If you can handle staying under that threshold (ie - you don't go nuts and eat a whole block of cheese if you have a bite), then there's not many reasons to at least experiment with dairy.

Odds are it's either the lactose and/or casein that you react to, so try introducing stuff that is low in either/both of these, first, such as hard cheeses.

Also, it might help to make sure you get your dairy from A2 cows, such as Jerseys, instead of predominantly A1 cows, such as Holsteins. Find local dairies and do some research on them to see which protein marker their herds have as primary. Many people find they can tolerate milk from A2 cows a lot better than that of A1 cows.

Introduce things slowly, and see how you react to them. Don't forget, too, that like other foods, reactions to dairy are just GI related. Check also for things like mood swings, and acne or other skin condition flare ups.

Can't decide if I want to add dairy back in or not. I miss having real milk in my coffee and real cheese on occasion with my weekly 1/2 bottle of vino! I am slightly reactive to it...like I have a threshold that if I cross, it ain't pretty but otherwise seem to be ok with a little bit. Hmmmmmm.......Do you do dairy or no?

While the wifey and I aren't philosophically adverse to cow dairy, we do avoid your situations by:

- using coconut milk (canned, not beverage) as a coffee 'creamer';
- sticking to primarily sheeps- and goats-milk cheeses, which are more easily digestible.

Dairy is "iffy" and up to the individual according to Mark Sisson (Mark's Daily Apple) says it. Weston Price was not against it, but Cordain is. So who knows? A great substitute for milk is almond or almond/coconut milk. How they do it is beyond me, but it has virtually no macros. lol I like it for making protein shakes, to which I add regular coconut milk (like Goya brand) and some heavy cream. Once I'm done with this container of milk I'll use the almond/coconut milk exclusively. I still like full fat yogurt and cheeses, but I go easy on them because of the carbs.

I eat some dairy from time to time and take whey protein almost daily. You really have to gauge how your body takes it.

I've never had any problems with diary. But I don't drink cow's milk because of the carbs but I do have heavy cream in my BP coffee. And cheese in my dishes occasionally. I've never been one for eating cheese and crackers but will have it. My problems are with wheat or gluten. I was thinking about not eating dairy at all to see if I notice anything out of the ordinary. But that may take a while. I'm very much into health benefits of a Primal/Paleo diet. I'm not fully primal yet, mainly very low carb. I am trying to "begin" to gradually eat this way, but it seems that the only main difference from how I'm eating now is I'll be eating a lot more veggies.

I would eat dairy if I could tolerate it! Nom.