What Does Yogurt Do for Your Stomach

Yogurt is one of the oldest prepared foods in the world. Long before fridges and supermarkets, people learned that milk left in a warm place would thicken and turn sour, and that the result kept longer, tasted pleasant, and sat easily on the stomach. That simple discovery is still the heart of yogurt today. Milk is warmed, friendly bacteria are added, and those bacteria turn some of the milk sugar into lactic acid. The acid thickens the milk, gives yogurt its tangy taste, and makes it easier to digest. So when people ask what yogurt does for your stomach, the short answer is that it is a food your stomach usually finds gentle, filling, and easy to handle. The longer answer is more useful, because it depends on which yogurt you choose, how much you eat, and what your stomach is like in the first place.

Many people reach for yogurt when their stomach feels unsettled. After a heavy meal, after a stomach upset, or on a morning when nothing else appeals, a small pot of yogurt often feels like the right choice. That instinct is usually correct. Yogurt is soft, cool, and mild. It does not need chewing, it does not sit heavy, and it gives you protein and calcium at the same time. But yogurt is not a medicine, and it will not fix every stomach problem. Some yogurts are full of sugar and do very little for digestion. Some people find that even plain yogurt gives them wind or bloating. This article explains, in plain words, what yogurt actually does inside your stomach, which kind is worth choosing, and when it is better to leave it alone and ask a health professional instead.

What Yogurt Actually Is

To understand what yogurt does for your stomach, it helps to know what yogurt actually is. Yogurt starts as milk, usually cow’s milk, though it can also be made from goat’s milk, sheep’s milk, or plant drinks. The milk is heated, then cooled to a warm temperature, and two types of friendly bacteria are stirred in. Those bacteria feed on lactose, the natural sugar in milk, and turn it into lactic acid. As the acid builds up, the milk thickens and sets into yogurt. That is the whole process. No magic, no long list of chemicals. Just milk, warmth, and bacteria doing what they have done for thousands of years.

Because the bacteria have already broken down much of the lactose, yogurt is easier to digest than milk for many people. A person who feels bloated after a large glass of milk may feel perfectly fine after a small pot of yogurt, because there is less lactose left for their stomach to deal with. The bacteria also produce the tangy flavour that makes yogurt taste fresh and slightly sour. That tang is a sign that the process worked. Plain yogurt should taste mildly sour, not sweet. If a yogurt tastes very sweet, that sweetness usually comes from added sugar, not from the milk itself, and that changes what the yogurt does for you.

In many homes, yogurt is still made the old way, and that is worth knowing about. Warm milk is poured into a clean pot, a spoon of yesterday’s yogurt is stirred in, the pot is covered with a cloth, and it is left in a warm place overnight. By morning, the milk has set into fresh yogurt. That homemade yogurt is the same food as shop-bought yogurt, with the same live cultures and the same gentle effect on the stomach, and it costs very little. The only difference is that you know exactly what went into it, because you made it yourself. Shop-bought yogurt is more convenient, and it keeps longer in the fridge, but homemade yogurt is a reminder that this food does not need a factory. It needs milk, warmth, and a little patience, and that simplicity is part of why people have trusted it for so long.

Yogurt also gives you a useful mix of nutrients. A small pot, about 150 grams, gives you roughly five to six grams of protein, about 150 to 180 milligrams of calcium, and vitamin B12 and B2, much like milk. Greek yogurt, which is strained to remove some of the liquid, is thicker and higher in protein, often giving you ten grams or more in the same size pot. That extra protein is why Greek yogurt keeps you full for longer. Yogurt also gives you water, because it is mostly liquid, and that helps with hydration. What yogurt does not give you is fibre. Like milk, it has almost none, so it cannot do the job of fruit, vegetables, and whole grains on its own. It is one useful food in a varied diet, not a complete diet by itself.

The Live Cultures and Your Gut

The part of yogurt that people talk about most is the live cultures, the friendly bacteria that are still alive in the pot when you eat it. These bacteria are often called probiotics, a word that simply means they are living microbes that may support your health when eaten in enough amounts. Your gut is already home to trillions of bacteria, a community that helps break down food, makes some vitamins, and plays a part in how your immune system works. The idea behind probiotic foods is that eating friendly bacteria may help keep that community in balance. That idea is real, but it is often overstated, and it is worth being honest about what the evidence actually shows.

When you eat yogurt, the live bacteria travel through your stomach and into your gut. Some of them survive the acid in your stomach. Some do not. Those that survive may help break down lactose, which is one reason yogurt is easier to digest than milk. They may also help crowd out less friendly bacteria for a short time, and they may support the normal movement of food through your gut. For many people, eating yogurt regularly is linked with more comfortable digestion and more regular bowel habits. That link is modest, not dramatic. Yogurt will not rebuild your gut in a week, and it will not undo the effects of a poor diet on its own. But as part of a diet that already includes fibre, water, and movement, it can be a helpful piece.

It is important to know that not all yogurts have live cultures. Some yogurts are heat-treated after they are made, which kills the bacteria. Some yogurts have live cultures listed on the label, and those are the ones that carry the probiotic benefit. If the label says live active cultures, or it names the bacteria, such as Lactobacillus or Bifidobacterium, then the yogurt still contains them. If the label says nothing about live cultures, you cannot assume they are there. Flavoured yogurts, yogurt drinks, and frozen yogurt desserts often have less live culture, or none at all, and they often have far more sugar. So if you are eating yogurt for your stomach, plain yogurt with live cultures is the best choice, and the label is the way to check.

Yogurt, Digestion and Feeling Comfortable After Eating

The most common reason people eat yogurt is that it feels gentle on the stomach, and there are good reasons for that feeling. Yogurt is soft and cool, so it does not irritate the stomach lining the way spicy, fried, or very acidic food can. It is already partly broken down by the bacteria, so your stomach has less work to do. It is mildly acidic itself, but in a gentle way that most stomachs handle well. For people who feel sick after a heavy meal, a small pot of plain yogurt can feel soothing, and for people recovering from a stomach upset, it is often one of the first foods they can keep down comfortably.

Yogurt may also help with regular bowel habits. The combination of water, protein, and live bacteria, along with the calcium in yogurt, supports the normal movement of food through the gut. That does not mean yogurt is a cure for constipation. It is not. Constipation is usually about too little fibre, too little water, too little movement, or a mix of all three, and yogurt alone cannot fix that. But yogurt as part of a diet with enough fibre from fruit, vegetables, and whole grains, enough water, and regular walking, can help keep things moving in a steady way. The key phrase is as part of. Yogurt helps when the rest of the diet is already reasonable. It cannot rescue a diet that has almost no fibre and almost no water.

Bloating is a different matter, and here yogurt is a mixed picture. For many people, plain yogurt reduces bloating, because it is easy to digest and the live cultures help break down lactose. For some people, yogurt increases bloating, especially if they eat a large amount, or if they choose a yogurt full of sugar, or if they are sensitive to dairy in general. If yogurt makes you feel more bloated, it helps to test the pattern. Try a smaller pot. Try plain yogurt instead of flavoured. Try eating it with food instead of on an empty stomach. Try Greek yogurt, which has less lactose because more of the liquid is strained away. If none of those changes help, then yogurt may simply not suit your stomach, and that is useful information, not a failure. Your body is telling you what works for you, and it is better to listen than to force a food that leaves you uncomfortable.

Protein, Calcium and Fullness

Yogurt is not only about digestion. It is also a useful source of protein and calcium, and that matters for how full you feel after eating it. A small pot of plain yogurt gives you about five to six grams of protein, and a pot of Greek yogurt gives you about ten grams. Protein takes longer to digest than carbohydrate, so it keeps you feeling full for longer. That is why a pot of yogurt in the afternoon can stop you reaching for biscuits, while a glass of juice leaves you hungry again within half an hour. Yogurt is a snack that actually feeds you, not just a sweet taste that passes quickly.

Calcium is the other nutrient yogurt shares with milk. A small pot gives you about 150 to 180 milligrams of calcium, which is roughly a sixth of what most adults need in a day. That is a meaningful amount from one small snack, and it adds up across the day if you also drink milk or eat cheese. For older people, who often eat small meals and need calcium to keep their bones strong, yogurt is an especially good choice, because it is soft, easy to eat, and needs no cooking. For children, yogurt is also a good choice, because it is easy to hold, easy to eat, and gives protein and calcium without needing a plate or a knife.

The fullness from yogurt also comes from its texture. Yogurt is thick and creamy, so you eat it slowly with a spoon, and that slowness matters. Liquid snacks pass through quickly and leave you hungry again. A thick food that you eat slowly gives your stomach time to signal that you have eaten enough. That is a small point, but it is a real one. Many people overeat not because they are very hungry, but because they eat too fast and do not notice that they are full. Yogurt, eaten slowly with a spoon, helps you notice. That is why it works well as a snack between meals, or as a light breakfast with fruit, or as a dessert after dinner instead of something much sweeter. It is also why yogurt suits people who eat in a hurry. A pot of yogurt takes two or three minutes to finish, and those minutes give your stomach time to catch up with your mouth. A sweet drink, by contrast, is gone in seconds, and your stomach has no time to register it at all. That difference in pace is one of the quiet reasons yogurt keeps people satisfied for longer than its calories alone would suggest.

Plain or Flavoured: Sugar Changes Everything

Walk down the yogurt aisle and you will see two very different foods sitting side by side. On one side is plain yogurt, white, tangy, and unsweetened. On the other side is a long row of flavoured yogurts: strawberry, mango, vanilla, chocolate, caramel, and many more. They look similar, but they do very different things for your stomach and your health. The difference is sugar. A pot of plain yogurt has about five to six grams of natural sugar, all of it lactose from the milk. A pot of flavoured yogurt often has fifteen to twenty grams of sugar, sometimes more, because sugar, syrup, or fruit puree with added sugar has been stirred in. That extra sugar changes everything.

Sugar feeds the less friendly bacteria in your gut, and it can increase bloating and wind for some people. It also adds calories without adding nutrients. A flavoured yogurt can have as many calories as a small chocolate bar, but it looks like a health food, so people eat it without thinking. That is the trap. Flavoured yogurt is not a bad food in the way that a fizzy drink is a bad food, but it is not the gentle, helpful food that plain yogurt is. If you eat flavoured yogurt every day, you are eating a dessert, not a health snack, and it is better to see it that way.

The good news is that plain yogurt is easy to make taste good without adding a lot of sugar. A spoon of fresh fruit, a few berries, a sliced banana, or a small handful of nuts turns plain yogurt into a sweet, filling snack with fibre, vitamins, and healthy fats as well. A drizzle of honey is fine now and then, but a spoon of fruit is better, because fruit brings fibre with its sweetness, and fibre slows down how fast the sugar enters your blood. If you buy flavoured yogurt because you do not like the tang of plain yogurt, try mixing half plain and half flavoured at first, then slowly increase the plain share. Your taste buds adjust within a week or two, and soon the plain yogurt will taste normal and the flavoured one will taste too sweet. That is a small change that makes a real difference over months.

When Yogurt May Not Suit You

Yogurt suits most stomachs, but not every stomach, and it is honest to name the cases where it may cause trouble. The first is lactose sensitivity. Yogurt has less lactose than milk, because the bacteria have broken much of it down, but it still has some. A person who is very sensitive to lactose may still feel bloated or get loose stools after a pot of yogurt, especially a large pot or one eaten on an empty stomach. Greek yogurt usually has less lactose than ordinary yogurt, because more of the liquid is strained away, so it is worth trying if ordinary yogurt troubles you. Lactose-free yogurt is also available in many shops, and it gives you the same protein and calcium without the lactose.

The second case is a milk allergy. This is different from lactose trouble. A milk allergy is an immune reaction to the protein in milk, and it is much less common in adults. It can cause skin rashes, swelling, breathing trouble, or severe stomach pain, and it needs proper medical advice. Yogurt is made from milk, so it contains the same protein, and it is not safe for a person with a milk allergy. If you have ever had swelling of the lips or tongue, trouble breathing, or a widespread rash after eating dairy, do not test yogurt at home. Speak to a health professional.

The third case is a sensitive stomach that reacts to many foods, not just yogurt. Some people have ongoing stomach pain, bloating, or changes in bowel habits that have no clear cause, and for them, yogurt may help on some days and not on others. That is frustrating, but it is also normal. Stomach comfort depends on stress, sleep, what else you ate that day, and how much water you drank, not only on one food. If your stomach trouble is ongoing, or if you have weight loss you cannot explain, blood in your stools, or pain that wakes you at night, that is not a matter for this article. That is a matter for a health professional, because those signs need checking.

It is also worth saying that yogurt is not a treatment for any stomach condition. It will not cure acid reflux, it will not heal an ulcer, and it will not fix a gut infection. It is a food that supports normal digestion for most people, and that is a useful thing, but it is not a medicine. Anyone who tells you that a particular yogurt will cure a stomach problem is selling you something. The honest value of yogurt is simpler: it is gentle, it is nutritious, and it fits easily into a normal diet. That is enough, and it does not need to be more.

How to Fit Yogurt Into a Normal Day

For most adults, one small pot of yogurt a day is a sensible amount. That gives you protein, calcium, and live cultures without loading your diet with too much of one food. Two pots a day is fine too, especially if you do not drink much milk or eat much cheese, because then yogurt is carrying more of the calcium load. More than that is not harmful for most people, but it is worth asking whether yogurt is crowding out other foods. If you are eating three pots of yogurt a day and skipping vegetables, fruit, and proper meals, then the yogurt is not the problem, but the lack of variety is.

The time of day does not matter much. A pot of yogurt with fruit at breakfast gives you protein and energy to start the day. A pot in the afternoon stops the tired feeling that comes after lunch and keeps you full until dinner. A pot in the evening, after dinner, is a light dessert that is far better than a slice of cake or a packet of biscuits. The best time is simply the time that fits your day and replaces a less healthy snack. A pot of plain yogurt with a banana instead of a chocolate bar is a clear improvement. A pot of flavoured yogurt on top of three chocolate bars is not.

Yogurt is also useful in cooking, not just as a snack. A spoon of plain yogurt on top of a curry cools the spice and adds creaminess without adding much fat. Yogurt mixed with cucumber and a pinch of salt makes a fresh side dish that goes well with rice and bread. Yogurt blended with fruit makes a thick smoothie that keeps you full for hours. Yogurt in place of cream in a sauce gives you the same creamy texture with less fat and more protein. These small uses add up, and they are often easier than forcing yourself to eat a pot of yogurt you do not enjoy. The goal is not to eat yogurt for the sake of it. The goal is to get enough protein and calcium across the day, in ways that fit your taste and your routine, and yogurt is one easy way to do that.

My Take:

If you ask me what yogurt does for your stomach, my answer is simple: for most people, it makes digestion easier, not harder, and I say that without any drama. Yogurt is not a miracle food, and it is not a medicine. It is a simple food that has been made the same way for thousands of years, and it works because it is already partly digested by the friendly bacteria that make it. A small pot of plain yogurt gives you protein, calcium, and live cultures, and it sits gently on the stomach. For a busy worker, a parent, or an older person who eats small meals, that is a real benefit, and I think it is a benefit worth keeping.

I think the reason yogurt works so well is the same reason a banana and a glass of milk work well. It removes excuses. You do not need a recipe, you do not need time, and you do not need money. You open the fridge, you take a pot, and you eat it with a spoon. Compare that with the snacks people usually reach for: biscuits, crisps, chocolate, sweet drinks. Those are also easy, but they give you sugar and salt with almost nothing else, and they leave you hungry again within the hour. Yogurt is just as easy, and it gives you nutrients your body actually uses. When the healthy choice is also the easy choice, people stick with it, and sticking with it is what matters. A diet is not what you do for one week. It is what you do every day without thinking, and a pot of yogurt fits that definition for most people.

I also think we should be honest about the flavoured yogurt trap, because it catches a lot of people. A pot of strawberry yogurt looks like a health food. It sits in the health aisle, it has a picture of fruit on the lid, and it says low fat on the label. But inside, it often has fifteen or twenty grams of sugar, which is as much as a small chocolate bar. That does not make it a terrible food, but it does mean it is not the gentle, helpful food that plain yogurt is. I think people should know that, because they are choosing flavoured yogurt for their health, and they are getting a dessert instead. My advice is simple: buy plain yogurt, add your own fruit, and you get the sweetness and the fibre together, without the extra sugar. It takes one minute, and it makes a real difference.

There is another point I want to make plainly, and it is about money. Healthy food has a reputation for being expensive, and for many families that reputation stops them from even trying. But yogurt is one of the cheapest sources of protein and calcium you can buy, in almost every country. A pot of plain yogurt costs very little, and it feeds you for a snack or a light breakfast. For a family that is watching every rupee, that matters more than any vitamin chart. I think we should say this clearly: eating well does not have to mean buying expensive things. Sometimes it means buying the plain pot in the fridge and eating it every day. Yogurt proves that point, and that is why I would recommend it to anyone who likes it and digests it well, whatever their income.

I also want to say something about children, because I think yogurt is one of the best foods a parent can give a child every day. Children need protein, they need calcium, they need food that is easy to hold and easy to eat, and they need habits that will stay with them when they grow up. A small pot of yogurt gives them all of that, and it teaches them something important without any lecture: that a healthy snack can also be a sweet, enjoyable one. Too many children learn early that healthy food is boring and that sweet food comes from a packet. A pot of yogurt with fruit breaks that lesson. It is sweet, it is fun to eat, and it is good for them. If a child grows up eating yogurt every day, that habit will protect them far more than any single piece of health advice I could give.

The question of whether yogurt fixes the gut is one I hear often, and my view is that yogurt helps, but it does not fix. The live cultures in yogurt may support the friendly bacteria in your gut, and for many people that means more comfortable digestion and more regular bowel habits. But yogurt will not undo a diet with almost no fibre, almost no water, and almost no movement. It will not cure a stomach condition. It will not heal an ulcer. I prefer this honest version, because when people expect a miracle from a pot of yogurt and do not get one, they stop trusting good advice altogether. Yogurt is a good food, and that is enough. It does not need to be a medicine as well.

I think the most important thing I can say about yogurt is this: choose plain, and eat it slowly. Plain yogurt with live cultures is the yogurt that does the most for your stomach. Flavoured yogurt is a dessert. Greek yogurt is a good choice if you want more protein and less lactose. Eat it with a spoon, take your time, and notice how your stomach feels afterwards. If it feels comfortable, keep it as a daily habit. If it gives you bloating or pain, try a smaller pot, try Greek yogurt, or try it with food. If none of those work, leave it alone and get your calcium and protein from other foods. There is no prize for forcing down a food that makes you feel ill. The goal is a diet that gives you what you need and leaves you feeling well.

There is one more thing I want to be honest about, and it is about who should be careful with yogurt. If milk always gives you stomach trouble, yogurt may still suit you, because it has less lactose, but test it with a small pot first. If you have a milk allergy, avoid yogurt completely and follow your doctor’s advice. If your stomach trouble is ongoing, or you have weight loss, blood in your stools, or pain that wakes you at night, speak to a health professional rather than trying to fix it with yogurt. None of this changes my view that yogurt is a good food for most people. It simply means that general advice is general, and your own body and your own doctor matter more than any article, including this one. I would rather give you an honest answer with limits than a simple answer that ignores the people it does not fit.

I also think it is worth stepping back and asking why a simple question like this gets asked so often. I believe it is because food advice has become confusing, and people no longer know whom to trust. One week a food is praised, the next week it is blamed. Yogurt has been through this itself: it has been called a perfect health food and a sugary food to avoid, sometimes in the same year, and both claims are about different yogurts. No wonder people are unsure. My answer to that confusion is to look at the whole picture instead of one word. Plain yogurt has protein, calcium, and live cultures, and it comes in a natural package that your body knows how to handle. Flavoured yogurt has sugar too, and far less of the benefit. If you compare whole foods with whole foods, and plain yogurt with flavoured yogurt, the answer is usually clear.

So here is my final view, in plain words. Eat yogurt if you like it and it suits your stomach. One small pot of plain yogurt a day is a good amount. Add your own fruit instead of buying flavoured yogurt. Choose Greek yogurt if you want more protein. Do not eat three pots a day and call it a diet. Do not expect it to cure anything. And do not feel guilty about it either, because there is nothing to feel guilty about. Yogurt is a simple, cheap, nutritious food, and eating it every day is a small, sensible habit that costs you nothing and gives you something real. In my view, that is exactly the kind of habit worth keeping.

If a friend asked me whether they should start eating yogurt every day, I would say yes, and I would tell them to keep it simple. Buy a pack of plain yogurt once a week, keep it in the fridge, and eat a pot with breakfast or as an afternoon snack. Do not buy a powder, do not download an app, and do not follow a complicated plan. The yogurt is the plan. If you get bored of eating it plain, add a banana, add berries, add a spoon of nuts, or blend it into a smoothie. If you travel a lot, a small pot is easy to carry, and it is one of the few healthy snacks that needs no cooking and no preparation. And if you have children, put a pot of yogurt in their lunchbox instead of a packet of crisps, and do not make a big speech about it. Children copy what they see, and if they see you eating yogurt every day, they will think it is normal, which is exactly what you want.

I would also tell that friend not to compare yogurt with expensive health products, because that comparison misses the point. Yogurt is not trying to be a superfood. It is trying to be yogurt, and it does that very well. The foods that keep people healthy over a lifetime are rarely the expensive ones. They are the plain ones: fruit, vegetables, beans, lentils, whole grains, milk, nuts, eggs, and water. Yogurt belongs in that company. It is not the most nutritious food in the world, and it does not need to be. It needs to be good enough, cheap enough, and easy enough that you actually eat it every day, and on all three counts it passes easily. That is why I think a daily pot of yogurt is a habit worth keeping, not because it is perfect, but because it is practical, and practical habits are the ones that last.

I also think yogurt deserves a mention for older people, because it matters more for them than for anyone else. As we age, our appetite often gets smaller, our teeth may make chewing harder, and our bones lose strength. A pot of yogurt is soft, easy to eat, and gentle, and it gives protein and calcium without needing a big meal or any cooking. For an older person who eats little, a pot of yogurt in the morning and a glass of milk in the afternoon can make a real difference to their daily protein. I have seen how easy it is for older people to eat less and less without noticing, and how quickly that shows in their strength and their balance. Yogurt is not a cure for ageing, but it is a simple way to slow one part of it, and I think that is worth saying.

One last thought: the best health habits are the ones you barely notice, and a pot of yogurt is exactly that kind of habit. You do not need willpower to eat one, you do not need to remember a rule, and you do not need to spend extra money. You just open it, eat it, and get on with your day. Over months and years, those small, easy choices add up to more than any short diet or expensive product ever will. That is the real lesson of yogurt, and it is a lesson worth remembering.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is what does yogurt do for your stomach something I should think about every day?

It is worth thinking about in a simple way, not worrying about it every day. For most people, one small pot of plain yogurt a day is a sensible habit that supports comfortable digestion and gives you protein and calcium. What matters is the pattern across the week: plain yogurt rather than sugary flavoured yogurt, enough fibre and water from other foods, and regular movement. You do not need to count every pot. Just notice whether yogurt leaves your stomach feeling comfortable.

How long does it take to notice anything from what does yogurt do for your stomach?

The gentle feeling is often quick: a small pot of plain yogurt may feel soothing within an hour, especially after a heavy meal or a stomach upset. Changes in bowel habits are slower and usually take one to three weeks of regular eating, because your gut adjusts gradually. If yogurt gives you bloating, that usually shows within a few hours, so that pattern is much quicker to spot. There is no fixed timetable, because every stomach is different.

Can what does yogurt do for your stomach fit into a busy workday?

Yes, easily, because yogurt needs no cooking or preparation. A small pot in your bag, a pot with breakfast, or a pot as an afternoon snack all fit into a busy day. The key is to keep it plain and keep the amount sensible: one pot, not three, and plain yogurt with fruit rather than a sugary flavoured pot. If you are busy and you skip meals, a pot of yogurt is better than skipping food altogether, because it gives you protein and calcium when you have no time to cook.

What is the simplest way to start with what does yogurt do for your stomach?

The simplest start is one small pot of plain yogurt a day, with live cultures on the label, eaten with a spoon and with a little fruit if you like. Eat it for a week and notice how your stomach feels, how full you feel, and whether it replaces a sweet snack. If it suits you, keep it as a daily habit. If it gives you bloating or stomach pain, try a smaller pot, try Greek yogurt, or try eating it with food before giving up on it completely.

Does what does yogurt do for your stomach work the same way for everyone?

No, it does not feel or work the same for everyone. Some people find plain yogurt very gentle and comfortable. Others get bloating or wind, especially from large amounts or from flavoured yogurt full of sugar. How much lactose your body can handle, what else you ate that day, your stress and sleep, and whether you choose plain or flavoured yogurt all change the picture. That is why the same pot of yogurt can be a perfect snack for one person and a source of discomfort for another.

What should I do if what does yogurt do for your stomach does not suit me?

If yogurt does not suit you, stop forcing it and look for other foods that give you protein and calcium, such as milk, cheese, eggs, beans, and leafy green vegetables. Try a smaller amount first, or Greek yogurt, or lactose-free yogurt, because those changes help many people. If the trouble is severe, or you have ongoing stomach pain, weight loss, or other worrying signs, speak to a health professional rather than trying to work it out alone.

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This article is general information only. It is not medical advice and it does not diagnose, treat, or cure anything. For personal concerns, speak to a qualified health professional.