Lactose Intolerance?

[Bob Lee (QSC)]

About 20 years ago I developed a sudden allergy to shrimp, and it caused hives all over my skin whenever I ate it (which wasn't very often to begin with). A normal dose of chlorpheniramine maleate (Chlortrimeton) would clear it up.

But after three or four occurrences over several years, the reactions went away and I've never experienced them again since. Maybe it was something in the shrimp's diet or something they had absorbed from the water but not the shrimp themselves.

 

[GrooveWarrior]

The thought has occured to me . . . I bet nobody in Ethiopia is lactose intolerant.

We have so much food, our bodies are rejecting it?

I do sympathize, but seriously, I wonder if this is really a problem in impoverished countries.

 

[munificent]

The thought has occured to me . . . I bet nobody in Ethiopia is lactose intolerant.

It wouldn't surprise me if they were. I don't think Ethiopians get anywhere near as much dairy as we do, and without it, there's no need for their bodies to produce lactase.

Personally, I'm a dairy fiend. I can eat cheese with every meal every day and not get tired of it. When I go to Steak and Shake, my usual order is a cheese melt with cheese fries, cottage cheese, and a big milk shake.

 

[Coutts_is_god]

I used to be able to eat eggs alot. Then a few years ago when I ate them I got a little sickish in the stomack. Now when I eat them I feel like I'm going to die of "emptyness"

 

[bassturtle]

Personally, I'm a dairy fiend. I can eat cheese with every meal every day and not get tired of it. When I go to Steak and Shake, my usual order is a cheese melt with cheese fries, cottage cheese, and a big milk shake.

My stomach knotted up just reading that

 

[DigMe]

C'mon guys. Can't we all just show some tolerance towards lactose?! Erase the hate!

brad cook

 

[bassturtle]

C'mon guys. Can't we all just show some tolerance towards lactose?! Erase the hate!

brad cook

No! My stomach says HELL NO! My insides will continue to reject and be intolerant to lactose as long as it can!

 

[Tsal]

It wouldn't surprise me if they were. I don't think Ethiopians get anywhere near as much dairy as we do, and without it, there's no need for their bodies to produce lactase.

That's absolutely true. I think research has shown that Scandinavians are least lactose intolerant as we tend to consume high amounts of lactose since children and through the adult age - however in countries like Japan where they can even be disgusted about the idea of drinking excretion of animals, something like 99% of the population can't consume the stuff.

 

[Coutts_is_god]

Sure when you put it that way.