To be given milk to drink that had been open for 3 days!

[LittleMe03]

Now I expect to be flamed for this, and for it to seem really silly to lots of people....

.... but I was diagnosed with IBS around 4 years ago now after being terribly ill on and off for a few months.

I was told to keep a diary to figure out what 'triggers' caused me problems. After around a year I worked out what foods and drinks caused me to be poorly.

I love milk, will drink 1/2 a pint a day on its own or have it with cereal, I rarely drink any hot drinks. However, I soon realised that if my milk was not REALLY fresh (used same day opened or day after) I got terrible stomach pains. So even thou it's more expensive I tend to buy a pint at a time for home use and I try to avoid drinking milk elsewhere.

I nipped in to see my sister today after work, she is well aware of this strange issue of mine. She asked me if I would like a drink. I said I fancied milk but if she didn't have 'fresh' milk i would have some water. She went to the kitchen and came back with a glass of milk claiming 'I have just opened it' I drank it and soon after left.

About an hour ago I started to feel really funny, stomach pains and grumbling pains I couldn't figure out where I had gone wrong and rang my sister to check on the milk she had given me. She laughed and said it had been open a few days but it was fine so she didn't think anything of it and thought I was just paranoid

AIBU to be upset with her? I didn't say much to her on the phone other than explain that I do think that could be why I may now feel poorly tonight

Wellll, to return to the question - I guess you've just proved -

a. that you're not paranoid and the 'test' worked

b. that your sister is a shit and has shown that she isn't to be trusted.

Do tell your sis not to be offended in future when you don't believe a word she says on anything!

Also people are very wrong if they think the majority of adults in the world regularly drink a glass of milk a day

We are a family of four and I'm the only one who drinks any cows milk at all. I buy a pint a week to put in tea and end up throwing half of it away. I've tried freezing it in an ice cube tray but it makes the tea cold. I like how these threads branch off and diversify.

The sister shouldn't have said it was freshly opened if it wasn't.

Who goes to someone’s house and asks for milk? Really odd.

The posts insisting that 'adults don't drink milk' are so strange. Most adults maybe don't drink milk by the glass full, but who do you think is consuming all those lattes? I had porridge made with 300ml of milk, so a glassful, for breakfast this morning - should I not have done, as I'm an adult?

I've IBS and I'm not lactose intolerant - fully tested on that one and it's a common misconception that not being able to process dairy is a lactose problem. As a kid I used to feel sick after breakfast and although I like the taste of double cream I just can't process it. I've used Digestive Enzymes to help with symptoms, but I don't use them all the time. I use them as a kind of reset for my system. I'm just more aware of how I process things and if I have difficulty digesting something then I'll try the enzymes. The gut and IBS is a complex problem and you never really know when something will throw you off. You have my sympathy regarding your sister - a lot of people think the problems are all in the mind but they're not! The mind is definitely linked to IBS though. Any stress will come out in a new bout of symptoms. Definitely look at Digestive Enzymes - available in health food stores.

sat around on your fat arse Mumsnetting

"Who goes round to someone's house and asks for a glass of milk?" ....Er, I do. If it's that or a fizzy drink, I'd go for milk or a glass of water. Hate fizzy drinks and think it's weird for adults to drink them. But I keep that to myself because it's someone's personal taste and none of my business.

Who goes to someone’s house and asks for milk? Really odd

Another crime committed I wasn't aware of

Op, I too had no idea that adults drinking milk was such a specialist activity

Well actually I don't often ask for a glass of milk anyway unless it's close family who know and respect my issue with it. (Well I can now take someone else from this list)

I would usually just ask for a glass of water.

@gussyfinknottle

Who goes to someone’s house and asks for milk? Really odd

Why is it odd? I have a friend whose child wont touch any other drink, not even Robinsons fruit shoots etc, they'll have milk/proper orange juice or water. Nothing else.

An adult friend on my sisters DHs side has never liked tea or coffee, will only ever have squash or milk when visiting friends and family.

It really isn't that odd.

Well it is a bit strange. I always go for water or juice. More often water. For me, milk is something I drink before I go to bed. Sometimes I’ll have milk with a chocolate cake or after a bar of chocolate but not on its own as a drink. Anyway, I’ve heard goat’s milk is better for those with IBS.

@bitoutofpractice yes, you're absolutely right and it is fascinating but I actually meant that the female obesity rate in certain states is as high as 39% in some areas and 33% on average. Not what you expect.

Sorry OP - keeping to the thread, yanbu to expect it to be opened that day if that's what you were told but probably safest just to drink it at home from now on judging from other posts!

I think it's odd too, maybe because I don't like milk. But I've never had a visitor request milk or witnessed anyone pour themselves a glass when I've visited them. I can't think of any adults that I know who have it as a drink rather than just on cereal or in tea. I think it's unusual.

@HateSummer

It's really not that strange that not everybody is the same as you. Personal preference that is all.

I think it's odd too, maybe because I don't like milk

I don't like orange juice or wine but I don't think it's weird that other people do.

Adults can drink milk - we evolved around the time of the bronze age to do this. We are not cavemen despite what any current fad diet indicates. It's called evolution. some people might have personal issues with certain types of food!

But I've never had a visitor request milk or witnessed anyone pour themselves a glass when I've visited them. I can't think of any adults that I know who have it as a drink rather than just on cereal or in tea.

Me too. I don’t know anyone who’d do this.

But back to the op, if you know milk makes you ill, then why would you take the risk even if you’re at a close relative’s house? And how does milk freshly opened differ from one that’s been opened? Even milk that hasn’t been opened will go off if left unopened until it’s expiry. Doesn’t make sense to me.

Who goes to someone’s house and asks for milk? Really odd.

It’s no more odd than water, juice, tea, coffee, etc.

It would be slightly odd to ask for a double shot of vodka at 10am in the morning round a friends house, granted, but milk?

@HateSummer
You're questions are ones that PP's have asked and I have already answered

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Clearly the OPs aibu is about her sisters behaviour, not for people to rant at her about the dairy trade or anything else. I'm all for people being vegan but do not ram it down other people's throats 🙄

@DameGlitterSparkles

So did I but I must admit it is quite amusing

I did know that it was likely to have mixed views. What I have learnt thou is that

A) adults do not drink milk, or should not!
B) do not ever ask for a glass of milk at someone else's house