Hi all,
I am a 40+ adult that is lactose intolerant. My mother suggested that I try the over-the-counter, once a day pill to help me cope with eating on the road and hidden dairy in foods. I have done well with it until yesterday. I have never pushed the limits of this pill because I know the regular "lactose chewable" pills will not save my digestive reaction if I blatantly pig-out on dairy, but it does help for traces of dairy.
Anyway, I risked it and ate about 1/2 a yoplait yogurt, expecting at worse, a painful rush to bathroom within the half-hour. Instead, I got a weird burning sensation in my chest. My throat starting itching terribly. My breathing was "darth vader" like. Now, it wasn't so bad that I thought I was about to die but it was bad enough that I felt like there was weight on my chest and something squeezing off my throat.
I have googled, unsuccessfully for a couple of hours, and haven't found this reaction. I have an appointment with an allergy doc, but it isn't for 3 weeks. Has anyone heard of this before?
Thanks