I am lactose intolerant also. Most asian people have a problem with it. I take the generic lactaid pills if I know I am going to eat dairy. I also drink the lactose free milk. It's expensive but at least I can have milk. But even sometimes that gives me a problem. It does suck having to watch what you can have. I try to carry the pills with me but sometimes I don't have any when we go out to dinner and I have to settle for something else.