### Human:\ndairy has never caused me stomach problems but it does give me hard stool and hemorrhoids. am i lactose intolerant? . i've had hard and painful stool off and on for as long as i can remember and i'm 41 now. 20 years ago i started to get blood in my stool and 5 years ago i started getting hemorrhoids on the outside which are very painful. i've noticed that when i eat a lot of cheese or drink a lot of milk it brings on the bleeding then hemorrhoids then hard stool in that order. am i lactose intolerant or is it something else?\n\n### Assistant: try antidairy milk products first. silk is a popular one and they are not very expensive. there are almond milks too that are very good.