Question:
What are signs of being lactose intolerant???

I notice that when I eat a piece of cheese or drink a little milk, the I feel very sick to my stomach. Is this a sign for form of being lactose intolerant??    — Alison B. (posted on September 23, 2000)

September 23, 2000
Lactose intolerance can strike anyone but paricuarly someone who's lost the use of their stomach. It's not a major loss, but it is darned inconvenient. I had become lactose intolerant before surgery, but I could tolerate small amounts like ranch dressing. I can't tolerate any non-cultured products at all now, like milk, ice cream or buttermilk. However, I don't need those items in my diet, so there is not net loss, except to my tongue. We really don't absorb much protein or calcium from them, but we do get a big load of sugar from 'em. Protein is better and more efficiently absorbed via supplement made with water and calcium is also better absorbed via calcium citrate supplement. My symptoms are gas, gas and more gas. Extreme bloating, almost immediately, followed by several hours of bloated miserable pain that wil not move. If I'm really lucky, I'll have a few hours of the D to get rid of it, othertwise, I'll slowly deposit it over time, each time with cramping and misery. And for what? A bunch of calories with no nutritional benefit that will only bring the weight back on? I have become a Label Reader Extraordinaire about milk and sugar products. You are actually very lucky that milk and sugar make you miserable, as you will get a better wt loss and maintenance!
   — vitalady