Keto Carnivore: Note to Self - Hurting Myself is not a "Treat"

Every so often I want to "treat" myself. Without fail, this is always a bad idea.

This time I decided to treat myself by making mysost, a caramel-type cheese made from cow milk whey. When made from goat milk, it is called gjetost. Very delicious.

I start with whole raw (unpasteurized) milk and add rennet. This causes it to split into curds and whey. I don't want the curds, so I usually give them to a friend. I have the opposite problem of most cheesemakers, who don't want the whey. Then I boil down the whey till it caramelizes.

But I always have issues with dairy. With pasteurized dairy, I get constipation. This is common for most people. But with raw dairy, I have a problem with too many bowel movements (not diarrhea), which I think is caused by bacterial overgrowth from fermentation of the carbs in dairy. Not fun. And with all dairy, I get bloating and/or gut pain, anal pain, weight gain, depression, and keratosis pilaris. And no, I do not have lactose intolerance. But I do have slight casein intolerance.

The lesson is, I need to remember: hurting myself is NOT a "treat"! I need to think of some other way to "treat" myself!

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