anyone else lactose intolerant from this diet?

[mike90]

i've been on south beach now for about 2 months. has anyone else become lactose intolerant due to the diet? i used to be able to drink milk and now it seems like everytime i do, my stomach doesn't agree with me and i get very bad gas pains and diahrea.
any suggestions for this?

[Kimboroni]

SB can't make a person become lactose intolerant. Maybe you are drinking larger portions of milk now, and the smaller portions you used to drink were fine. Or maybe it's something entirely different that's causing the problem, and you're attributing it to milk. Check your foods for sugar alcohols and maltodextrin, for instance. You don't happen to eat Fiber One, do you?

[mike90]

no, no fiber one. but i eat a lot more sugar free foods and diet sodas

[bio fish]

Try cutting out all the fake sugar for a few days. Many people react badly to it especialy in large anounts. Although many people become lactose intolerate as they age it's gradual, you'd notice a change over years not weeks.

[mokajava]

Ditto on the gassy/bloated feeling with sugar subs. I was using those packets that you pour into a bottle....I think it was by nestea....anyways my stomach was killing me!