Are you able to digest milk well?

Xper 7 Age: 28

Or are you lactose intolerant / allergic? just curious

I used to be able to drink milk well... until about 14-15 where milk would bloat me and destroy my apettite

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LittleSally Follow
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MOST of adults have intolerance towards milk. That's just scientifically proven. Those that say they don't either fall under the very small category of mutated genes where they can still process milk well, or they just never really digest milk as a clean drink... so they think a bit of it in their coffee means they're fine with it...

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- Woodyyyy
  
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  Which category do you fall under
  
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- LittleSally
  
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  The one where I can't process milk. Not allergic to lactose, but to the enzyme in milk.
  
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- Woodyyyy
  
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  what were ur symptoms?
  
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- LittleSally
  
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  Bloating, constipation.
  
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- meowcow
  
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  Your answer is half true. Yes, many adults are lactose intolerant, but the reason you give is wrong. It has nothing to do with gene mutation.
  
  Babies are naturally dependent on their mother's milk, so all humans have the gene to produce lactase, the enzyme to digest lactose. In adulthood, these genes sometimes turn off because from an evolutionary perspective, the body is wasting energy producing lactase when it should never encounter milk as food. It is not a mutation.
  
  However, you can trigger the body to produce more lactase, simply by drinking incrementally higher amounts of milk. Start with half a cup dailyfor a week, then drink more. Eventually, the bloating will not be as bad, although it may never go away.
  
  Solution is to drink lactase treated milk.
  
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- LittleSally
  
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  Thank you =)
  
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9mfeo Follow
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I have plenty of issues with dairy. I have both a cow, goat, and sheep's milk allergy in addition to being lactose intolerant.

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- Woodyyyy
  
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  where do you get your calcium from now? supplements or do you eat a lot of green veggies?
  
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- 9mfeo
  
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  Combination of all of the above.
  
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ThisDudeHere Follow
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I have no issues at all. I use milk for cereal, I drink a glass of milk when I eat bread with jam and I drink some more before going to bed. Sometimes I just randomly pour myself some and simply drink a plain glass of milk with nothing else, just because.

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fiodor99 Follow
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everyone has miilk intolerance most just dont know it. milk is for baby cows not humans. thats why girls today have so much acne and shit. it the growth hormons and toxins from the dairy they consume.

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- Woodyyyy
  
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  Yep true that. I had lactose intolerance for a long time before realizing I had it.
  
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- fiodor99
  
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  its not just lactoze, caseine is one of the worst substances in milk. and so many others.
  
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Applefan1 Follow
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I have no problems with dairy.

My sister has a problem with it though, she is lactose intolerant. I think this problem is more common in women than men to be honest from what I see.

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EmpatheticLady Follow
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I can really only have milk with cereal. It bothers me otherwise.

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Levin Follow
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I can eat it. It just hurts my liver, a bit like eating too much chocolate or refined/fatty foods in general. You can make a fairly decent argument that humans shouldn't be eating it anyway. Milk is nasty though. Cheese is yum :)

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mooky06 Follow
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I don't have any issues with diary products and I very much LOVVEEE my diary products toooo much aha

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rgb008 Follow
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I have issues with dairy.
But dairy is also just gross to me so I don't mind not eating it.

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- Woodyyyy
  
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  What kind of symptoms do you get? jw
  
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- rgb008
  
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  Stomach aches. Sometimes acid reflux. Just overall feeling sick and gross.
  
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- Woodyyyy
  
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  Do you avoid 100% of dairy or do you make small exceptions? It seems I can eat butter fine :)
  
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- rgb008
  
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  I just do almond milk.
  
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Yellow_ Follow
Xper 6 Age: 26

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Thank God, I have no bad reaction with dairy... I haven't tried Camel's milk yet though.

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Joc4Position Follow
Yoda Age: 34

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It messes my stomach up. I don't eat cereal anymore :(

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archiz Follow
Guru Age: 29

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I hate milk
and no I don t digest it well
but I am not lactose intolerant

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KawaiiPie67 Follow
Xper 6 Age: 28

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I've heard that people with issues with milk can drink raw milk.

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Hercules073 Follow
Xper 7 Age: 27

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I think I also have this issue but I'm not sure.

How the fuck am I going to eat my cereals now?

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- Levin
  
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  Almond milk, the like, is pretty common and cheap now. Tastes pretty good too. Better than milk I'd argue.
  
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- Hercules073
  
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  @Levin Thanks bro, I going to try it.
  
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Blueeyes81 Follow
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I was able to until my mid 20's. Now bad things happen if I drink milk. :( No more golden grahms. :(

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Words_and_Wisdom Follow
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I prefer not consuming dairy given the crummy industry behind it. But I haven't had issues with it.

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emerald77 Follow
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I have no issues with it, but I don't like it so I usually stay away from it anyway.

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Maxemeister Follow
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I guess I am one of those dudes that can just drink milk fine

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COCOCHANEL Follow
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i have never had a problem

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ashisimo Follow
Xper 6 Age: 25 , mho 32%

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i don't drink it tbh, not even cereal

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Anonymous
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I wish my girlfriend didn't have issues with dairy. Omg she farts too much.

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apple24 Follow
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I get really bloated lol!

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ElissaDido Follow
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I have no issues with dairy

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JamielovesKU Follow
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I have no issue maybe you're lactose intolerant?

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