I have loved milk most all my life. I just turned 40yrs. and now when I drink "milk" I seem to get severe heart burn. My wife which is a 'nurse' says I have become lactose intolerant. Also she claims that when you get "older" that most adults get this way. Does anybody know if this is true? Also does anyone know if 'yes' the best way to enjoy milk with out getting severe heartburn.
Nancy
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You can become lactose intolerant as an adult. I did, and my husband did, although mine is more severe. His grandfather and my grandmother were both lactose intolerant, and both became so later in life. You might consider going to rice milk, soy milk (such as silk) or goat's milk. I am not big on rice milk and I am also allergic to soy so I drink goat's milk, eat goat"s milk yogurt and use goat's milk butter. All of the pain has gone away since I switched. Try cutting it out for a few days. Then have a glass of milk and see what happens! When you think about it, humans are the only animals that drink milk after we are weaned, and we don't even drink human milk...we drink the milk of another animal!
starrfyrre
My brother became lactose intolerant after 50.
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