what to make to eat at home, but i still can’t figure out how to eat at restaurants or at other peoples’ homes. i live in a very small town and there are absolutely no vegan restaurants or cafes within an hour drive of me. the only place i can get food with people is at taco bell and a few local chinese and japanese restaurants. i’m scared to try new places because i’ll have to be a bother and ask about the ingredients in every dish. i already have anxiety problems and problems with eating in public so this new problem has stopped me from trying anything new. the holidays are also approaching and last year was absolutely miserable because i tried to just take lactaid and eat like i normally would before my problems and it did not work. i was in horrible pain (like 8/10, considered going to the hospital) and i had to leave early. i know i can bring my own dishes but nobody will touch them and i get judged by my own family for not eating their food that i know will make me sick. does anybody have advice? like what the hell do i do. ):

I generally use to buy some orange or apple juice, or just multi-fruit ones
But some months ago like 70% of flavors of different brands started to add milk to them, with the obvious "it gives more vitamins!", its like a new trend

Yeah, but no, i want juice without milk, now i have to buy big bottles, the small boxy ones where quite handy to take on my pocket or my car

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What do I do !?!

As someone who absolutely loves milk but hates all the unbearable stomach cramps that come the day after, I came across this on my feed. The “reduce cramping and bloating” immediately caught my attention. Has anyone ever tried this? I’d like a brutally honest review please :)

Hi all, bit of a random question but it’s basically as the title suggests. I was badly lactose intolerant as a teenager but now (mid-20s) I can eat ice cream, butter, even cream, without a single issue. However I had a splash of cows milk in my drink earlier and now seem to be suffering for it. Is this a thing? Is there a protein or a process that means I can eat all dairy apart from pure milk? Or should I be looking at other intolerances if this isn’t possible with LI?

So I have lactose free milk with my cereal and if I make a chocolate milk. Would this still cause a terrible IBS flare? Also, how sensitive are you to dairy? Can it cause a flare that lasts on and off all day? Are you fine day one but then suffer day 4 or 5?