I have always been a whole milk user. I can't say drinker cause before surgery I would rarely drink milk. Since the surgery I have been using it to make my protein shakes and overnight oats.

In the last week I have been having tummy issues after drinking my shake or having my oats. Has anybody else developed an issue with milk after surgery. Now I need to figure out what to use instead of whole milk for my shake and oats. I am hoping this will be an easy fix.

I've heard/read of this before - so yes, some people do seem to develop lactose intolerance after weight loss surgery. You could try something like Fairlife milk. It's ultra processed although it has higher protein and less sugar than regular milk, and it's lactose free. There are other brands of lactose free milk on the market, too.

Me ?‍♀️ I always drank cow's milk. My entire life. Never had an issue. After my sleeve, I switched from full fat to 2% but was still fine. HOWEVER, after my revision to bypass, I became COMPLETELY lactose intolerant. I drink almond milk now and use non dairy cheese and nutritional yeast. Anything dairy gives me all kinds of problems now. I developed a few food allergies after my bypass that I never had before. Super weird...

Yea I’ve heard of lots of people to develop allergies post surgery and dairy is the most common one. Almond milk isn’t bad mixed in things.

2 hours ago, ShoppGirl said:

Yea I’ve heard of lots of people to develop allergies post surgery and dairy is the most common one. Almond milk isn’t bad mixed in things.

Yeah, I've never just drank a glass of milk, but I use it when I have cereal, with cooking and baking, when making smoothies and protein shakes. It's really good and gives way more vitamins and calcium than cow's milk. I use the unsweetened vanilla almond milk.

Some people do develop a sensitivity or intolerance to lactose after surgery. Don’t know why. I had it before surgery thanks to a parasite in my tummy which was in the section that was removed (good riddance) though I can still be a bit sensitive if I consume a lot of milk which if do in my rolled oats. So I drink lactose free milk now. Only difference between real milk & lactose free is that it’s a little bit less rich. It tastes great how ever you use it (porridge, shakes, coffee, etc.). Only thing is the skim/low fat versions taste sweet (well to me anyway) but I’m a full fat girl so …

i was already lactose intolerant before surgery...but afterwards it got worse. the same amount of dairy that i could get away with without a pill is no longer. now i have to take a pill before anything with cream or milk in it.

On 8/5/2024 at 5:50 AM, brandycsiz said:

I have always been a whole milk user. I can't say drinker cause before surgery I would rarely drink milk. Since the surgery I have been using it to make my Protein Shakes and overnight oats.

In the last week I have been having tummy issues after drinking my shake or having my oats. Has anybody else developed an issue with milk after surgery. Now I need to figure out what to use instead of whole milk for my shake and oats. I am hoping this will be an easy fix.

Try using a lactose free brand and see if that helps. I thought about trying a oat or nut variety but personally decided against those due to recent research on finding higher dosages of toxic metals and they have less protein:

"There are 32.7g of protein in 1kg of whole cow's milk, according to the USDA.

The density of milk is roughly 1.03g per cm³. So there are 33.7g of protein in 1l of whole cow's milk.

There are 8g of protein in 1kg of oat milk, according to the USDA. Using the same density, this equates to 8.24g of protein in 1l of oat milk."

Also, I was looking for something more "carbon friendly" but through research found:

"Producing 33.7g of protein from whole cow's milk releases 3.15kg of carbon dioxide, according to the University of Oxford. Therefore, 10g of protein releases 0.9kg of carbon dioxide.

Producing 8.43g of protein from oat milk releases 0.9kg of carbon dioxide. Therefore, 10g of protein releases 1.1kg of carbon dioxide.

So, I went lactose free to get more protein for a bit to see if it fixed my sudden lactose intolerance. It did, but I also found after awhile my intolerance was absent - for which I am thankful since it does cost more! Do what and why works for you. ?