Can you be lactose intolerant and still eat yogurt okay?

Yes, it is possible. Yogurt is easier to digest than milk. The good bacteria in yogurt help digest the yogurt for you.

Yes, different dairy products have different amounts of actual lactose in them. I find straight milk, even in smallish quantities (such as over cereal) often gives me a bit of a stomach ache, but yogurt seems to be fine for me. I can also eat a full serving of most cheese without a problem. Ice cream is a no without taking Lactaid.

For my dd no. No lactose! Even lf yogurt causes issues due to the high sugar.

She uses lactaid milk.

There is lactose free yogurt - Green Valley. I have never tried it, but I've heard it's good.

I can drink 2% milk, enjoy cheese on my tacos, and sour cream.

I can't eat anything made with full fat milk, buttermilk, or heavy cream. I can't even have most ice creams but I can have soft serve.

I've noticed that certain brands of cheese, ice cream, and other dairy products bother me more than others.

It all comes down to amount of lactose. Eventually, I'll probably won't be able to have any without a stomach ache.

No idea on the lactose vs gluten issue. Definitely different dairy products produce different results. I used to be able to eat things like enchilada's with a lactaid pill...until I couldn't anymore. I assume it's the amount of cheese in it.

I love vanilla almond milk on my cereal.

My son is lactose intolerant and so we drink a lot of Lactaid. It's good. I definitely recommend it.

Many people become increasingly lactose intolerant with age.

It's an insufficiency of the lactase enzyme. If you are not making much of it and overdo it on lactose, you'll get symptoms. If you make very little enzyme, it's very easy to use up what you have. You could be someone that can tolerate lactose, but not if you have milk everyday. The only time I have any lactose in my diet is ice cream. If I have ice cream two days in a row, I'll have an issue. If I have an actual serving of Halo Top or Enlightened (1/4 of a pint), I can tolerate it on day 1 if it's been a while since I've had ice cream but need to take a few pills on day 2.

There are so many solutions today. I grew up this way and it only became more severe over the years. Today, you can by lactase (Lactaid is the most common brand), lactose-free milk, and lactose free ice cream. There are several cheeses that are naturally low in lactose and even some lactose free yogurt. But, as already mentioned, the bacteria in yogurt can help with that digestion for the average person.

 The active yogurt culture acts as a probiotic to help the digestion. I am lactose intolerant and eat a Greek yogurt almost every morning for breakfast with a little fruit and granola. 

ETA that I second (third? fourth?) the recommendation of using Lactaid milk and Lactaid pills (generic Costco fast-acting lactase pills) for when you eat milk-based foods that your system can't tolerate. I was fine with dairy until after DD#2 was a toddler, then became lactose intolerant. Lactaid milk & pills have been lifesavers. 

I will say this, I get horrible gas after eating Cheerios of any kind.  I LOVE Cheerios, but I get kinda bloaty and gassy, sometimes have to go to the bathroom.  I think something has changed in how they make it because it never used to happen.  I've only noticed this in the past year or so. 

I drink milk like crazy, so I know it's not milk.  And I eat bread, so I know it's not gluten.  It's the Cheerios.

You’ll just have to try and see what your system allows.

I have issues with ice cream. But I’m okay if I eat it right after other foods, but if I have it as a snack I’m a hot mess. And certain kinds of ice cream are better than others.

A little glass of milk treats me fine, a large glass, ugh.
Too much sour cream, bad. A dollop is fine.

I'm milk intolerant but can handle yogurt, cheese, and usually ice cream and gelato with no problems. Give me a glass of milk or milk in my cereal and it's cramping/gas/bathroom.

No, I have not tried it. I really can't tolerate any tiny bit of dairy, other than butter, so I am afraid! It's 3 days of gastro-intestinal misery.

The soft goat cheeses are delicious, and mild, like a cream cheese. It comes in flavors like fig, cranberry, & blueberry, too. All my family loved it with crackers last Christmas. The plain is good on homemade pizza or in salads. Check this: link

Bummer about the fair! I don't eat fried food, either, so you are right, there are few choices. I send my DD and my DH without me. It's their thing.