Lactose intolerance

I’m lactose intolerant but I don’t need to really avoid dairy it doesn’t cause much or hardly any problems. But today I had a meal containing plenty of double cream .. later I had bad stomach cramps and a bad headache and felt very tired. Can that be a symptom be cos of my intolerance?

[Amynah]

Hi, I don't think it is lactose intolerance because I suffer from same thing. Whenever I have anything with cream I feel sick. So I just avoid it but when I have dairy without cream I am fine. Its cream that doesn't agree with some. Instead of cream I add milk to my food. If adding milk makes you sick, then maybe it's lactose intolerance. I too had a scare of lactose intolerance and it disappeared after a few weeks, sometimes it is just one of ... After all we are humans.

[Eryl]

Are you sure that you're actually intolerant to the lactose in dairy, or could it be casein intolerance? If it's casein intolerance then goats milk could be a solution.

[Penel]

It may just be the amount of cream that was the problem. I can tolerate a small amount of cream, but have to make sure not to have too much dairy in one day. You could try taking lactase tablets to help your body digest a meal containing a high amount of lactose.

[Buick29]

Hi there, I too suffer from lactose intolerance but I have never had a headache whilst suffering? I switched to lactose free dairy and cheese yoghurts etc and I am managing great now. I also deliberately avoid.normal dairy when I can.