Real cheddar cheese has no lactose.

You Can Eat This Cheese If You’re Lactose-Free

https://cabotcreamery.com/blog.../lactose-free-cheese

My mom started developing lactose sensitivity when she hit her 70s. Seems some people spontaneously lose the ability to process dairy late in life and it’s not uncommon.

My mom as well, but it came on in her late 40s.

I've discovered that I have become significantly more generally intolerant as I age...

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Homestead Creamery out of Virginia sells A2A2 milk. Lowe's Foods sells it locally here in SC. Very good milk.

Their seasonal custard and egg nog are also delicious.

I’m in my early 60’s and have not experienced this EXCEPT FOR…if I have too much Blue Bell ice cream in one sitting, later that night or the next morning, I will experience some intestinal discomfort. However, my theory is that it’s not so much the Lactose, but the over-abundance of sugar in my system, as I normally do not consume a lot of sugars. I lean more toward the salty treats like popcorn or pistachios or almonds, etc.

At least that’s my theory since I have ZERO issue with any other dairy product.

Yup, right around turning 60. Ice cream is the biggest offender and I love ice cream. I’ve switched to mainly the orange sherbet mixed with vanilla ice cream. It reduces my intake but still gets me my ice cream fix. And I just started taking a lactaid chewable before eating ice cream but I haven’t noticed a lot of improvement. Might try two tonight : ) Other than in my coffee I don’t use much milk but may try the lactaid milk next time around.

Is there a particular brand of enzyme folks are taking or is it a prescription item?

Has this always been a thing? Even before when things were all natural (feed, care of cows, etc) and before the era of fast growth, corned beef, hormones, and antibiotics?

I had never heard of lactose intolerance when I was a kid. But now, every time I turn around, someone is intolerant. Can't go out to dinner w/o someone being lactose or gluten intolerant. Even me, I'm suspecting that I have some minor level of sensitivity now, and I used to drink about a gallon a day.

Just curious....

^That's surprising. Lactose intolerance has been around a long time. Very common amongst Asian folk (90%). Can be caused by genetics or be environmentally induced.

I have it at perhaps a moderate level. Started sometime past my childhood. I can tolerate small amounts of dairy, but get problems if I take in too much, or too frequently. Lactase tablets help, but not that well unfortunately.

I developed an intolerance for lactose over 10 years ago. If I drink a glass of regular milk, I get awful gas. Lactaid has solved that issue for me.

Yep. Developed lactose intolerance in my late 20s.

Shame because I really liked cheese. Can't eat pizza, my daughter loves pizza.

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Originally posted by konata88:
Has this always been a thing? Even before when things were all natural (feed, care of cows, etc) and before the era of fast growth, corned beef, hormones, and antibiotics?

I had never heard of lactose intolerance when I was a kid. But now, every time I turn around, someone is intolerant. Can't go out to dinner w/o someone being lactose or gluten intolerant. Even me, I'm suspecting that I have some minor level of sensitivity now, and I used to drink about a gallon a day.

Just curious....

I wonder the same thing. As a kid I would eat raw onions out of the garden, but now even a tiny bit of onion makes me feel bad.

I’m not saying that “they” poisoned us on purpose, but I do wonder if all the crap that is put into and sprayed on our food and drink has caused some of this. Not to mention all the medications we take.

As a kid in the 90s, I don’t remember anyone having allergies, especially not on the scale that we see today.


Maybe it’s always been this prevalent.

There's a theory that people can develop an autoimmune response to a food which causes leaky gut. This is where the gut lining allows larger molecules through to the blood than should be. And then the body develops an immune response to those things.

It makes sense to me, as I tested high on immune antibodies to foods I ate frequently that should be completely benign to eat. This was after developing celiac disease but not knowing what it was for a few years.

There are some theories about how one might develop the original autoimmune condition which leads to leaky gut. All of the theories have to do with manmade chemicals of one sort or another getting into the body by various pathways.

^This is all true, but lactose intolerance is not an allergy or auto-immune response. It's the inability for the body to produce the enzyme lactase, which is needed to break down milk sugar. When the lactose reaches the intestines, it instead gets broken down by intestinal bacteria which results in gaseous byproducts.

My lactase enzymes went tango uniform when I was in college. You dairy lovers can go to bed with terror in your hearts knowing that it can happen to you, at any time and without warning or obvious reason.

And +1 on the cheddar, but would add that any aged hard cheese has only trace amounts of lactose because it breaks down naturally after about 30 days.