Dairy

After a weekend of bingeing on dairy, I remember why I'm on a dairy-free diet.

I've been eating cheese.  I had cow's milk in my oatmeal yesterday. I had kefir this morning.  The kefir made me physically sick; I could barely finish the glass.  -______-

I hadn't really realised how dairy effected my body until I stopped drinking cow's milk about one year ago.  It wasn't really a choice, but I couldn't afford it, and it was too heavy to carry home from the food bank.  But I left it behind, and switched to cheese instead. I noticed my health improve, and attributed it to dropping the cow's milk.  I made a point of avoiding cow's milk.  I eventually moved to soy yogurt and even slowed down on my ice cream intake (but that was more sugar reduction rather than dairy).  

Recently I've stopped eating cheese because I know my body does not like it.  But then I started getting ill.  Not ill as in sick, but muscle spasms and cramps.  And there was my period last month, which felt like my uterus and most of my internal organs were trying to escape through my belly button.  Not fun.  So I turned to kefir, which is supposedly gentler on systems than cow's milk.  

NOT SO!!  I've had so much upset stomach and gurgles, it's ridiculous.  I bought kefir this morning, but I think I'm going to give it away or use it to cook or bake.I'll find another means to get my daily calcium. Even though my muscles are happy. -___-

I might just start eating more leafy greens.  And slow down on the cheese and kefir.  Hm....