• hOrni@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    If the worst effect of lactose intolerance is diarrhea, I think I would choose having diarrhea over not eating cheese.

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      It’s not the diarrhea itself, it’s the sudden “critical pressure reached, 30 seconds until launch” moments that make things difficult.

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        1 month ago

        I know the feeling. I tried extended fasting a couple of times. After the third day it looks exactly as what You described. I shat on my couch the first time I tried it.

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      It can also last for hours and be rather painful. I spent the entire night crying in my friends bathroom.

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      For me it’s several hours of pain, like I ate plastic, and no diarrhea. I always carry lactaid pills on me because I can’t give up dairy. So there is a way to do it. But I still forget to take em and keep screwing myself over but I keep trying cuz cheese

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      After reading the comments I can assume, lactose intolerance is like combining the effects of eating extremely hot food with extended fasting. Seams rough. But on the other hand, cheese. The second best thing You can eat. Totally worth it.