I've never had any issue with milk or dairy. However lately I have been bulking and drinking alot of milk and eating a meal of cottage cheese and yogurt.

Around 3 pm I would get really bloated feeling and have terrible gas. Someone suggested it may be lactose intolerance. So I cut the milk out of my diet and it has helped. But I kept eating the cottage cheese and yogurt and today I had the same symptoms. So it seems I may suddenly not be able to eat this stuff.

If I have to cut this out of my diet how can I make up the cals? Anyone else had this issue? Thanks.

I've never had any issue with milk or dairy. However lately I have been bulking and drinking alot of milk and eating a meal of cottage cheese and yogurt.

Around 3 pm I would get really bloated feeling and have terrible gas. Someone suggested it may be lactose intolerance. So I cut the milk out of my diet and it has helped. But I kept eating the cottage cheese and yogurt and today I had the same symptoms. So it seems I may suddenly not be able to eat this stuff.

If I have to cut this out of my diet how can I make up the cals? Anyone else had this issue? Thanks.

It's realy easy to make up the calories with other foods ... healthy fats, nuts, grains, proteins, etc. Shouldn't be a concern.

Definitely sounds like you are intolerant.

Many top strength coaches and nutritionists believe that the more you eat the same type of food, the more likely you are to develop an intolerance for it ... more the reason to integrate variety.

Jeremy

Lactose intolerance is a deficiency of the enzyme "lactase" that is necessary to digest lactose.

You can actually get lactase from any drug store and use it to supplement your lactose-containing meals so as not to completely cut those out of your diet. It works best for mild cases of lactose intolerance...it's worth a try.

Another option is to purchase Lactaid, a milk from which the lactose has been removed. :eat: It's extremely difficult to go on a complete lactose-free diet as there are many "hidden" sources of lactose and you would have to be a pro at reading food labels to avoid it all.

I got some of those pills and took them before eating any dairy. Seemed to help.

Lactaid does work, at least for me. I don't use them though. They cost too much. I'd rather just avoid dairy.

Another option is to purchase Lactaid, a milk from which the lactose has been removed. :eat: It's extremely difficult to go on a complete lactose-free diet as there are many "hidden" sources of lactose and you would have to be a pro at reading food labels to avoid it all.

This is the option I would chose. A friend of mine does that. I don't think there is much different in cost and they make it skim, partial, whole.

You can also get lactose-free organic milk that is from grass-fed cows.

Lactaid does work, at least for me. I don't use them though. They cost too much. I'd rather just avoid dairy.

I got the generic ones with same ingrediants. About 3.99 for 12.

If you are lactose intolerant, does that mean you can't convert lactose into energy?