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Lactose Intolerant? TMI Warning
Weirdest thing?lately I feel like as if I?ve become lactose intolerant.
Anytime I eat something with cheese, yogurt, milk or cream it literally takes less than ? hr and I?m running to the washroom! We're supposed to be having more calcium and dairy but I can?t.
I?ve tested it out the last two weeks every other day I eat some sort of dairy and it hasn?t failed. Like today at 1:20 I had a tomato & bocconcini cheese salad?I got into the office, got some water, sat at my desk and by 2:15 off to the washroom I go!
Is this normal? It is a PG thing?
DH is L.I. and now I?m wondering if the baby is too and this is why I?m reacting this way? Maybe he/she got it off of DH? (Is that crazy?)
I am taking Materna but I?m not sure if that?s enough calcium, should I talk another supplement on top of it?
Blah!
Re: Lactose Intolerant? TMI Warning
Could it be the fat content not the lactose? I'm fine if I drink milk, but have to be careful about how much cheese or ice cream I eat.
Pregnancy just screws with your system. I've never eaten so healthy and it's not necessarily because I want to, but also because if I don't, I REALLY pay for it. It has nothing to do with your husband's lactose intolerance or the potential that your baby could be.
You can take a calcium supplement. Lots of people like the caltrate chews. If you don't like the taste of the chews, just make sure to get a supplement that's not marked as "natural source". The natural source ones I believe are made from oyster shells, so there's a concern about mercury content.
This makes me feel better, I know it doesn?t mean that the baby could be L.I. in the end...but for now it's good to know.
Hummm?If I drink a glass of milk it?s still the same effect but if I have oatmeal w/ milk I?m ok. But yes cheese, ice cream are also ?bad? LOL
Thanks?I?m apparently the only one with this from family & friends so I was just worried.Good to know about the ?Natural Source?.
Thanks Amy.
LI is actually an enzyme missing from the stomach, so it couldn't be the baby, because the baby's umbilical cord doesn't go to their stomach does it??
I like the Caltrate chocolate flavoured chews. If you can't handle dairy I would definitely say the Materna probably does not contain enough calcium.
I am lactose intolerant. The funny thing (not ha ha funny) is that while I was pg, it went away. I could eat whatever I wanted and developed a LOVE of ice cream. That helped me gain some of the 57 pounds I gained while pg.
Since having my DS, the intolerance has changed. Sometimes, things with dairy don't bother me and sometimes they do. I just make sure that I'm close to home when I experiment. Yogurt, cream cheese and some cheeses never bothered me though (bocconcini being one of them).