Cabot cheese is a brand that is known for producing cheeses that are low in fat and virtually lactose free. According to Cabot Cheese, many of their aged cheeses contain no lactose, and other types of cheeses made by Cabot contain less than 1 g per serving. Even if you're lactose intolerant, you shouldn't develop any intolerance symptoms after eating Cabot cheese. If you do develop symptoms, talk with your doctor about whether you should discontinue eating the cheese.
Lactose
Many Cabot cheeses are aged, made from live cultures that convert the lactose in the dairy into lactic acid, which is easily absorbed into the bloodstream. Even if the cheese contains some lactose, it typically isn't enough to cause digestive symptoms to develop. Lactose is the sugar found in milk that needs to be simplified to be digested. If your body doesn't create enough lactase, the enzyme needed to break down lactose, you will develop common digestive symptoms associated with lactose intolerance.
Symptoms
If you eat Cabot cheese and develop common lactose intolerant symptoms, you should stop eating the cheese until you can be seen by your doctor. Symptoms that can develop from lactose intolerance include bloating, gas, diarrhea, foul-smelling stool and stools that float. Most symptoms develop within 20 to 30 minutes after you ingest a product that contains lactose. If you develop symptoms from Cabot cheese that is labeled "lactose free," you may have a different condition, such as milk allergy.
Milk Allergy
Lactose intolerant symptoms that develop after eating Cabot cheese may be a sign of another condition related to dairy. For example, even if you eat lactose-free Cabot cheese, if you're allergic to milk, you will develop similar symptoms as lactose intolerance. A milk allergy will cause nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain and cramping. If the symptoms are from a milk allergy, you will develop more symptoms in different areas of your body, such as in your skin, nasal passages and lungs.
Considerations
If you notice that you develop lactose intolerant symptoms from eating Cabot cheeses that are not lactose free, you may want to ask your doctor about taking a lactase enzyme supplement. This medication will provide your intestines with the lacking lactase and prevent symptoms from forming. If you have irritable bowel syndrome or Crohn's disease, eating Cabot cheese may trigger minor to severe gastric symptoms.
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