Yes, big time. I can't have yogurt, milk or ice cream. One time a year I treat myself to an ice cream and that's it. I do use Lactaid milk though and that helps. Even better yet is you can get your hands on it, raw unpasteurized goat milk.

Depending on how your particular body reacts, yes it is possible.

Yes

It seems milk, ice cream etc has started bothering my dd. She started ordering her ice lattes at Starbucks with soy. She said the milk was giving her a stomach ache. Won't eat ice cream at night during the school week. I guess she noticed having a stomach ache after. She'll dip her oreos in milk though...say's that doesn't seem to bother her.

Yes. DH has become lactose intolerant and we've been exploring milk alternatives for cereal, which he eats for breakfast most mornings.

So far, cashew milk has been the most pleasant substitute. Also, you may eliminate a lot of sugar when you switch. Read the labels and go for the milk substitutes that are low in sugar.

DH does tolerate Lactaid and other lactose-free milks, but we're trying to not add 12g of sugar to his cereal bowl, and reserve it for coffee.

Yes

Yes. I was very LI in my teenage and college years. I didn't identify it for quite a while, but I knew where every bathroom was on campus! I eventually outgrew it and no longer have issues.

It's strange that milk never bothered her before. She doesn't eat cereal very often but I'll see if she wants to try something else to use in place of regular milk. I picked up Almond milk recently for myself to have in cereal. With my sour stomach, I was trying to see if avoiding regular milk would make any difference.

I wanted to add: when I was trying to pick an alternative to regular milk...I was sooo confused.....soy, cashew, almond, lactose free, low sugar, sugar fee, flavored, regular!! I ended up with regular flavor Almond Milk. I didn't check the sugar though.

We are the only animal that drinks milk after early childhood. Many children balk at milk and our culture just pushes it on them. I refused milk after age 3. My DD was the same. I don't believe I am lactose intolerant, at least not to the degree some are but I know DD is. So maybe we should listen more to our bodies and not try to ingest things that they don't want.

I don't like the texture of milk and I don't drink it. My bones are healthy and strong and I don't take supplements. I get calcium the natural way, through sunshine, greens and dairy products I actually like, like cheese.

When I was pregnant, I had to drink Lactaid. I couldn't handle the four recommended glasses of milk. But, I'm fine now.

Why not have your daughter tested? It would be useful to know if she is actually intolerant or has other issues going on.

I guess milk with the added vitamin D was an easy way to get the calcium, protein, and D into children.

Some of the soy and nut milks aren't really a substitute for milk. They have other value. You want to make sure your daughter gets enough calcium.

Goat's milk even though it has lactose works for me. Cow's milk I cannot use at all.

How do they test for lactose intolerance? I googled it, Anyone ever had it done?

My doc sent me for a hydrogen breath test.

DH was diagnosed-or at least doctor highly suspected-based on his bloated stomach. He tapped and said right away, 'I think you're lactose intolerant". Also, you know when you're sitting on the toilet a lot after eating milk!

A dairy protein sensitivity is another possibility. Does she have problems with cheese?

I was never diagnosed with Lactose Intolerance but I know I have difficulty with milk products, including ice cream, and creamy soups, cheese. Now cheese is my all time favorite and I eat it anyway. It's the least of the foods that bother me for some reason.

As for milk and cereal, I love it. But I am in distress after eating it either an hour later or even maybe not until the next day. Also tried Silk Soy milk, but started to read a lot about soy and the side effects of it, so stopped. The taste was ok though.

I was never diagnosed. But every time I ate cereal and milk for breakfast, I was looking for a bathroom within an hour. Other dairy bothered me, too. Process of elimination narrowed it down to dairy. To this day I still don't eat ice cream when I'm out in the heat. Bad combination.

You can purchase the otc pills which you take prior to having any dairy and they work like a charm.

I can see that happening easily.

I've never had any problems with milk, but it seems to be developing. I dropped ten pounds instantly the moment I quit drinking any milk. I'm on a weight loss diet (eighteen pounds so far, average 2 pounds a week). I figured out when I drink milk I gain weight. No matter how little (few calories). Once I read up, I found out that people who have lactose intolerance not only have gas, the bacteria can create extra fluid. Extra fluid. Ding! A light when on. I assume that was my first ten pound loss. I'm going to try the pill route and found these cheaply with a company I used to actually work with at my work.

I'm a label reader, but one thing that's gone unnoticed by me is how much sugar is in milk. Duh, I know, I just assumed it wasn't bad since we've been drinking 1% for years, recently switching to Lactaid.

I cupe = 12g sugar.

Don't need that added to cereal in the morning.

The OTC pills, sadly, aren't always effective. I am highly lactose intolerant and find the pills a hit or miss thing. My body sometimes reacts more violently to lactose than it does at other times (no idea why either, it's not even necessarily related to the amount consumed). Normally I just avoid lactose if possible, but every now and then I just can't stop myself. I'll always chew a Lactaid pill first. Sometimes they help, some times they don't.

Seeking Health Lactose drops is an enzyme that can be added to regular cow milk to make it lactose free. See link below. Everyone is different. For me, I always need to add more drops to a gallon of milk than directed and let it sit for 5+ days to let the enzyme work longer. otc pills don't work for me even when I chew a few extra.

There are allot of products and mixes that have dairy products in them. I always have to read the fine printed ingredients to the end. Country Gravy or Biscuit gravy mixes .....Some have milk products, or maybe larger amounts of milk products than others as some bother me and others do not. I have to avoid cheese too.

I've read higher fat whole milk and cream is more-tolerable than the lower fat cows milk. If your lucky enough to have a milk cow, her delicious whole milk does not cause any lactose intolerance affects for some people.

Cooking does Not change lactose, [example - use a cup of milk in cake batter the lactose is waiting for you in the delicious slice of cake.]

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I tried the pills you take prior to having milk products and it made me extremely sick after I ate. I was not only still having the same bathroom issue but I was also vomiting. I thought it was a fluke so some time later tried it again with the exact same results. The pills went in the trash.

that is really interesting raven. I can't even guess why. I'm sorry that happened!

"A dairy protein sensitivity is another possibility. Does she have problems with cheese?" I was thinking the same thing about cheese but I don't think she's noticed any issues with that.

Although I can eat yogurt and cheese I like lactose free milk to put on cereal.

Been buying these for years and they work great for me. I can eat any dairy as long as I take one.

https://www.lactaid.com/products/fast-act-chewables

My daughter Amiee is Lac intol. She chews the same pills you take Kitz, works well for her. Shes pretty much given up milk, was never a big cheese eater, but loves ice cream. These pills make it possiable for her to have her ice cream treat once in awhile without suffering for it. I only have a problem if the milk is warm like on oatmeal or other hot cereal or if its hot outside and I eat ice cream otherwise no problem for me. I am going to try the Lactaid pills next time I'm in the mood for oatmeal which I love, but stopped eating since I don't like it without milk.

Lactaid pills are hit or miss with me, usually a miss. Sonetimes they work if I talked 3. I don't bother. Now this is strange- I can't figure this out for the life of me- if I am very active ( such as when I used to work out at the Y, or a day of yard work, hiking -it has to be true exercise for a sustained period) I don't seem to have an issue with milk or ice cream. None whatsoever.

Wow that link for the lactaid pills has reviews and several had the same experience I had with severe symptoms and vomiting! Glad to hear that I was not the only one. I say take them with extreme caution for the first few times! Not something you want to experience. It definitely does not work the same for everyone.

OMG it's all over the Internet about people having these horrible reactions to lactaid! Look at just this one site the comments! Why isn't the company doing something about it or at least have a warning so you know what is causing you to vomit. If I had not had Zofran with me to help control the vomiting I no doubt would have been in the emergency center. It was that bad, horrible cramps too. Like the worst food poisoning.

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