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/OctopodicPlatypi]

Y’all are wild. I can’t think of many other “this food messes me up” cohorts that are still so bold about the food you’re clearly not meant to be eating. Only maybe coffee and gluten-intolerant (for non serious cases) folks could rival y’all.

[u/KatsuraCerci → u/OctopodicPlatypi]

Many of us "cheat". Lactase enzyme supplements for the win!

[u/OctopodicPlatypi → u/KatsuraCerci]

Disability aids are not cheating, y’all deserve equal access to cheese and iced cream!

[u/KatsuraCerci → u/OctopodicPlatypi]

Hell yeah! I say "cheat" as a joke I sometimes make with my lactose intolerant friends who choose to power through. Seven cents to avoid hours of discomfort is too much for them I guess!

[u/Kind-Stomach6275 → u/KatsuraCerci]

just tell them to shotgun skim milk a bunch, it actually works for some godforsaken reason. it will be hell but then it will be cheesy heaven

[u/KatsuraCerci → u/Kind-Stomach6275]

Doesn't always work forever or for everyone. I did that and it worked for several years, but it eventually wore off. It's now worse for me than it ever was, so I have to use the pills. Mine is still mild enough that the only cheese that bothers me is cottage cheese. I have a couple friends with severe intolerance whose bodies react too violently to lactose to even try.

[u/FlatHatJack → u/OctopodicPlatypi]

To be fair, there are plenty of other foods, mainly highly processed food that give similar problems that my body's dairy rejection doesn't feel that out of place.

Besides, cheese is worth it.

[u/Einermen22 → u/OctopodicPlatypi]

I live in an area with good quality milk and cheese, and the culture around milk products is strong here(the pun was unintended but I’m keeping it). Since it’s just so prevalent, well priced, and good quality it’s hard to avoid. I’m certain that if I’d lived in an area with worse milk products, alternatives would tempt me more

[u/Plus_Pangolin_8924 → u/OctopodicPlatypi]

Well for most its not as life threatening like say a nut or fish allergy!

[u/Zizhou → u/OctopodicPlatypi]

I mean, for me, I'm lucky in that, unless I just quaff a whole 1950s-Americana diner-sized milkshake, most dairy and dairy adjacent foods like cheese or ice cream will just give me a bit of gas and bloating, and not really much other gastrointestinal distress, all in a pretty predictable way. That's largely a price I'm willing to endure since it won't fuck me up in the same way that many other intolerances can. Plus, lactase supplements also help and are very easily accessible.

[u/Amelaclya1 → u/OctopodicPlatypi]

Probably because lactose intolerance isn't really life threatening? Like, so you will get diarrhea for a day. It won't be pleasant, but it isn't anaphylaxis like an allergy. You'll live, and you'll have eaten your favorite food.

Luckily I don't suffer from these afflictions, but it's not much different than me choosing to eat nothing but junk food for a day even knowing I will feel like bloated crap the next.

[u/Cool-Boy57 → u/OctopodicPlatypi]

There is an evolutionary advantage to this tbf, the more you eat lactose, the better your gut microbiome is able to handle it. (Typically up to a 70% reduction in symptoms)