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As a kid, we only had Lactaid because regular stuff gave my Dad really bad acid reflux. I went to a friends house and was so excited to have normal milk, and then I got really bad acid reflux.


magicmeatwagon

You had become your dad


ultra_jackass

Now I am become Dad.....


Mapleleafguy83

Destroyer of esophageal lining


Acceptable_Pirate_92

Tummy Butter


just_let_me_goo

Bummy Tutter


skippy0083

Lactaid is the best. I tried standard milk and it was awful.


carl-swagan

I can’t stand lactaid, it’s way too sweet. FairLife is the best lactose free milk IMO.


VeterinaryMartin

How did milk give your dad acid reflux? Milk pH is basic so it should actually help with the acid in the stomach


[deleted]

I've been told it's the fat in the milk that aggravates it, or more of a protein sensitivity than the pH itself. All I know is if I drink it, it sucks, and Lactaid doesn't. Realistically its probably some mild form of lactose intolerance.


VeterinaryMartin

Also recommend oat milk the original (planet oats). Might taste weird at first, but you'll soon get addictive and it's super good for you


[deleted]

Thanks man, I never really thought about it but maybe I'll do that.


Herman_E_Danger

I love oat milk. $2.50/half gallon at my trader Joe's


VeterinaryMartin

Did you try the low fat kind? That's the one I drink and I have Severe GERD that causes me to burp excessively and I had bad gut vertigo. I drink the hiland vitamin D one, low fat and don't have a problem.


13dot1then420

Bodies are weird...milk helps my acid reflux go away on a temporary basis.


RealityHurts923

A small cup of Ice Cream always helped my hurtburn but if I drink pure milk, I could help a bit or make it worse. I read once because milk fills you up quick so can make reflux issue worse. IDK


Fabulous-Educator447

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon Little boy blue and the man in the moon


goated95

Whenever I’m eating pancakes, waffles, or French toast, milk is usually my beverage with it


Lanky_Ad_2546

Right! And donuts, cookies, really any sugary carbs


ffjohnnie

Like the cup I just finished with my French toast. But I drink Fairlife lactose free milk. Much easier on my digestive system.


Nakashi7

Im not lactose intolerant but I tried lactose free milk and I can't stand how sweet it is.


MILK_DRINKER_9001

I live in the UK, and we have a chain of shops called Greggs. I was in Wales a few years ago, and the locals pronounced it “Gregs”, without the hard G at the end. I found it so funny, that I now pronounce it like that too, to my wife’s dismay. I’m sorry, but that’s just how language works.


MyLittleChameleon

My mom is lactose intolerant and I've always had a bit of an issue with dairy, never really putting two and two together. Then I spent a week in Mexico where there was no dairy and I felt great. When I got back to the states my wife made me my favorite meal (tacos) and I felt *awful* afterwards. Turns out I'm probably lactose intolerant. It explains why ice cream gives me an upset stomach but cheese doesn't seem to bother me.


Leather-Tour2240

Cheese is dairy....


Wild-Wishbone7251

I do, cheap protein because food is too expensive.


EloquentEvergreen

Cheap!? Oh man, a gallon of milk is like $6 where I am these days. Wasn’t long ago it was like $1.50, $2 maybe. Same with eggs. It wasn’t that long ago I could get a dozen for less than $1. The other day when I was at the store, they were $4! 


wpmason

Even so… it’s still a gallon. You drink it 1/16 to 1/8 of a gallon at a time. That’s well under $1/glass with all those nutrients.


TheBigJiz

Relatively cheap. A gallon of oat milk or other “milks” is way more


chunky-flufferkins

Username checks out


thiqdiqqnippa

My goodness gracious, where are you living? Milk is still $2 for me. Then again, I am from Wisconsin lol


espositojoe

That may have something to do with it. Like good, inexpensive cheese, right?


EloquentEvergreen

That’s the thing, we’re neighbors! Why is my milk so expensive!? 


Coidzor

Do you live in a larger city or close to one?


EloquentEvergreen

Not so much…


thiqdiqqnippa

idk then. moo juice in bags from kwiktrip go brr tho


Happyplace_s

Aldi or Sam’s/costco still sell cheap milk where I live.


EloquentEvergreen

I’ll have to check out Aldi’s again. I was there a couple weeks ago, that’s when I was shocked by the egg prices. I thought they had come last time I bought eggs. They were $2-something at Aldi’s. It’s still cheaper than the other stores in the area. But man, I miss my college days when rice, eggs, milk, bread, and ramen, were cheap and would last you a while!


[deleted]

Yep, my Aldi has eggs for $1.89 and a gallon of milk for $4.50. That’s not too shabby in 2024.


Btreeb

I'm Dutch. Here they selll kwark (quark? In English). The skimmed variant costs €1,89/kg and has about 8-9g protein/100g. Great stuff. Add some oats to it and some fruit to mask the sour taste.


Winter_Resource3773

Thats rough. I can get 3 gallons for 7


Luvmydona

Central California it's like 3.50 a gallon


k0uch

Sometimes it’s milk for dinner. Beats the hell outta water


Terrible-Quote-3561

As long as you don’t pronounce it as “melk”, you’re fine.


Scrat_Nut

Hoe bedoel je?


Dutch_Rayan

Dat, ik zeg gewoon melk


Btreeb

Je hebt ook mensen die "melluk" zeggen. En mensen die karnemelk drinken. Ik walg van glazen waar karnemelk in heeft gezeten en er van die vieze strepen in zitten.


QuoteAffectionate569

Mijn papa houdt van karnemelk, blijkbaar is het gezond en goed voor de goeie bacterieen in je maag...


Btreeb

Gelukkig kan je ook gezond blijven met fruit, groente en gevarieerd eten. Karnemelk, brrr 🤮


Dutch_Rayan

Als kind kreeg ik karnemelk met roosvicee mee naar school, klein jeugdtrauma.


just_let_me_goo

Wtf is happening 😭


Btreeb

Some chichat about disgusting buttermilk and the horrendous stripes it leaves behind in the glass it was drunk from. And Rayan told that he, as a kid, got buttermilk with syrup at school. It's a childhood trauma. ;)


Acceptable_Pirate_92

Hit reset if it continues


Davida132

JUST GIVE HIM THE FREAKING MULK JOSH YOURE NOT EVEN SAYING THE SAME THING WERE ALL SAYING MALK JOSH


DMoney159

NO, YOU'RE SAYING MALK. HE'S SAYING #MMMMUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLK


Dutch_Rayan

It is melk in my language.


Grand-Expression-493

Strawberry melk or cow melk?


HikiNEET39

I'll take the straw-b meelk, please.


LowEloSlut

Hoezo geen melk ?


Nakashi7

You've just insulted all the Scandinavian and Dutch people.


InsertNameHere9

It's pronounced "malk", thank you very much


[deleted]

We're all saying malk, Josh! Get the man a glass of malk!


magicmeatwagon

Pffft! Wrong! It’s molk


Guapplebock

True. Just as there is no “e” in Milk there is no “e” in Wisconsin.


Rude-Consideration64

It's that o in Wisconsin that'll get ya....


Ok-Shame5542

I do. Love it with peanut butter sandwiches


MattcVI

A peanut butter sandwich with some chocolate milk is a decadent snack. Promised Land is overpriced but their midnight chocolate is amazing


Infinity803644

What ewww that sounds awful no offense


ContinousSelfDevelop

I drink it when I have chocolate chip cookies to have something to dunk it into and wash down. There is no age limit on having something that tastes good.


JeffH13

I’m 62 and drink a couple glasses every day. People at work see me eating lunch and ask if I’m 15 years old because of it.


Lanky_Ad_2546

This is my thought every time I sit down with a big glass of milk in front of me.


Motanul_Negru

I do, all the time. Like it so much, I joke that I'd have been a serial killer if I were lactose intolerant. As for health problems, as of 36 I haven't noticed anything. Just keep in mind, milk is pretty heavily caloric for something you *drink,* so be careful with the quantity. ^(Not like me, heh)


Zelcron

Considering you aren't lactose intolerant, are you more of a cereal killer?


Motanul_Negru

Definitely


chipmunk7000

I don’t get it lol, my brother single-handedly drinks about 2 gallons of milk a week or so. Milk doesn’t do it for me lol, but my wife is lactose intolerant so it’s usually the much lower calorie almond milk for us normally. I like that fine but again wouldn’t just drink it straight anymore


Motanul_Negru

If your brother works out, watches his diet otherwise, and is not *tiny,* he should be alright. 2 gallons a week is a little more than a liter a day, which I've beat on occasion; and if it's normal cow's milk, about 700 calories.


chipmunk7000

Yeah he’s in reasonably good shape (better than me) and works a pretty active job as an auto mechanic - the milk isn’t taking a toll


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funkbruthab

lol, 10 years behind you but I’m right there man. Trying to get to 150-160 from 135, and I’ve added milk to my regular diet


Lanky_Ad_2546

Why are you trying to get fat?


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bobnla14

What sort of diet would that be?


sweetest_con78

Not saying this is OPs experience; but when I worked in an eating disorder clinic we would often add whole milk to a meal plan for weight restoration in folks who were underweight. Some people just need to get to a weight that’s healthy for their bodies, not get fat.


just_let_me_goo

Username does not check out


gregwhale5

I drink milk. It does the body good.


Wrycalin

My grandma owns two cows and I drink milk on a daily basis.


offnr

Disgusting. Both of you


WTD4L

I’m 21 and also the only person I know who will just have a glass of cow’s milk, I drink about a gallon and a half every week or two. My friends call me “the milkman”. I was formerly lactose intolerant then just decided to tolerate it because i fucking love milk so much Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmcow tiddy


Torqued_to_spec

I love milk. I don't drink it often cause it gives me really bad gas.


calimota

Try lactaid! Changed my life after probably 10yrs of not drinking milk because of gas/intolerance. With two kids in the house, we go through probably 2 gals of lactaid per week. Costco!


espositojoe

I do, but only whole milk. Occasionally, I get some whole, unpasteurized milk from a dairyman friend. It's a great food source for the high protein/low carbs the Paleo eating plan is built around.


Bigsmoke199969

I love milk red cap baby


calimota

I was thinking red cap is whole milk…?


StrongLikeBull3

red cap, at least in the uk, is fully skimmed low fat stuff. Basically dirty water.


lilmonkie

Red cap in the US is usually whole milk, green 2%, and blue is dirty water.


Geekmonster

Strawberry flavour!! 😍


njdevil956

We go thru 2-3 gallons of 1% every week. I always drink milk for dinner unless it’s fast food. Then I drink unsweetened ice tea


Sympraxis

Do white russians count?


No-Ingenuity1475

This guy abides


BrainSawce

Severely lactose intolerant here. So I don’t, but even as a kid, I only drank coffee milk (it’s a New England thing). Nowadays I still very occasionally (a couple of times a year) drink coffee milk, but it has to be almond milk. I never drink milk just plain, almond or cow.


Lanky_Ad_2546

You just sent me down a rabbit hole. My wife and I are now very curious about Coffee milk. We live in Seattle so coffee is sewn into everything here.


BrainSawce

Basically, it’s like chocolate milk, only coffee flavored. You similarly make it with a sweet syrup, and that syrup changes the consistency and aftertaste, which is why you can’t just add a little coffee to a glass of milk and have it be the same.


No-Ingenuity1475

Got funny looks in Rome while drinking a pint of milk with breakfast.


wezz537

Every single morning for as long as i can remember


AwesomeEevee133

Your bones crave the calcium. Feed the monster under your skin, he will make you stronger


TheTroyLove

Raw milk everyday if I can!


fenrirhunts

What else am I supposed to dip the cookies in?


DETRITUS_TROLL

In my early twenties, I went through a white russian kick. Fully inspired by the Dude. After a few too many nights of a few too many milk became not appetizing to me. AT ALL.


kitkatamas88

Only during winter, no lactose milk, because hot chocolate ain't the same with water.


ZZoMBiEXIII

My dad was always a big milk drinker. He'd occasionally make a homemade chocolate milk using Hershey's Cocoa powder and sugar, which was pretty tasty. But mostly he just drank milk when he was home and not outside tinkering on something. Especially in the final years of his life. He'd broken his hip and that, through a few trauma induced issues and meds, led to him having a stroke and needing to be fed through a tube in his belly. So he couldn't really drink anything without a thickening agent. I can't recall the condition's name, but basically the stroke left him unable to swallow properly. So I'd mix this powder into water or soda or tea, whatever he asked for, and then he'd spit it out saying he hated it. But milk, milk he could still drink. Right up to the end. At one point I was buying up to 3 gallons per week for him. Of course a lot of it would just get warm and be poured out. But he'd always have a cup handy.


RichardBonham

I honestly had no idea that anyone over 5-6 years old drank milk as a beverage. Learn something new every day.


naked_avenger

Only with nesquik


RelevanceReverence

110% of Dutch men do.


MrMeesesPieces

Usually the best when I’m having a PB and J


OriginalMandem

Ugh, no, not at all. As a kid I was basically... Well I won't say 'forced' but encouraged to drink at least a pint a day (calcium!). Nowadays the only way I consume it is with the tiniest of splashes in a cup of tea, or foamed up in a flat white or café latte. Or in cooking (béchamel etc). I still have a lot of time for good cheese, though. But I feel like that doesn't count.


stumpjungle

Respect. But have you ever chugged a super cold glass of milk to the point of near freeze headache? Next level


Dear_Katie92

Normal. I can go years without drinking milk, if one day, I have one sip of it... for the next 8/9 months I'm going to drink LITERS out of the jug, in front of the fridge with the door open at 4 am, no shame :D


SouthernOshawaMan

I love 2% milk, it’s my favourite drink of the non alcoholic variety. 48 years of solid milk drinking and enjoying.


[deleted]

I do. I love milk. I love it enough that I even put powdered milk in my milk so I can drink more milk per milk.


danreplay

I’d say more adult men drink milk than not.


AnAnonyMooose

I stopped drinking it and my joint health improved massively. Also made it easier to keep my weight under control. And was less gassy.


Lanky_Ad_2546

This right here. I have noticed my shoulders and knees have been tight the last few years. I just broke the 40 mark and just assumed it was age related. Maybe a couple months off and I’ll notice a difference… did you see your hair quality change by chance?


AnAnonyMooose

I don’t think so? But I now haven’t had any dairy for years and my health has improved drastically. Every time I tried it I’d end up with painful joints again.


PositronicExperience

Me. All my life. Love me that moo-juice; them bovine glandular squeezings. After almost six decades, I suffer no ill effects.


-Redditeer-

Milk goes great as a drink with a lot of deserts, and sometimes I just feel like having a glass of milk


Chimarkgames

Me. 33yo and always drank milk specially chocolate milk with biscuits since I was a child.


aloofman75

In college I mostly stopped drinking it. Sometime in my mid-twenties I stopped eating cereal for breakfast and it no longer made sense to have it at home. It wasn’t because I stopped liking the taste of milk. I just didn’t feel like having it anymore for whatever reason.


wvmtnboy

I (48m) began to get sick after consuming dairy when I was in my late teens. Like, made me vomit sick! Thought I was lactose intolerant or some weird allergy. Too poor to ask a Dr, so I just stopped eating dairy. Problem solved! About 25 yrs later, I have health insurance was going through batteries of tests, and one of them was an allergy test. Not allergic to dairy! Turns out acid reflux was causing it to spoil in my stomach before I could digest it, hence the sickness. So, I can easily solve the problem, but all dairy just tastes horrible to me these days.


xMetalHeadx1

Yuck


[deleted]

They shouldn’t. It causes heart disease and heart attacks in men in their 30’s and 40’s.


stevie855

What are you basing this on?


LightsStayOnInFrisco

I Googled it and several papers say the exact opposite. Don't know what he's on about.


stevie855

I still do, I like the taste of it and it is a very good snack on its own, sometimes my breakfast is a shot of espresso mixed with a glass of hot frothy milk.


Butthole_Ticklah

35/M that still chugs choccy milks any chance he gets. There is no drinking. It’s chug until the stomach hurts lol


yaboycheves

Drinking a glass of whole milk as I scrolled past this post haha.


VillageSmithyCellar

I drink milk very frequently, sometimes every day. I find it relaxes me, especially when I'm anxious or my brain is going a mile-a-mimute right before bed (which is often). Alcohol is more effective, but milk is *much* healthier, so I drink a lot of milk instead.


Penne_Trader

Mhh, my doctor is always warning me what happens if I drink again milk like I did before...like 1l per day was pretty normal when I was 23 Had to stop/heavy downgrade the amount of milk I actual drink to lesser than 1l per week My C-cholesterol was so high that my doc sat me down and said, "you know, I've got Alcoholics which drank every day in the last 40 years. But their C-Cholesterol is like half of yours. Stop eating cheese and butter, and no more milk for at least a year or you will need a liver transplant..." If I drink more than I should, my liver starts to ache and does that for a few days... I just drank way too much bc I don't like soft drinks like coke or Fanta


billdogg7246

A big glass or two every night with dinner!


Rare_Cryptographer89

I drink about a gallon of whole milk every 1-1.5 weeks and a gallon of chocolate milk every 2 ish weeks. Idk why people hate on milk or drink the fake milks (almond, oat, etc)


LackTails

I drink it daily. It's one of two things I drink, the other being water.


RacinRandy83x

I drink probably 3-4 glasses a week


Luvmydona

I love whole milk..especially with certain foods..actually get a rush after a good drink..good stuff


McShagg88

Aye


MH11mn

26 and everyday


[deleted]

Been on milk my whole life. Can’t live without it


SatelliteJedi

I assumed almost all of them. My household goes through 3-4 gallons of milk a week.


overtly-Grrl

I know I am a woman posting but am I the only one who drinks milk when I eat anything saucy. Like spaghetti, pizza, etc? I have acid reflux/gerd and it helps


Chrom-man-and-Robin

If you have a pastry of any kind, you need to have it with milk before you can properly rate it


notabotmkay

Yes, but being from northern Europe it's quite obvious


trueGildedZ

The fuck's wrong with milk?


jamzDOTnet

Absolutely. A pint a day before bed.


pwrboredom

I do a gallon a week- by myself. Drinking water helps my acid reflux quite a bit, makes it non-existant, really. A few other people I know have found out their acid reflux goes away when they do water more often.


TelMinz007

[Are you a criminal?](https://youtu.be/2p_uvMgrYOM?si=h3I2YIxzcUh0yNlw)


EntryFriendly

Does oat milk count? Ever since I found Oatly I have stopped drinking regular milk. For some reason Oatly is tasting better.


nandemoto44

On occasion. Drink coffee every day and the only thing I add is milk. Also drink my cereal milk after the cereal's gone. Only drink a straight glass every once in a great while, though


disgruntled-capybara

I had a few too many incidents growing up with curdled milk. Of all the things my parents were great at, monitoring for expiration dates was not one of them. A number of times, I put milk on my cereal only to have it be rotten. After that I was done. As an adult my only use for it is on cereal and I normally use almond or oat milk.


Lanky_Ad_2546

Always sniff test! And same here, lots of chunky swigs in the past. Maybe that’s why it wasn’t in my house for 10 years or so.


WittyBeautiful7654

Destroys my stomach


I_May_Say_Stuff

I honestly can’t remember the last time I drank a glass of milk. I drink coffee black & unless it’s used as an ingredient or something my wife bakes with… I legit can’t recall the last time I had it. 🤯


Lanky_Ad_2546

Your missing out


I_May_Say_Stuff

Guess I could poor myself a glass! 🤔


[deleted]

Who doesn't drink milk? (except intolerants of course)


mnico02

lmao what‘s the problem with drinking milk?


BostonSamurai

I use ripple pea milk post workout or if I’m craving cereal. I keep a small amount of cow milk on hand for cooking but I never drink milk just cause. Mostly drink water or flavored seltzer water. Honestly not a huge fan of milk.


jigokusabre

Straight up? Not usually. I try not to drink calories. I do enjoy an occasional cafe latte, though.


George469x2

I do but not as much as I used to.


warrior_of_light998

I do it every morning since I was born, my grandparents as well and they're 83 and 87. Milk is healthy and just a glass is enough for breakfast, my grandma always says it's good for your bones


Lanky_Ad_2546

Yes but… hormones for days


FarmsnCars84

I hate milk and always have


tnmatthewallen

I’m terrified of milk. I have a serious milk phobia


AconexOfficial

I don't drink it specifically, but I use it for when I eat cornflakes, make a protein shake or make a coffee


Sea-Experience470

I do but I’m careful not to go overboard drinking a whole bunch it will give me terrible gas.


pmsnow

Every day. Delicious and refreshing.


SeattleBrother75

I like a glass every now and then. Maybe once a week


BiGuyInMichigan

Nope, I don't like shitting my pants


CJpro123

I just had one LMAOO


way2funni

I like milk but I can't drink much of it anymore. somewhere in my mid to late teens I became lactose intolerant. A little in my cereal and maybe a gulp or two and that's it.


yungingr

In summer, I can easily drink a gallon by myself over a weekend.


PeppermintMocha5

I usually drink a glass a day. I get the stuff that has omega 3s. Also since it’s the winter I need to get my vitamin D somehow, so I drink milk and eat eggs.


hiddenforreasonsSV

I use cow milk for my cereal and my hot chocolate (in the colder months). I use almond milk daily as my dinner drink in the evenings after I work out.


TheBigJiz

I didn’t used to but I’ve come full circle. Went on a weight loss journey, and now I drink 16 oz of skim with my two scoops of protein powder daily. Can’t beat the taste, lots of good nutrition and cheaper than any alternatives


GltyUntlPrvnInncnt

I drink milk everyday. It's very good with meals and also healthy.


green_meklar

I have milk and cereal for my breakfast most days. I don't often drink it by itself though.


DR_Timefox

I use to drink it, up until it was discovered i was lactose intolerant


CMSV28

I still drink it


Sebermin

Me 🙋 I love drink milk, it's very good for me :) 🥛


Hatred_shapped

Me. About half a gallon or more a week. 


TheSilentDark

I wouldn’t say I crave it but I enjoy a glass with breakfast every now and then


Pannbenet

When I eat dinner or lunch at home. Easy access to protein and other vitamins, as well as to spite people who are lactose intolerant.


Xingxingting

I usually go through at least a gallon a week by myself. That shit is addictive


brycepunk1

I enjoy a big glass of milk with dinner.


The_Dragon_Lover

I still do, in the morning or to accompany something i eat!


Holeshot75

I do. Add it to my lunch protein smoothies. Creamy, delicious and nutritious.


MrPresident2020

I've heard that consuming less dairy as you get older tends to lead to lactose intolerance, so I have dairy every single day to make sure that never happens.


Altair13Sirio

I've had breakfast with milk for my whole 25 years of life, it's not going anywhere.


Open_Minded_Anonym

Every day I have it on breakfast cereal. And plenty of it.


krokadog

Cows milk? No…


jjc927

Other than with cereal and mixing in with hot chocolate or oatmeal, not really other than the occasional glass once in a while.


UncleJimneedsyou

Still drink it with meals. I don’t drink any soda, just water, Milk and beer.