Do you often end up feeling bloated, gassy, or uncomfortable after having milk or eating cheese, paneer, or other dairy products? If so, then you might be one of the many people who are lactose intolerant— and you not even know this! Lactose intolerance, as the name suggests, occurs when your body doesn’t produce enough lactase– an enzyme which is needed for breaking down lactose (the sugar in dairy products). In such a case, the undigested lactose leads to digestive issues. However, people might often mistaken these subtle signs for other health problems like IBS, indigestion, or food poisoning. What makes it tricky is that the symptoms can show up hours later, and vary from person to person. So, here we list some common symptoms of lactose intolerant that often go ignored: