Comments on: Friday miscellany: An abundance of cheese (and why I should not fly through O’Hare) https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/10/friday-miscellany-an-abundance-of-cheese-and-why-i-should-not-fly-through-ohare/ Writer, Author, Speaker Sun, 31 Oct 2021 19:02:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Jen https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/10/friday-miscellany-an-abundance-of-cheese-and-why-i-should-not-fly-through-ohare/#comment-278860 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 19:02:17 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18243#comment-278860 For dairy issues I pack a few lactaid pills in every bag I use, especially when I travel. As I recently moved to Wisconsin and there is cheese everywhere I end up popping them all day long.

]]> By: Maria https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/10/friday-miscellany-an-abundance-of-cheese-and-why-i-should-not-fly-through-ohare/#comment-278707 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 12:35:55 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18243#comment-278707 Congrats on turning in the manuscript! Can’t wait to read it.

]]> By: Jasmine https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/10/friday-miscellany-an-abundance-of-cheese-and-why-i-should-not-fly-through-ohare/#comment-278155 Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:25:38 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18243#comment-278155 I’ve been df for 6 years. It gets easier in time. Asian foods are usually the easiest fast food option. Or a build your own sub place. And I keep a back up granola bar and chocolate in my purse.

]]> By: Megan https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/10/friday-miscellany-an-abundance-of-cheese-and-why-i-should-not-fly-through-ohare/#comment-278117 Sat, 30 Oct 2021 10:02:37 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18243#comment-278117 😬]]> Ah, I mentioned the possibility of silent reflux being the culprit for your sore throats several months ago- I’m sorry that it the issue! I can sympathize greatly. I’m also dairy free but the consequences are digestive distress which would not be good on a plane 😬😬

]]> By: Lynn Walters https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/10/friday-miscellany-an-abundance-of-cheese-and-why-i-should-not-fly-through-ohare/#comment-277936 Sat, 30 Oct 2021 00:38:24 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18243#comment-277936 I have not been able to eat dairy for the last 3 years. It really sucked the first year but it’s second nature now. I ask about everything. It gets easier, especially because the consequences can last for days for me.

]]> By: Elisabeth https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/10/friday-miscellany-an-abundance-of-cheese-and-why-i-should-not-fly-through-ohare/#comment-277773 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:52:38 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18243#comment-277773 Ah, the airport run. Classic. Rarely successful, and always sweaty and frustrating.

One time my husband and I ran out of security without even putting our shoes back on and raced at full speed to make the gate. We beat everyone else who was stuck back in security/not willing to sprint through the airport. I, for some reason, reveled in a sick satisfaction that everyone else was going to miss the connection – but not me, based on the Herculean it took to get there. We made it in the knick of time and then they immediately delayed the flight due to a storm at LaGuardia.

All those stragglers made it to the gate quite comfortably and all I had to show for my efforts was an uncomfortable layer of sweat. We did make it to NYC eventually…

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