I'm also lactose intolerant. Did you know humans are the only

In Reply to: Anyone here gluten free? Or allergic to it? I looked up (SM) posted by SJK on Fri, May 28 2021 at 10:57 AM CDT:

after weaning?

"The reason for this inability to digest milk comes from the fact that mammals stop producing the enzyme lactase once mother’s milk becomes unavailable." But in humans, it looks like some cultures developed a switch in a gene that allows them to continue to digest lactase.

fwiw, I started buying lactose-free dairy and my symptoms went away. I'm obviously not part of the 30% of humans who can tolerate dairy.

• https://blog.education.nationalgeographic.org/2017/11/07/talking-evolution-are-we-still-evolving/

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• The 30% is an average. Lactose tolerance in adulthood is still very much different in different ethnic groups. sm Wed, Jun 02 2021 at 07:48 AM CDT (1)
  • Yes 30% is an average. I wasn't referring to any group, race, country, or even the USA itself. sm Fri, Jun 04 2021 at 12:07 AM CDT (0)
• my cats drink milk (sm) Pam Tue, Jun 01 2021 at 09:23 AM CDT (3)
  • LOL! nm OP Mon, Jun 28 2021 at 06:21 PM CDT (0)
  • That's funny! Granny Wed, Jun 23 2021 at 03:08 PM CDT (0)
  • LOL! nm OP Tue, Jun 01 2021 at 05:21 PM CDT (0)

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