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Supple Cow · 12-14-2003, 10:47 PM

I'm lactose intolerant, incurably addicted to dairy products, and cheap: a bad combination for my stomach because I refuse to either stop eating dairy or pay for lactaid pills. I've learned to live with the stomach aches, but when I started monitoring my diet to make sure I was getting enough calcium (being high risk for osteoporosis) and other vitals everyday, I started to wonder if I should be getting lactaid pills after all. Here the question I hope somebody will be able to answer:

Does the inability to digest lactose affect the absorption of other things you eat at the same time as the dairy products that upset your stomach?

12-14-2003, 10:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Supple Cow Americow, the Beautiful Location: Washington, D.C.	is my upset stomach absorbing all those nutrients? I'm lactose intolerant, incurably addicted to dairy products, and cheap: a bad combination for my stomach because I refuse to either stop eating dairy or pay for lactaid pills. I've learned to live with the stomach aches, but when I started monitoring my diet to make sure I was getting enough calcium (being high risk for osteoporosis) and other vitals everyday, I started to wonder if I should be getting lactaid pills after all. Here the question I hope somebody will be able to answer: Does the inability to digest lactose affect the absorption of other things you eat at the same time as the dairy products that upset your stomach? __________________ "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." (Michael Jordan)