Yeah and you can even get what they call secondary lactose intolerance due to injury of the small intestine.
Do you know anything about being lactose intolerant? Well, I know that it is a condition that happens when people can't digest lactose very well Yes -- all dairy products make you have gas or indigestion; however, there are things you can do about it. Yeah, some symptoms from it can be gas, diarrhea, nausea and even pain in the abdomen That sounds bad, does it couse any demage to the gastrointestinal tract? Actually no, it doesn't cause any demage to this tract Interesting. My father has primary lactose intolerance, what is this ? Well, this type of lactose intolerance happens when lactase declines with aging Definitely the aging process has a lot to do with lactose intolerance, it appears to get worse as you age.
Secondary lactose intolerance is due to injury to the small intestine such as from infection, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, or other diseases.