Anyone else Become Lactose Intolerant during Pregnancy?

[amyschlink]

First I want to say THANK YOU for this webstite. It helped me out a lot in the past year. I have found everyone's information VERY useful.

Before I got pregnant, I could drink milk and eat cheese just fine. Never was lactose intolerant. Now that I am about 7 weeks along, it seems like my stomach can't handle the milk or something because I get a upset stomach and (tmi)slight diarrhea everything I drink milk. I don't know if maybe the baby is Lactose Intolerant because my husband is slightly (just gets gassy and slight upset stomach after he drinks or eats to much dairy) or if it is just because I am pregnant or even in my head....lol.

Thank you for your responses!! :)

[teagensmom]

Thank you so much for asking this question and to everyone who answered it...I just started experiencing this myself and have the same symptoms you have.  The past 2 times I've had something with milk in it (the first being cereal and the latest, augratin potatoes), I've had horrible stomach pains and (tmi) slight diarrhea as well.  Does anyone that has been affected by this have it happen with yogurt and cheese too?  Any information would be much appreciated. Thanks

[kahea82]

I too am having issues with dairy.  I am 6 weeks pregnant and love dairy of all sorts so this kind of ***** for me.  I throw up every morning that I eat cereal.  I also get very flemish after eating any type of dairy like cheese or yogurt.  This was not a problem with my first pregnancy and I am not sure if it is dairy intolerance or just morning sickness.  I'm gonna try to stay away for dairy for a few days and see how that goes.

[CassandraOlson]

I just found out about a week and half ago i am pregnant. I am about 6 weeks and have been having problems with Ice cream, cheese and some other type of foods. I tryed eating pizza and that didnt sit so well. I ate ice cream yesterday, and had to have my husband pull the car over so I could puke it all back up. Have never had any problems with ice cream! I have been having stomach cramps(minor ones) from eating some things, and dont know what I can do to get rid of it. I have been having diarrhea on and off for some days now and its kind of wearing me out. Ive never been lactose intolerant so I dont exactly know what to expect, but if anyone has any other good suggestions please let me know so I can stay on the healthy chart of the pregnancy seeing this is my first one. Thank you

[mommieofboys]

Seven weeks pregnant and terrible stomach cramping is exactly my problem!  I am going to try eliminating dairy from my diet for the next few days and I'll check back in to let everyone know if it's working!  I'll also ask my doctor at my appointment this week...hopefully we'll get answers!  FYI...exercise or a heating pad on my upper stomach are two things I've found to help when I feel crampy!  Give it a try...not a cure, but temporary relief!

[botheofus]

I too have had lots of gas, nausea, and (tmi) diarrhea with cramping everytime I eat anything with dairy in it. I'm sixteen weeks along and never had any problems before my pregnancy with dairy. I really do think that it is associated with that, because I have made a point not to eat it and then I'll have to have some ice cream or a glass of milk and be on the toilet right afterwards. If you're worried about the cramping, because it's hard to distinguish gas and intestinal cramping with menstrual-like cramping, I would talk to your doctor about it. I also had menstrual-like cramping for the first 2 months of my pregnancy and the doctor said it was my uterus stretching. He said unless there was bleeding associated with it, I was ok.

[DueinMarch2009]

I am wondering the same thing!  I am 6 weeks along and getting these horrible, cramping pains in my lower stomach.  I've never had a problem with dairy before (I live in Wisconsin, I know how to enjoy dairy!) but it just started this week.  The pains are so bad that I just want to curl up in a ball!  Is this what Lactose Intolerance feels like or could it be something else?