Sun, May-21-06, 13:14
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Senior Member
Posts: 131
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Plan: Protein Power
Stats: 290/238.6/212
BF:30%/26%/10%
Progress: 66%
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Originally Posted by arc
Some people that are "lactose intolerant" are really gluten intolerant (celiac disease). Lactase is produced on the tip of the villi in the intestines. On those that are intolerant, gluten blunts the villi, destroying the cells that produce the lactase.
Once celiacs drop the gluten from their diets and heal their gut, they frequently find that they are no longer lactose intolerant.
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Having not had anything with wheat since Xmas, I think its safe to say it was strictly dairy screwing me up. Unless the gut takes more than 6 months to heal. |