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From: frye@cuuxb.UUCP (frye)
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Subject: Re: Milk intolerance.
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Date: Thu, 20-Feb-86 11:44:31 EST
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I always thought that lactose intolerance was due to a persons
inability to produce enough lactrase to break down milk sugars.
The inability could be caused by a lot of things including some
disease a person came down with at some particular time in his/
her life. Some folks can eat yogurt and cottage cheese okay and
some can't eat any dairy products. I've also been told that the
symptoms range from none to very violent reactions.

I've also heard that people can gradually loose their ability to
consume dairy products over a period of time. The people who are
most likely to be able to tolerate them throughout life are people
like me...Blonde haired, blue eyed folks of European ancestry. I
think my ancestry includes a little Huligan, Limey, Kraut and or
a little Herring Choker. (Yeh, I can say that kinda stuff, 'cause
I am some(8-).) I think I saw most of the stuff above in PBS and
the rest I got from just talking to folks who know a little about
the subject. I also hear that some people can take supplimental
lactrase and get along better with dairy products.

I just wonder if some folks are allergic to dairy products. That
would explain why they can't even eat cultured products that are
already broken down like yogurt and cheeses.


Just wonderin'.
Tom Frye