malakaix
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Does anyone else suffer from this?
I think I have recently become lactose intolerant, never was when I was younger but the older I get the less dairy my body seems to be able to handle. On Thursday I had a small lunchbox size yoghurt after dinner and then went to bed. I woke up at 5:00am in excruciating pain with a bloated stomach and abdominal cramping. I was practically bed-ridden for the entire day because the pain made moving difficult. I'm still experiencing minor abdominal pain/cramping 32 hours later.
This is not the first time either, I've had similar symptoms from cheese and milk but this was definitely the worst and longest-lasting.
I haven't been officially diagnosed though i'm assuming it's either LI or IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). I never had these issues when I was younger but after getting food poisoning in Turkey 3 years ago from some poorly cooked eggs my digestive system seems to have become overly sensitive. My younger brother has Crohn's disease so that's also a concern of mine but I don't exhibit a lot of symptoms associated with that.
For those that experience this, is there any specific way you deal with it? I've switched to lactose-free milk and I've stopped eating cheese, icecream and yoghurt. I know you can get the lactose-free alternatives but man after the last couple of days I'd rather just not ever eat them again.
I think I have recently become lactose intolerant, never was when I was younger but the older I get the less dairy my body seems to be able to handle. On Thursday I had a small lunchbox size yoghurt after dinner and then went to bed. I woke up at 5:00am in excruciating pain with a bloated stomach and abdominal cramping. I was practically bed-ridden for the entire day because the pain made moving difficult. I'm still experiencing minor abdominal pain/cramping 32 hours later.
This is not the first time either, I've had similar symptoms from cheese and milk but this was definitely the worst and longest-lasting.
I haven't been officially diagnosed though i'm assuming it's either LI or IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). I never had these issues when I was younger but after getting food poisoning in Turkey 3 years ago from some poorly cooked eggs my digestive system seems to have become overly sensitive. My younger brother has Crohn's disease so that's also a concern of mine but I don't exhibit a lot of symptoms associated with that.
For those that experience this, is there any specific way you deal with it? I've switched to lactose-free milk and I've stopped eating cheese, icecream and yoghurt. I know you can get the lactose-free alternatives but man after the last couple of days I'd rather just not ever eat them again.