Dairy deficent?

[gannongolfer 0]

Hi, I had surgery on 7/16 and am having issues with keeping shakes, yogurts, milks in ( not to be overly informative but I'm getting horrible runs)

Prior to surgery I had no issues with any form of dairy.. Now... Nothing works ... Anyone else and what are you subbing with??

[Wynnie 186]

Have you tried sugar free almond milk?

[Kindle 8,667]

One of my surgeons told me that a good number of bariatric patients develop food intolerances post op. It has to do with the change in our GI flora and the change in how the food is processed in the sleeve vs a full size stomach....basically it's less processed when it gets to the intestines and can cause intolerances. He said lactose and gluten intolerances are the most common.

Anyways, I became a little lactose intolerant from 1-4 months postop. cheese was still OK, yogurt wasn't horrible, but milk was not good. So I switched to lactaid ( I never bothered with almond milk because it has almost no Protein, but you could also try soy milk), I reduced the amount of yogurt I ate, and I got Protein powders that were better mixed with Water (Syntrax Nectar). I also found dairy-free Protein Powder that turned out to be pretty good and I still drink.....Garden of Life Raw Fit and Raw Protein. Fortunately, I was able to tolerate dairy again after 4 months, so I'm back to regular milk and yogurt.

Edited August 1, 2014 by Kindle