Dealing with lactose intolerance?
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David Evans6 said:Hey everyone,
Anyone else dealing with this: I’ve started ramping up my workouts at the gym lately, and I just can't hit my protein goals through food alone (well, at least not without being incredibly boring about it).
The thing is, I can't handle dairy. I'm super lactose intolerant. I tried drinking whey protein, but even half a scoop (!) triggers the exact same symptoms I get from milk. Same goes for cottage cheese. It's that constant stomach upset—that feeling like I'm about to have an emergency bathroom situation. If I eat too much, or if I'm not extremely careful with the rest of my diet, it happens every time. Plus, there's this massive energy crash. It feels like someone literally sucks the life out of me the second my gut starts acting up.
So, whey is out for now. I need to let my gut heal because right now, it's a total disaster. :/
Unfortunately, I react to cottage cheese too. It's slightly less intense than straight milk, but it's still a problem.
Any advice on how to fuel my body? I can't just eat meat three times a day, every single day. Especially with all those hormones in commercial meat nowadays.
Isolate doesn't have lactose in it, provided that's the only thing bothering you.
I deal with the exact same thing, but isolate works fine for me.
For example, check out
If you head over to Walmart, they have fresh cheese, cottage cheese, cream, milk... all the lactose-free stuff. I think their own brand, Free From, is usually right there on the shelves near the vegan section. Plus, you've got all the plant-based options😁 that let you eat🙂 without any worries.