You are certainly describing a lactose intolerance vs allergy. If you immediately presented with symptoms there was nothing slight about it, it is just an intol

You are certainly describing a lactose intolerance vs allergy. If you immediately presented with symptoms there was nothing slight about it, it is just an intolerance. My household prefers lactose free milk(not necessarily Lactaid brand) over alternatives, which can also be cheaper. I would also guess that you will continue to drop weight as your digestion improves and inflammation decreases. The best way to describe it would be that you had self inflicted IBS. We had a child in care in our home that presented with obvious un-diagnosed lactose intolerance. After removing lactose, she dropped about 3-4% body weight in about 60 days, and then grew about 12% in height over 120-150 days. So her ability to absorb nutrients dramatically shifted after we got her off lactose. I am sure other factors contributed, but simply not having nearly constant loose stool drastically changed her health. I am also convinced that a much larger portion of the population has difficulty in processing lactose than people think.