Lactose Intolerance

[LorLor00 3]

Has anyone who's been sleeved noticed that they are now a little more sensitive to milk products? I'm only a week and a half out but I seem to get gassy if I drink a shake with milk or have a pudding with milk. I think I remember hearing that you might be lactose intolerant after surgery but I thought it was only supposed to be temporary? Just curious if anyone else has experienced this and if so, how long did it last? I hope it doesn't last cause I don't know what I'll eat if I can't have cheese or dairy! haha!

[Lilu 65]

I am 3 months out and just told my hubby that I think I am becoming lactose intolerance. The gas is very bad and stinky

[Musharooni 62]

My NUT told me that lactose intolerance following the sleeve was extremely common. I had some issues preop, but now if I have a shake with milk in it, I better be very close to a bathroom. Funny, though, cheese isn't a problem.

[Parker's Dad 50]

I had wandered about lactose issues as well.

I have heard some do and some say it goes away.

It is a concern...

[chicagochic 73]

Yes. This has happened to me. Can not tolerate lactose at all. I get very bloated almost instantly. My nutritionist said it is common. Also, foods like yogurt and cheese tend to be low in lactose itself (while they are drairy) so I can tolerant those a lot better.

[petite-size-me! 70]

I've heard and seem to experience that cows milk is hard for humans to process. Something about complex Proteins made for a Cow digestive system, they have 4 stomach pockets! Now that we don't have our whole stomach to process them, we can't handle it. Recently though i have heard that its not the Protein but the casein, A1 vs A2. I have been able to have smart

Milk (A2) with success, but regular milk (A1) and sustagen both cause something akin to dumping for me. Here's a snippet from an article I was reading:

For many who find dairy hard to digest, the problem is not lactose, but casein, one of the main proteins in milk, explains Peter Nathan, CEO of dairy company A2. "About a quarter of people have a perceived intolerance to dairy but only about five per cent of people are diagnosed as lactose intolerant," he says. A2 only uses milk from breeds of cows that produce milk with a form of casein that many people find more digestion-friendly. "Many people can drink A2 where they couldn't otherwise drink milk," Nathan says.

[Aussiegirl 580]

I struggled with most dairy except for cheese for almost 5 months.

Now I am ok with yoghurt. Ice cream still causes me some issues.

However I have not been able to drink milk since i was 17..so not sure about milk.

[vijitjain 0]

There is this site called https://www.gasrelief.com only dedicated to providing solutions to problems such as lactose intolerance and other digestion related ailments. Their solutions are home based, natural. Give it a try! I found themt to be pretty useful.