I (20f) am lactose intolerant. I don’t burp outside my home or eat dairy outside my house for that matter since I know I’ll be gasy.
I will maybe burp between 3-7 times a day based on what I’ve eaten and if I’ve had soda that day(I don’t have it everyday).
My dad is absolutely disgusted by this and isn’t shy about his opinion. He’s constantly yelling at me when I burp, lecturing me on how gross it is and how he doesn’t even hear grown men burp as much as me and that something must be wrong with me.
I don’t even burp around him as I know how he feels. I’m usually in my bedroom or work room with the door closed but even then he still yells at me that it’s gross.
It’s really gotten to me lately that I can’t even be comfortable in my own house let alone own space without being yelled at at how gross I am.
I’ve told him my point of view and how I can’t just not burp but he still says that it’s disgusting.
tldr-I burp a lot at home and my father thinks it’s gross
Can you take Lactaid and does it help?
Tryna restrict you to do something that’s natural is a bit much
If OP is lactose intolerant and this is cause by eating lactose, then this isn’t “natural” anymore than smoking and coughing is.
NTA
Literally everything upsets my stomach. I (30f) used to burp a lot when I was in my early 20s because it took me forever to figure out what was causing the upset. Take your time, don’t starve yourself of what makes you happy. Ive been working on it for 10 years. Sometimes its not just cheese that will do it. Broccoli makes me gassy too. Try eating a low FODMAP diet.
How loud are you burping that he can hear you in another room?
My dads burps are like fucking roaring mixed with vomiting. I can hear him on another floor. Some people are really loud with such stuff. Same with toilet stuff
NTA but I guess keep trying not to around him? And when he says something must be wrong with you answer, “Yes, I’m lactose intolerant dad.”
NTA: That’s a perfectly normal amount of burping and the most polite thing(and not something I’d consider super necessary in my home with just my family) is to do is to not burp in rooms with other people, which you’re already doing. Your father is the weird one.
If this is happening because you’ve eaten dairy, then YTA. I (unfortunately) dated a guy once who was lactose intolerant yet still ate dairy. Those specific emissions ARE ON ANOTHER LEVEL. Sweet Jesus, quit being gross
This depends on the type of burp. Are they loud obnoxious burps where you have your mouth wide open so it’s as loud as possible? Or are they just your standard burps with your mouth closed/covered that are followed by “excuse me.” It’s true burps are natural & can’t be helped but you can (mostly) control how you burp.
If dad can hear it all the way in another room, that tells you all you need to know.
Why don’t you stop eating lactose (assuming you do, maybe you don’t) and stop drinking soda. I’d also start taking gas-X or digestive enzymes.
If you are belching so loudly in your own room that your father can hear you, that is pretty gross and you should try to tone the belching down a bit.
And if you are lactose intolerant and are still knowingly consuming dairy products even though this makes you belch, you really should stop doing this (as it is actually not healthy).
Also, is this your house or your father’s house?