ELi5: What determines the reaction the body has to dairy?

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I am slightly lactose intolerant. I only say “slightly” because *think* I have a higher tolerance to dairy than other people but ofc still have limits.

A little TMI below so please be warned ^^;

Like for today for instance. I ate a Philly cheesesteak (it was so good), it didn’t give me diarrhea, but it did soften my stool and made me go about 15~25 minutes after eating it. But there are other times where I have dairy and it will just give me mild constipation.

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Diet plays a role in some people’s reaction. For instance, when I was Keto for a year the wild side effect was that I could consume as much dairy as I wanted, and I have found other lactose intolerant people on Keto who experienced the same effect.

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