Only some dairy causing bloating?

celiah909

I've been struggling with painful bloating so have been noting when it flares up and have noticed it's happening with some dairy but not all. Like half & half in my coffee does it but not yogurt.

Is that a "thing" or is the bloating likely from something else? Meaning is it "normal" to bloat from some dairy but not all?

earlnabby

The lactose in dairy varies from product to product. Cheese (the harder and longer aged the cheese, the less lactose) and butter have essentially none, milk has a lot. Yogurt is strained several times and some of the lactose is removed in the process. The active bacteria may also help how your stomach reacts to lactose.

The short answer: yes different dairy can affect someone with lactose intolerance differently. The closer to the milk it is, the more likely you are to have an issue.

celiah909

earlnabby wrote: »

The lactose in dairy varies from product to product. Cheese (the harder and longer aged the cheese, the less lactose) and butter have essentially none, milk has a lot. Yogurt is strained several times and some of the lactose is removed in the process. The active bacteria may also help how your stomach reacts to lactose.

The short answer: yes different dairy can affect someone with lactose intolerance differently. The closer to the milk it is, the more likely you are to have an issue.

Thank you! That makes a lot of sense and I think is my issue. Ice cream, half & half, and cereal with milk certainly do it.

californiagirl2012

earlnabby wrote: »

The lactose in dairy varies from product to product. Cheese (the harder and longer aged the cheese, the less lactose) and butter have essentially none, milk has a lot. Yogurt is strained several times and some of the lactose is removed in the process. The active bacteria may also help how your stomach reacts to lactose.

The short answer: yes different dairy can affect someone with lactose intolerance differently. The closer to the milk it is, the more likely you are to have an issue.

THIS ^^^^ And yes even the yogurt makes me bloat so I have to limit this. As we age our ability to produce lactase (the enzyme that metabolizes lactose) decreases and so we have less tolerance for lactose. Our body does ebb and flow inside with all those metabolic processes, so it's why some days are better than others.

celiah909

californiagirl2012 wrote: »

earlnabby wrote: »

The lactose in dairy varies from product to product. Cheese (the harder and longer aged the cheese, the less lactose) and butter have essentially none, milk has a lot. Yogurt is strained several times and some of the lactose is removed in the process. The active bacteria may also help how your stomach reacts to lactose.

The short answer: yes different dairy can affect someone with lactose intolerance differently. The closer to the milk it is, the more likely you are to have an issue.

THIS ^^^^ And yes even the yogurt makes me bloat so I have to limit this. As we age our ability to produce lactase (the enzyme that metabolizes lactose) decreases and so we have less tolerance for lactose. Our body does ebb and flow inside with all those metabolic processes, so it's why some days are better than others.

That! I am pretty sure this is coming on with age, which sucks but also is what it is. Now I am just sad that I moved to half & half in my coffee and my stomach is killing me today. The bloating is really painful

rainbowbow

Yes, exactly as above. I didn't have problems with dairy until i turned 25. I personally find some yogurt (or most yogurt) i can handle in normal serving sizes because of the bacteria in it.

But just like you if i have a bowl of cereal (especially with "whole milk") i'll be in major pain. I think i do worse with high-fat dairy items like icecream, alfredo sauce, heavy amounts of melty cheeses on pizza, etc.

This is exactly what lactose intolerance is like and you'll have to see how much and what you can tolerate. It might be helpful to add in a daily lactase enzyme (it's helped me when i've accidentally consumed dairy) but it's best to avoid it altogether if you can.

earlnabby

MY SIL has been lactose intolerant her whole life. She started using almond milk on her cereal but didn't like the taste. Now she uses plain yogurt on her cereal since she can have some in the day as long as she has no other dairy (except butter and cheese which does not affect her at all since it has non to almost no lactose)