Dairy Sensitivity

[xxaleksi]

How do you know if you’re sensitive to dairy and should avoid it? I feel mostly recovered these days but I notice if I drink lots of yogurt/milk or eat lots of ice cream I get some mild brain fog/lethargic feelings. I’m not sure it this means I’m allergic or sensitive to dairy. I get a similar feeling after I pig out on gluten free carbs post workout so I’m thinking it could also have nothing to do with the dairy but be due to sugar.

Fwiw, I avoided dairy for over a year post crash ”just in case” it could have slowed down my recovery, but have eaten it semi-regularly again since Jan/Feb.

Any thoughts?

[Maxout777]

Not trying to be a smartass at all, but just avoid it for a week or two and see how you feel. Mainly in the digestion department. I didn't think I had much of a dairy sensitivity, and I used dairy all through recovery without it keeping me from attaining it, but I do feel better now digestively when I don't eat dairy. Most people have dairy sensitivities - especially to non-organic industrial dairy.

Try raw goats milk or raw cow milk if you feel you need some dairy even after you deem yourself to have a sensitivity. Usually these work well for people in these cases from what I've read.

[xxaleksi]

Thanks bro appreciate it!

[flamingpie]

Dairy is weird for me. I eat non fat greek yogurt almost every day and feel great. I'll melt swiss or mozz cheese in my eggs sometimes and still feel fine. But a glass of milk fucking WRECKS me. Even if I buy that lactaid milk.

[Turnover25]

Dairy is weird for me. I eat non fat greek yogurt almost every day and feel great. I'll melt swiss or mozz cheese in my eggs sometimes and still feel fine. But a glass of milk fucking WRECKS me. Even if I buy that lactaid milk.

Digestion wise? Or like anxiety?

[LetsGo]

Try some almond milk instead of dairy milk, and skip cheese for a few weeks. Personally, I think almond milk is superior in general, because it has no estrogen (like dairy milk has) and no phytoestrogen (like soy milk has).

[xxaleksi]

So I've been drinking goat's milk instead of cow milk for about a week now, and can already tell a difference in how I feel. Makes sense as goat's milk only has casein a2 and not a1 like cow milk. It's just a shame it's so pricey here as I buy organic.

Thanks for the help guys.

[DefRecover]

Sounds like lactose issue. A lot of the lactose is processed out by the time it becomes yogurt or cheese (depending on the cheese). I am similar - milk doesn’t sit right but many cheeses are fine. I am not fully lactose intolerant, but there is a spectrum

[blackkey96]

Hey xxaleksi , how are your gut issues now? I remember you posted about how you felt recovered but wouldn't make a post until your gut issues were sorted out. Did you have IBS like symptoms (cramps/diarrhea)?