Lactose intolerance symptoms and conditions

My 3 month old daughter was prescribed the generic for omnicef for an ear infection. It did clear up the infection, but caused horrible diarrhea during and after the 10 day treatment. She even had the watery red stools that were very scary but later found out that it is a normal (but alarming) side effect of the drug. My main concern was that the diarrhea continued for 2 weeks after the treatment was finished and showed no signs of clearing up. I spoke with my pediatrician about it and he suggested that she was suffering from a temporary lactose intolerance caused by the antibiotic. I switched to a soy formula and the very next day the diarrhea cleared up! It was such a relief, I had the unreasonable fear that somehow this drug had permanently damaged my infants digestive system. If you have an infant that is suffering from diarrhea well after the treatment was completed, I would suggest talking to you pediatrician about temporarily switching to a lactose free formula.

My 12 year old son had a lactose intolerance and because he loved dairy - especially skim milk, mac and cheese, ice cream - we decided to help him with the intolerance side effects of diarrhea, cramps, gas - and try the store brand of lactaid. The ingredients were identical to the brand name. the pills & worked great for about 3 weeks. This past week, he had horrible stomach pains, diarrhea again and nausea, so bad he had to miss school. He had an appetite, no fever, but was assaulted with the side effects from taking the lactaid pills. I thought I was helping him, yet only the reverse! I am grateful to have come across this web site and shared blogs. Now I know how to solve my son's problems that caused so much suffering. In addition to the stomach pains, diarrhea & nausea, he also complained of bad headaches. As a mom, my instincts are correct and I attribute all of this to taking the lactaid pills. Thankfully, my son will not have to endure the horrible episodes anymore. Lactaid pills are banned from our home!

I have severe lactose intolerance and Lactaid helped me immensely for about a month. I was able to eat anything I wanted and felt great afterwards. Well, recently I've been having episodes where I've been sick to my stomach, doubled over in pain, etc. I didn't know what the problem was. There was no vomiting but a very, very sore and sick stomach. Tonight, it clicked that it was the Lactaid. So I took it again with dinner and here I am right now, 7 hours later, sick to my stomach for the past 4 hours. I feel like I need to vomit and the feeling is taking forever to pass. It's terrible. I will never EVER take this stuff again.

I took Avelox five years ago to clear up an sinus infection that kept coming back every 2-3 weeks. I was prescribed regular antibiotics each time, it would go away, and then come right back. To get rid of it for good, my doctor prescribed me 400mg of Avelox, one per day for five days. It totally wiped out the infection and it never came back. Awesome, right?

Unfortunately it also destroyed most of the bacteria in my stomach leading to a bad case of c.diff for 2 weeks and permanent lactose intolerance.

It did exactly what I needed, but the price was very high indeed. Though my health has been better since then, I still get sick 2-3 times a year. The duration lasts longer than for most people, but I don't care. I do not take antibiotics anymore. If I ever do, it will need to be a life threatening condition.

I have a lactose intolerance and was told to try taking lactaid supplements. I tried taking it once months ago but experienced severe abdominal troubles---pains, gas, bloating, vomiting and diarrhea.
Thinking it might just have been a coincidence at the time, I tried taking a tablet just yesterday. Within hours, had the same syndrome. Vomiting, pain, diarrhea. Lasted about 4 hrs at worst, but several more hours of pain.

Would never even think of trying to do it again.

Ok, here is my deal. I am 22 years old and have been on Yasmin since I had my son in 2004. I have IBS, and now that I think back, until I have been on my pills, its gotten worse. I recently went to the doctor this week because of the inability to get enough sleep or good sleep. I wake up often in the middle of the night, am always tired and never have enough energy to deal with my 3 year old. I get saddened very easily. Get down on myself quite a bit. My doctor has prescribed me zoloft. I don't know what to do. If someone should have any opinions please contact me at ****** same email.

On 3/21/08, my 7 year-old son took a Lactaid Ultra pill at school right before lunch. This was something his doctor recommended because we though he was starting to have some lactose intolerance issues, which run in my family. About an hour he was in the nurses office throwing up all over her floor. We though it was a virus or something he ate.

On 3/22/08, my son seemed fine and even played in a lacrosse game in the morning. Before eating lunch (a turkey and cheese sandwich), he took another Lactaid Ultra pill and sure enough, about 1-2 hours he was in the bathroom throwing up everywhere. He was also having diarrhea and severe stomach pains.

We still don't know what it is, but we're going to forgo the Lactaid Ultra.

About eight to ten years ago i had a violent reaction to lactaid. I had taken it numerous time before with no problems and then I woke up one morning - had a bowl of cereal and a lactaid pill - within the hour I was experiencing severe stomach pain along with vomiting and diarrhea. I thought it might have been due to the fact that i had had very little to eat the day before and only a bowl of cereal that morning with the extra strength pill.

the following weekend i was brave enough to try it again with some ice cream at night (this time i had a full stomach from dinner). BIG mistake - this time it was worse - the stomach pain was out of this world (i have a high pain threshold but this had me in the fetal position) and i couldnt leave the toilet and trash can for a few hours. My girlfriend was scared and called one of those nurse hot lines. they told her to coat my stomach with some kaopectate - which seemed to help. I checked the bottle of lactaid - and the expiration date had passed - so i threw it away and swore off of lactaid pills. fortunately they came out with the lactaid milk!

Fast forward to now - never touched the stuff again. well the other day I was out of lactaid milk and my wife (yes the same girlfriend) had picked up some samples of lactaid pills at a trade show - so I guess with the passage of time - I forgot how painful and miserable the other experiences had been - so i took the pill. Nothing happened!

Last night i decide to take another one because i had a craving for ice cream (had been awhile!). I figured it was ok since i had no reaction a week ago. Well sure enough - within the hour I was on the floor in severe stomach pain - followed by vomiting and diarrhea. This time we had kaopectate in the house - so i started taking it - well i just threw it right back up.

This episode lasted about an hour and a half this time. There was a metallic taste in my mouth about the third time i vomited, and the fifth and final time, there was puddle of yellow liquid that came out at the end.

I have been taking Wellbutrin 150mg 2x per day since 1996. It has been an absolute lifesaving experience. Yes, I do have some memory loss, but not enough to alter my life at all.

The one serious side effect, and a great one at that, is the heightened feeling of ecstasy during an orgasm. Oh my God, prior to Wellbutrin, I was a 28 year old male, who totaling lost interest in sex, and had almost no pleasure whatsoever when I orgasmed. Now, when I orgasm, the feelings of pleasure are so intense, at times, I honestly think I am going to have heart failure.

It is by far the most incredibly gratifying sensation I have ever had. I stopped Wellbutrin several times over the past 11 years, and each time I was back to my old self with 48 hours. One other positive side effect for me, it has cured my "lactose intolerance". I have been eating all the dairy I could ever want without any problems or discomfort whatsoever. However when I stopped the Wellbutrin, my lactose problem returned within 24 hours.

As I told my doctor, if he were to tell me I would live to be 90 without Wellbutrin and old to 60 with Wellbutrin, I would chose the 60 years. Thats how much more enjoyable life has become for me. I would not ever want to stop taking it. It has saved my life. One last thing, I forgot to mention, it has treated my depression incredibly well also. Again, it saved my life.

Everyone is different. I believe that if you are experienceing bad effects from the Wellbutrin therapy, then you probably don't have a chemical imbalance at all, or you may be taking too much and sending your chemicals out of balance in the otther direction. One must carefully considering perhaps reducing or increasing their dosage depending on their personal situation. Always discuss it with your doctor of course, this drug is nothing to mess around with. I think it is very powerful, and a Godsend.
Best regards to all.

I experienced some mild vertigo. I also had nightmares and my face was flushed. The worst side effect for me was lactose intolerance, something I've never experienced before. I decided to discontinue Singulair, even though it did wonders for my asthma and rhinitis. It's too bad!