What are the symptoms of lactose intolerance?

Everytime I hvae a glass of milk I feel like I'm going to have you know what, and whenever I eaqt cheese. But I can icecream fine, and frozen yogurt. Could this be lactose intolerance? I don't know any1 in my family that has it, and I heard it's rare in my ethnic group.

If you can eat ice cream and frozen yogurt, you don't have lactose intolerance. You are obviously reacting to something in the milk, but usually when you are lactose intolerant, you are intolerant to all forms of lactose - including even milk chocolate (but you can eat dark chocolate). Symptoms of lactose intolerance don't usually include vomiting, but do include volumes of gas and very loose bowel movements, bordering on or actually becoming diarrhea. Try switching to soy milk. The ordinary soy milk is a little bland, but they have flavored soy (vanilla is yummy) and chocolate soy. Also soy ice creams, but you say ice cream doesn't bother you, so you don't need to worry about that.

maybe partially, or you could just be mildly intolerant not sure exactly how it works.

I had it as a child, and grew out of it for the most part. But whereas most people eat a lot of cheese, it can constipate them. It has opposite affect on me.. I still have it mildly, so that could be it with you as well. Just a small touch of it.

Most people become lactose intolerant in thier late teens// early twenties. Sounds like you have what I started to experience back in college; some dairy foods would set me off and others wouldn't.
. You might try switching ot non-fat milk, sometimes the fat content in the dairy will make the symptoms worse. ( Hence why non-fat frozen yogurt doesn't cause problems for you)
Or switch to soy milk, or Lactaid-though I found the Lactaid made me worse.

If it gets real bad you will want to see your doctor,/ Gastroenterologist, but there's really not a whole lot a doctor can do other than suggest dietary changes.

How will I feel if I have lactose intolerance?

After eating foods with lactose in them, you may feel sick to your stomach.


You may also have

gas

diarrhea

swelling in your stomach

Some illnesses can cause these same problems. Your doctor can tell you if your problems are caused by lactose intolerance.

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How will my doctor check for lactose intolerance?

Your doctor might use one of these tests:

Blood and Breath Tests

You will drink a sweet drink with lactose in it. Then, your doctor will test your breath or blood for signs that you did or did not digest the lactose.

It might be lacose intolerance