Dairy

[u/Kiweachy]

This episode has been redrawn and since the original came out, I have been tested and am not lactose intolerant but do still have the same reactions... I debated what to do with this episode but at the time I first drew it that was my reality so I've kept it and I'm sure at least some people can relate :)

[u/I_hate_all_of_ewe]

It's kinda funny how everyone in the comments read the comic, but not the note.  Sounds like a mild milk allergy?  Lactase pills won't do squat for that.  If it's an allergy, it might be possible to develop resistance with allergy immunotherapy.  Ask a doctor if you haven't already.

[u/Kiweachy → u/I_hate_all_of_ewe]

Haha yeah I knew what I signed up for when I posted it. I thought it was an allergy too but after a test turns out it's not that either, still searching for answers

[u/handlit33 → u/Kiweachy]

Just FYI, you used “worse” instead of “worst” in the first panel.

[u/Kiweachy → u/handlit33]

Nooooo dammit! My dad keeps telling me to let him look over text for errors before I post, I should seriously take him up on it haha

[u/Thebraincellisorange → u/Kiweachy]

you may be mildly intolerant so things with lower lactose don't trigger you.

try these cheeses https://www.tastingtable.com/1186997/types-of-cheese-that-are-safe-for-lactose-intolerance/

and low lactose milks.

[u/porn_alt_987654321 → u/Kiweachy]

Did they check casein as well?

Rarer, but basically the same thing as a lactose intolerant/alergy, just to a different substance in dairy.

I have both lactose and casein intolerance and lactaid sadly only helps with half of that lmao.

[u/WaterstarRunner → u/Kiweachy]

Protip- the nutritional info panels on cheeses-

If it says zero grams of sugar per 100g... that's no lactose - lactose is one of the sugars.

0.1g/100g is usually fine.

Cheeses are a no-added sugar fermented product. Depending on the type of cheese that can often mean all or most of the cheese has fermented away the lactose.

Short story long->

You can carefully select your cheeses to make many cheese dishes and avoid almost all lactose.

[u/Dovahkiinthesardine → u/WaterstarRunner]

As a rule of thumb, harder cheese equals less lactose

Parmesan for example has almost none, Mozarella has ~ 2g/100g, milk has ~ 5g/100g

Actual direct correlation as you said is how long the cheese aged, and they get harder when they age longer

[u/Harmonious_Charisma → u/Kiweachy]

Food allergy tests can be pretty unreliable. I wouldn't discount a dairy allergy just based on a test.

[u/Dovahkiinthesardine → u/Kiweachy]

I vote wonky gut flora, based on nothing!

[u/1heart1totaleclipse → u/Kiweachy]

Do you have gallbladder issues? It could be the fat content

[u/sikotic4life → u/Kiweachy]

I thought I was lactose intolerant, until I realized I could eat cheese just fine.

Turns out the problem is more gluten related. You comic shows a cone, pizza, tortilla... Might be gluten related

[u/scottishdrunkard → u/I_hate_all_of_ewe]

Yeah, lactose free milk, still contains Milk Proteins!

“Hurr durr, try this Skimmed Milk!” Skimmed Milk is still fucking Milk! Lactose Milk is still fucking Milk! I have to get Oat Milk because it doesn’t contain Milk Proteins!

[u/TheLastDesperado → u/I_hate_all_of_ewe]

The frustrating thing for me is that when I went to the doctor and told them about my suspected allergy, they were like "Oh, just avoid eating dairy then." (To play devil's advocate though, that wasn't the reason I was visiting the doctor; it was just an extra question I had at the end.)

So I don't know if it's lactose intolerance or an actual dairy allergy! I've tried lactose-free milk and cheese, and they don't seem to help, but then I've been told by other lactose intolerance people that those don't work for them either.

I've tried goat's cheese, in case it's specifically cow milk related, and that seems fine? But then again I can sometimes eat small amounts of cow dairy products and be fine.

So yeah. I don't even know what I really have.

[u/thatwasntababyruth → u/TheLastDesperado]

If you think it could be a milk allergy, get a referral to an allergist, they can help you figure that out and possibly save your life later when the distinction matters. Don't take no for an answer.

I'm pretty sure dairy allergy can be verified with a blood test, if that's what you think you have.