lactose intolerant...what does it feel like?

Symptoms of lactose intolerance can vary from person to person. I found out I was lactose intolerant a few years back. the only way to really know is cut out dairy for a few weeks and see how you feel. If you stop eating those things and symptoms go away, you are probably lactose intolerant. Lactose intolerance varies as far as foods go also. for instance, I cannot have milk, yogurt, or soft serve ice cream without getting bloated and an upset stomach. sometimes my symptoms occur within 30 min and sometimes no symptoms until the next day. But I can have regular ice cream and cheese and I am fine. While a friend of mine is lactose intolerant and she can't have cheese but she can eat yogurt.

So you're best bet is to go without for a few weeks and see how you feel. hope this helps!

Might just be gas. Try Beano or Gas X

I'm lactose intolerant to a point. If I have any regular milk, cream-based alcohol (like Bailey's) or things made with too much cream (like cake frosting/cream, cheesecake) it, umm, cleans me out.

But I can have cheese, yogurt, ice cream, anything else with regular milk in it (even lattes) and lactose-free milk just fine.

Symptoms of lactose intolerance are bloating, gassy, diarrhea, stomach pain about 15-30 minutes after eating an offending food (sometimes sooner), sometimes heartburn as well and if it's really bad vomiting. (I have a friend who vomits every time she has dairy but she loves dairy and doesn't care)

I'm lactose intolerant to a point also and my symptoms are mainly bloating and gas.

I've figured out that I can have about 8 oz of any dairy product before those symptoms start.

Whole milk was the worst for me. I invariably got bad gas and diarrhea.

When i have cheese , chocolate milk my symptoms feel like i just drank acid an im gonna die but no biggie

Well, I have been lactose Intolerant since I was 17 years old and I would at that time eat whatever I wanted dairy wise and end up paying for it in the end! I thought it was just a big joke in the beginning thought it would go away in about a month it did not it only got worse as I got older. But how that got started was I had a lot of gallbladder problems and when I had that removed when I was in the 12th of high school when I was 18 years old I was told that's what got it started and I still believe that too! Well, after I graduated high school I continued eating dairy I loved cheese let me tell you lol and ice cream they are my downfalls. I am 26 now and as of 2 years ago my lactose intolerance has gotten much worse I am to the point where I cannot have any kind of dairy at all meaning cake mixes,and such anything that was made with milk in it!!! I struggle everyday with it trying to find what I can eat and what I cannot my diet is going okay but I also don't eat meat either.

Anyways, I get bloaded,gassy,diarrhea,and I throw up pretty badly,I feel like i'm dying when I eat dairy as well I usually end up staying in bed and not moving at all or I go to the ER if its bad enough!

Could also be irritable bowel syndrome. You could test negative to lactose intolerance on a hydrogen test yet still get digestive symptoms. Try excluding it from your diet for a week and see how you feel, then take note what happens when you eat it again after a week.