All my life, I have had digestive problems but it has never been bad until this year. Every time that I would drink milk or consume a lot of foods with dairy in them, I would be in pain within fifteen - twenty minutes. I have been able to get away with consuming food with lactose in them and would "survive". Now that classes on campus have started, I figured I would write about the struggles with lactose intolerance as a college student.

1. It is always a gamble of how badly you will feel later. The lactose supplement does not always make everything 100% better.

2. Almost everything has dairy/lactose in it!!!

What has dairy in it (without different types of milk)?: Coffee, Cereal, Pizza, Alfredo sauce, Ice Cream, etc.

3. You feel like you are difficult when you order at Starbucks because no matter what you order, you will ask for at the very least for no whipped cream and soy milk.

4. You always feel like you need to have your lactose supplement with you at all times just in case something happens.

5. Lastly, people will always forget you have lactose intolerance or will always think you are allergic to milk.

"Let's go for ice cream!"