Are many people here lactose intolerant and are the symptoms the same for everyone?
I’m not lactose intolerant. Now, to answer the second part of your question: People who are lactose intolerant usually experience bloating, gassiness, abdominal pain and diarrhea. But not everyone suffers the same degree of symptoms or shares the same tolerance level. Some people with lactose intolerance cannot drink milk, but can tolerate yogurt and other foods while someone else might not be able to tolerate any dairy products.
My s/o is lactose intolerant, but doesn’t have quite the extreme symptoms as some do. If she eats dairy products in small amounts, she’s usually ok. However, she does have a strong reaction to provel/provelone cheese…which is what a lot of pizza places use instead of or in addition to mozzarella. She can eat yogurt if it’s frozen yogurt, or if it’s the Yoplait “Whips”…but can’t eat any other kind of yogurt.
