To Consider

I'm not sure when or why but my body stopped getting along with dairy a while ago.

I've discovered some workarounds (namely, limiting it, and taking a lactaid if I'm going to have more than a small amount) but kind of like gluten, once my body's had enough it makes it clear it doesn't want more.

After seeing the naturopath I tried to work on increasing the amount of protein I'm taking in.  Now dairy generally carries a decent amount of protein, and as I discovered trying to figure it all out, greek yogurt is both yummy and pretty great in terms of protein.  But.... greek yogurt upsets my tummy and I need to take lactaid before it.  Bummer.

But as I was going through the research and stories people were sharing, some suggested Icelandic yogurt (Skyr) and that's how I discovered that while I can't eat greek yogurt without some help, I can eat skyr without lactaid - something in how it's processed.  YAY ME!

So I've been having some almost every day the last week or two and thinking how lucky I am I can have this protein filled dairy (yay calcium and stuff) and not be bothered by it.

Except a couple of nights ago I woke up for some reason (heat maybe?) and my stomach wasn't happy.  "Sour" I'd guess is how I'd describe it.  Not the usual lactose based pain but not happy.  Hmmm.... maybe skyr isn't quite as perfect for me as I thought.  As in, maybe I shouldn't have it EVERY night.  Darn.

Which means I have to reconsider a few things and/or maybe consider taking lactaid before skyr just since my body seems to have a lower tolerance for lactose and it's likely building up in my system or something.

Anyway, I just thought it was interesting that the stomach upset seems to have come several hours later rather than right after.  Bodies will do their own thing, you know?