Buy lactaid tablets. They’re pretty cheap, and they work surprisingly well. In my opinion, life without cheese is not a life worth living, so in that regard, lactaid saved my life.
Isn’t most cheese of any real age essentially lactose free anyway though? I know lactose intolerant people who can eat cheese, but not other dairy products
Soft cheeses like mozzarella and cream cheese have enough lactose to give me a bad time without lactaid. Milk and sour cream too. I love pizza and Alfredo sauce, so lactase lets me still have those whenever I want. A lot of cheeses are considered low lactose, but dose matters. Sharing a charcuterie is not something I’m brave enough to try without popping a lactase lol.
I’ve used them and they help sometimes but I also just forget to take them all the time lol usually if I’m chugging a large milkshake I’m having a bad enough day that I’m not thinking a few hours ahead.
Also anyone reading this: the chewable lactaid tablets will make you want to die. They are one of the most unpleasant things I’ve had in my mouth
MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Buy lactaid tablets. They’re pretty cheap, and they work surprisingly well. In my opinion, life without cheese is not a life worth living, so in that regard, lactaid saved my life.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
I used to think that, but then I went a month and I think I just killed off that part of my gut biome, because the intense cravings just… stopped
VitoRobles@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
They didn’t say that they wanted to solve this issue. Maybe they like it.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Isn’t most cheese of any real age essentially lactose free anyway though? I know lactose intolerant people who can eat cheese, but not other dairy products
MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Soft cheeses like mozzarella and cream cheese have enough lactose to give me a bad time without lactaid. Milk and sour cream too. I love pizza and Alfredo sauce, so lactase lets me still have those whenever I want. A lot of cheeses are considered low lactose, but dose matters. Sharing a charcuterie is not something I’m brave enough to try without popping a lactase lol.
HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Yea but how else is my body going to learn who’s boss? The diarrhea will continue untill morale improves.
ScriptSage@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I’ve used them and they help sometimes but I also just forget to take them all the time lol usually if I’m chugging a large milkshake I’m having a bad enough day that I’m not thinking a few hours ahead.
Also anyone reading this: the chewable lactaid tablets will make you want to die. They are one of the most unpleasant things I’ve had in my mouth
MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
…But you just pop one or two with your first bite. Are you taking some other thing? And my box doesn’t say anything about chewing it.
ScriptSage@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
There are regular tablets you swallow and there are chewable versions. I’m just letting people know not to get the chewables.
Usually it just doesn’t occur to me until I’m halfway or completely done and it’s too late.