Suddenly lactose intolerant???

[skibunny]

It seems that I, all of the sudden, am having horrific stomach pains after I eat dairy.  It happened after having yogurt the other day and a string cheese today. I am praying that this is temporary because I am a huge dairy person and I did not have this as a symptom with my dd.  anyone else experiencing something similar?

[mrsb1008]

I'm already lactose intolerant an was hoping I was going to be of the women who is able to tolerate dairy during pregnancy. So far not looking so good and it may have gotten worse. Sigh. I was so hopeful I could eat all the cheese and ice cream again. ?

[TrickyJedi]

I'm also already lactose intolerant and have noticed it's gotten worse since I got pregnant. I had a very nasty experience after eating Chipotle the other night.

[mandy522]

With DS mine was terrible during the first tri and then disappeared completely until after I weaned him. I hope yours goes away too!

[skibunny]

Jan 23, 2015 20:26:54 GMT -5 mandy522 said:

With DS mine was terrible during the first tri and then disappeared completely until after I weaned him. I hope yours goes away too!

Fingers crossed!!!  It is miserable and very painful to get these cramps.  At least I can try to avoid some foods now.  Unfortunately most of my favorite foods are dairy based.  

[mrsb1008]

I will keep my fingers crossed for you skibunny. It sucks eliminating dairy. I am lucky enough to be able to tolerate a small amount. But oh how I miss good cheese, ice cream and cheese cake!

[PamBeeslyHalpert]

Oh no, I'm crossing my fingers for you wishing it's only a temporary thing!

[lav17]

It sucks... I used to love dairy, but became lactose intolerant after a stomach flu a few years ago. They don't work 100% for me, but try lactase pills. There is also lactose free milk, cheese, ice cream out there and many alternatives (not just soy). I love almond milk. They even add calcium to it, so you get similar nutrients.

[minionkeeper]

I became lactose intolerant with my first pregnancy. I didn't figure it out for a LONG time though since it happened at the end of my pregnancy and just assumed it was because of the heartburn and what not. It has lingered these long 9 years and I resorted to lactose free products. My DS was actually lactose intolerant for a couple years as well.

But now during this pregnancy I have been able to eat dairy with no problem and craving it. In fact as soon as I am done reading the boards and get out of bed I am heading to Dairy Queen. Its been nice to eat it again. Pregnancy does bizarre stuff to your body, some permanent some not. I was hypoglycemic and anemic before I had kids no matter what I did to change my diet. After kids, problems disappeared.

Hope this isn't permanent for you!! Definitely check out lactose free products. They have milk, yogurt, ice cream etc. I was oddly able to eat gelato with no problems but not actual ice cream.

[emejay]

I have IBS and one of my trigger is dairy. I haven't had a flare since my bfp and have eaten dairy. Am I that magical unicorn?

[skibunny]

I tried the pills with lunch this afternoon and I was fine. So now I have to stock up on those. I am going to buy more dairy free items like sorbet and almond milk. Hopefully this is just temporary!

[tngrl3]

My moderate lactose intolerance has gotten lots worse since being pregnant. Usually I can handle a small amount of yogurt or cheese, but that's been a no go so far.