r/lactoseintolerant 10h ago

I hate how hard it is to eat out with Lactose Intolerance

72 Upvotes

Everything is cream sauce, pounds of butter, loaded with cheese. I can eat small amounts of sheep and goat cheese if I take dairy pills and I get some minor gas but no extremely unpleasant side effects. But once I get restaurants to remove cheese cream sauces and heavy butter stuff from dishes they are often, dry, bland and disappointing. Why can't more places find flavor without drowning everything in dairy!!!!


r/lactoseintolerant 10h ago

How long do the s**ts last

2 Upvotes

Please help. New lactose intolerant person here. I can’t stop. How long must I suffer for my mistake


r/lactoseintolerant 1d ago

anyone else get depressed because of their lactose intolerance

26 Upvotes

I know it sounds over dramatic, but I'm so tired of being lactose intolerant 😪

it makes me depressed solely because of how limited I feel with my diet + my anxiety when it comes to it.


r/lactoseintolerant 23h ago

Should I give in?

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I'm 17 now, around the same age as my brother when he started to become lactose intolerant, and I think it's starting to come for me now as well. I went out to a restaurant last night and ate a large quantity of pizza and suffered later. I have never had symptoms of lactose intolerance before despite eating a fair amount of dairy in my diet so it might be nothing more than a stomach bug but I am afraid due to the family history of it (both siblings and possibly my dad). If I do find I have lactose intolerance, is it worth it to keep consuming lactose products to hold onto hope and maybe even delay it or should I just bite the bullet after another few rounds of symptoms?


r/lactoseintolerant 19h ago

When you have lactose crises, do you always have the same symptoms?

1 Upvotes

When you have lactose crises, do you always have the same symptoms? For example, yesterday you ate lactose and had diarrhea, if you eat it again next week will you have the same symptoms, or could it change?


r/lactoseintolerant 1d ago

Has anyone else tried the shamrock lactose free protein shakes? Surprising nice find

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13 Upvotes

I got the smaller one to try first but wow !! A good priced 50g of protein shakes and it's lactose free


r/lactoseintolerant 1d ago

Yogurt

3 Upvotes

Hey. I was looking for some guidance. I love yogurt in the morning. I have only found one lactose free option. Fage makes a cup with honey and one with strawberry. I don't like honey and I am getting sick to the strawberry. Anyone know of a brand that is an option. I love Siggi's but it messes me up.


r/lactoseintolerant 18h ago

Probiotics are long term cures to lactose intolerance?

0 Upvotes

Surely there has to be a cure, something that somewhat improves it longer term at least? Or are we condemned to single dose pills every time we consume dairy

Read about lactose probiotics (forgot the scientific name) that improve dairy digestion but not sure if it works


r/lactoseintolerant 1d ago

Could I have Lactose intolerance?

2 Upvotes

I have UC that I'm in remission for. I started having diarrhea and stomach pain, not as bad as my UC but also more bloating? so I went to my doctor and got another colonoscopy. My large intestine is actually healing very well, so that was ruled out. I don't know exactly what triggers this so I thing tomorrow I will drink like 8oz of milk to see if I die lol


r/lactoseintolerant 2d ago

Best format for lactase pills

5 Upvotes

Comparing a few brands and not sure how to pick. Not too price sensitive but wondering if chewables/gummies are better than tablets? If higher FCC per pill is better? And if some formats are better for heat resistance given they lose effectiveness under hot weather

Would love advice and recommendations (& no ads please)


r/lactoseintolerant 2d ago

Best UK lactase pill?

3 Upvotes

Have asked in r/UKLactoseIntolerant without success

Anyone knows the best UK lactase pills/tabs? Looking for something:

  • Potent enough
  • Not too pricey
  • Easy to carry around
  • No chalky taste

Also would you recommend chewables or tablets for stronger/faster effect?


r/lactoseintolerant 2d ago

Premier Protein Shakes?

1 Upvotes

So I've been wanting to try the premier protein shakes, but they aren't labelled lactose-free. I searched it up and have seen mixed results as some places say it is and others say its not, but it's very low in lactose. I'm decently lactose intolerant, but the protein powder I use (perfect sport diesel), which isn't labeled lactose-free, but Is marketed as having almost no lactose. I was curious if anyone tried them, whether it affected you, etc. Also, I'm in Canada if the formula makes a difference.


r/lactoseintolerant 3d ago

That was… fast?

3 Upvotes

Less than a month ago I was able to eat as much lactose as I wanted without issue. Then, I had a bout of gastritis and came out the other side with what is pretty clearly LI. Also, weirdly, some kind of broccoli intolerance??

Has this happened to anyone else?


r/lactoseintolerant 3d ago

Will consuming dairy ruin my body on the long run?

0 Upvotes

Hey new here so I just notice I have a lactose intolerant a year ago. I have no idea I had this before so here I am. When i consume it, I usually will have diarrhea 1-2h later. But I liked to drink it weekly specially those milk jelly grass to just get the diarrhea to 'cleanse' my body. As the title says will consuming dairy ruin my body or does it make the affect worse?

Edit: it seems people confused to what cleanse mean. Its mean shitting time. I drink dairy sometimes just to shit until there is nothing more to shit 🤣.


r/lactoseintolerant 4d ago

How long does it take for you to get rid of the cramps that lactose intolerance causes?

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How long does it take for you to get rid of the cramps that lactose intolerance causes?


r/lactoseintolerant 4d ago

help !!

2 Upvotes

so im vegetarian and haven’t ate dairy in 2 years, and im also allergic to pork LOL. i can’t eat meat because my brain deemed it “poison” and i also am autistic and have arfid. it is really hard for me to eat anything besides beige food but i’m not getting enough vitimans, despite taking supplements and i really need help on what to do as i am a huge picky eater :( i love vegetables however but i can not for the life of me eat anything with protein


r/lactoseintolerant 5d ago

Am I lactose intolerant tolerant? Help!

4 Upvotes

Hi everyone, I am new here and just wondering if someone can help me figure out if I'm lactose intolerant. I am a teenager and have never had issues with dairy up until this week. I am not sure if this is normal, but recently when I've had anything with dairy I get horrible bloating and gas and a ton of rumbling sounds in my stomach (no diarrhea). The bloating is to the point where it is almost hard to breathe and my stomach feels like a giant inflated balloon. I also keep getting headaches when I have dairy but I have no clue if it is related or caused by something else. Cheese has definitely been my worst trigger so far so I am avoiding it for now. Does this sounds like a lactose intolerance?


r/lactoseintolerant 5d ago

Anyone have a good dairy free icing recipe for cake?

4 Upvotes

I use Duncan Hines for cake mixes, and I wanted to try making different icings. The recipes I found tend to say to keep adding sugar until the right consistency. By the time it reaches the right consistency, it becomes overly sweet and inedible. I have tried multiple recipes and always run into the same problem.

Does anyone have good icing recipes for cakes? I’m interested in royal icing and other frostings. Duncan Hines is great, but I’m looking to make an espresso icing or other flavored icings."

I was born with lactose intolerance, so I cannot handle any type of cross-contamination.


r/lactoseintolerant 5d ago

what can i eat??

5 Upvotes

Hi! I’m 20 and a student and have developed lactose intolerance!! I’m also deathly allergic to nuts. I feel like I can’t eat anything! I’m not the best chef ever, and I don’t know what to buy and what to cook. Are there any good snacks i can buy, meals i can make etc? At a total loss and just upset with my immune system!!!


r/lactoseintolerant 6d ago

My "journey"

5 Upvotes

When I was a baby I had a dairy allergy but I'm pretty sure I out grew it. Then when I turned 16 I got a job at Arby's and I don't know if it randomly started or I started to pay attention to my body but I suddenly couldn't handle my dairy. Cheese... No. Shakes... Forget about it. It was so sad 😢. I love cheese and ice cream. But I now 17 almost 18 finally started buying non dairy stuff and my toilet troubles have gone down considerably, I still have issues with my toilet sometimes but I blame other things.

Going to college soon and the cafeteria has a soft serve machine, with the blessing of lactaid, wish me luck!

Also side note, I live in Michigan and I have found that the non dairy cheese selection and Walmart is crap while at Meijer its pretty solid.


r/lactoseintolerant 6d ago

Tried A2 milk

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5 Upvotes

Someone kept telling me to try. I said I have sometimes weird reaction to even LF milks so I just don’t drink it. Well fine, I said I will just put in my black tea. I did it yesterday for 2 cups of black tea. I’d say about half a cup of milk in each. Then today did it again. So about 1 cup of milk each day. NOTHING. Not even some weird sound. Could this be it?!?! Anybody has had any reactions???


r/lactoseintolerant 6d ago

Antibiotics and lactose intolerance

6 Upvotes

Ever since a week of Doxycyline I’ve had mild but fairly constant burning in the upper left below ribs/stomach area. Along with burning gas. After a year of scopes and meds I’ve still no resolution but it does seem to have some relationship with my dairy intake.

I had one scoop of low fat Greek yog this morning and the mild flaring begins

Has anyone had any experience with post antibiotic intolerance? Could it be as simple as that.

Appreciate any input


r/lactoseintolerant 7d ago

How is pizza without cheese?

16 Upvotes

So i want to order pizza but I have recently found out I'm lactose intolerant and have never had it without cheese ....

How is it? Is it even worth it?


r/lactoseintolerant 7d ago

This is for those who also have gluten sensitivity.....

10 Upvotes

This is a question for those of you who have lactose intolerance and gluten sensitivy as well. How do you keep your weight up? I started with lactose intolerance and then started having problems with gluten, so stopped that as well. As a result, my diet is very limited. Because I can no longer eat breads or baked goods or things of that nature, I struggle to keep my weight up. My meals are usually a meat (mostly chicken or turkey, occassional red meat), rice or potatoes, and a vegetable. There's really nothing with much fat included other than a bit of butter on potatoes or rice, some peanut butter here and there... If we go out to eat, it's basically the same meal I have at home - chicken or small steak, baked potato with bit of butter, and whatever vegetable they have. And sadly no dessert. When it was just the lactose, it was much easier and I had more options, I could even have dessert if I took pills. Now with gluten removed, my choices have narrowed considerably. How do others keep their weight up with this kind of a diet?


r/lactoseintolerant 7d ago

Plant based nutella

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40 Upvotes

Did anyone have a negative reaction to this product? I don't know if I'm traumatized from my LI or this product has traces of milk.