Saturday, February 18, 2012

dairy gives me gas!


Nutrigirl-
 
Q:  Hope you are doing well.  Quick question:  I have been drinking one glass of chocolate milk per day since we met in the fall.  I love the taste of it and don't want to give it up.  But, quite frankly, it give me a lot of gas.  I'm already having 2 yogurts/day, taking calcium pills, and having a cheese stick.  Is there something else I can do to make up for the calcium loss if I stop drinking chocolate milk?  Or, is there a way to keep drinking it?  
 
Your help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks very much




A:  Thanks for your question.  You can probably cancel the calcium pills if you are having 3 dairy servings/day.
The gassiness you are experiencing may be from yogurt due to the bacteria.  Try cutting down to 1/day to see if that helps.
Keep the chocolate milk- it is a great way to "replenish" glycogen stores after workouts.

Nutrigirl


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