To be sad I might have a dairy intolerance?

[MsMarvel]

For the last while (if I'm perfectly honest, it's been a few years now) that I've been noticing a bad reaction to dairy products.

It's usually more noticeable if I'm eating out, for example I can't have carbonara if I'm out for dinner, or any other rich creamy sauces. A cheese burger will disagree with me as well. I'll end up vomiting a few hours after eating, as well as my stomach churning for the whole of the following day.

I've tried to just put up with it and pretend it's normal, but I seem to be constantly either feeling sick or actually vomiting, so have realised that I need to cut out dairy. But it makes me sad that there's going to be so many things I can't have any more. Also, how strict do I need to be? Should I go to the doctors about the stomach pain and vomiting first, or will they just tell me to cut out dairy and see how I get on?

Any tips on the best way to cut out dairy without having a complicated diet?

[Impatientismymiddlename]

I never understand why some people think that eggs are a dairy product. Chickens don't produce dairy products.

[GarlicAprilShowers]

In the olden days, they used to keep eggs in the dairy (perhaps because it didn't smell, I don't know.) They would then take the eggs to market with the milk & butter - they're "dairy" because you used to buy them from the dairyman :)

[MrsGeneKelly]

Maybe it's your gall bladder?

[PeppermintInfusion]

Get checked out in case it is coeliac/gallbladder etc. if they rule them out they are unlikely to do much I the way of allergy testing- they need to know quite specifically what the allergen is to test, and then all it does is confirm why you've figured out yourself.
I'm (mostly) nondairy myself, the alternatives are fine, often nicer than the dairy options, and pretty wisely available. I find I can eat small amounts of chocolate, butter, hard cheeses without much effect. It is more eating it daily that disagrees with me, so you may find you can allow yourself the odd bit. To begin it really is a case of trial and error.

Try almond milk, soya milk (most coffee shops have soya milk now), coconut milk and lactofree brand. Sheep/goat cheese and milk is fine too. Most recipes can be adapted with a non dairy substitute and most restaurants can modify their meals for you when eating out.