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Anecdote alert here, but I grew up in Northern Europe and had a standard diet absolutely full of dairy. No problems. Then I moved to East Asia for about a year

Anecdote alert here, but I grew up in Northern Europe and had a standard diet absolutely full of dairy. No problems. Then I moved to East Asia for about a year and inadvertently cut out dairy completely (it just wasn't in any food, and I didn't crave it). When I went back on holiday after the first year and reintroduced dairy into my diet it seemed I had developed a serious intolerance to it which took months to slowly undo. Now I try to eat a little dairy every now and then just to stay accustomed to it.

BizarroLand 4y ago
Most people who are lactose intolerant aren't aware they are lactose intolerant, and many people are lactose intolerant. Chances are, you are lactose intolerant but you were adjusted to the side effects as being normal until you had a period of your life where you were not dealing with them. For a lot of people, lactose intolerance makes them a little gassy, or changes their bowel habits. It's practically negligible until they get away from it for a while and experience relief from the symptoms. If you are lactose intolerant, you should probably try to not trigger that response, or take lactaid supplements when you are going to knowingly eat lactose so that your body has something to digest those sugars. It's a minor adjustment that can make your daily life just a little more bearable.
- Arn_Thor 4y ago
  Born and bred by the most Nordic of Nordic folk, I've had no gastric trouble whatsoever, aside from the odd bout of food poisoning. There were no symptoms from which I felt relief when I stopped having dairy. I can all but guarantee I did not grow up lactose intolerant.
DoreenMichele 4y ago
I actually value anecdotal health stuff more than most folks. I just am not at my best and don't really know how to engage with this other than to say "Thanks."
- Arn_Thor 4y ago
  Thanks for your thanks! Whatever you're dealing with, I sincerely hope it gets better.

BizarroLand 4y ago

Most people who are lactose intolerant aren't aware they are lactose intolerant, and many people are lactose intolerant. Chances are, you are lactose intolerant but you were adjusted to the side effects as being normal until you had a period of your life where you were not dealing with them. For a lot of people, lactose intolerance makes them a little gassy, or changes their bowel habits. It's practically negligible until they get away from it for a while and experience relief from the symptoms. If you are lactose intolerant, you should probably try to not trigger that response, or take lactaid supplements when you are going to knowingly eat lactose so that your body has something to digest those sugars. It's a minor adjustment that can make your daily life just a little more bearable.

Arn_Thor 4y ago
Born and bred by the most Nordic of Nordic folk, I've had no gastric trouble whatsoever, aside from the odd bout of food poisoning. There were no symptoms from which I felt relief when I stopped having dairy. I can all but guarantee I did not grow up lactose intolerant.

DoreenMichele 4y ago

I actually value anecdotal health stuff more than most folks. I just am not at my best and don't really know how to engage with this other than to say "Thanks."

Arn_Thor 4y ago
Thanks for your thanks! Whatever you're dealing with, I sincerely hope it gets better.