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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

flvegan

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4. Quite possible.

Reply to YankeyMCC (Original post)

Sun Sep 30, 2012, 05:37 PM

Sep 2012

Your gut needs to make lactase to digest dairy products. If you don't eat dairy (or very little) for some time and then eat a big portion, you can have problems. Your body may over time decrease the creation of lactase if it goes largely unneeded.

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Dairy Question [View all] YankeyMCC Sep 2012 OP

I've cut waaaaay back on dairy, over time Voice for Peace Sep 2012 #1

Now that you mention it I've YankeyMCC Sep 2012 #2

Yes I think so ginnyinWI Sep 2012 #3

Quite possible. flvegan Sep 2012 #4

I had a very similar reaction recently. Doremus Sep 2012 #5

reminds me of what happened when ginnyinWI Oct 2012 #6

It happened to me. After nearly a year without dairy LaurenG Oct 2012 #7