Can you develop lactose intolerance in your forties?
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I had developed it even later.  They have products on the market that can be used for it like Lactaid which is taken with the first taste of a dairy product.  Lactose intolerance can be quite debilitating since the attack of cramps and diarrhea happen without much notice.  It can be found over-the-counter.  There may be others but I don't know any of the names.
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I was tested for allergies and discovered I was allergic to egg whites and milk.  Overtime I have been able to build my tolerance to foods that contain these.....but know your bodies limits! Having it once a day is fine for me, but not 3 to 4 times a day.  I am not sure if you are allergic or Lactose Intolerant...in that case you can easily take Lactaid before you eat anything with Milk or eggs in it to help your body digest it.  You can also switch to soy milk which it different from cow's milk.  If you are young, you have a big chance of growing out of the allergy.  I have grown out of almost all of mine.  Hope this helped!
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The only way to develop an allergy is to be exposed to the allergen. So, it is possible to have had milk-based formula and still be allergic to milk.\n\nI'd have to disagree that your child would also be allergic to soy milk. Soy milk does not have lactose or milk protein in it (casein), so should be an option for you. Also, some people (myself included) have found that although they couldn't drink cow milk, they can drink goat milk. That may be another option. \n\nCould something else be causing the rash? It's possible, but since it has happened in close proximity to introducing whole milk, it's pretty suspicious.
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A doctor referred nutritionist told me that there is something in the soy milk helps stabilizes the female hormones to stop hot flashes, keeps hair from falling out and slows wrinkling of skin. Cow's milk causes excessive mucus and congestion and many times has excess antibiotics and hormones that can cause bad reactions with in your system. Some adults and children are allergic to cow's milk or have lactose intolerance. Few people are allergic to Soy products.
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Some people are allergic to milk, but most of the people that can't drink it are lactose intolerant, they aren't allergic.  Lactose is a sugar found in milk that many people can't digest, so milk makes them ill.
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Soy milk is not bad for you. In fact, if you're lactose intolerant (you can't digest milk), soy is one of the alternatives. My son drinks it for this reason. But at the same time, make sure you get enough calcium, protein and vitamin D because those are supplied by milk products.
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People who are lactose intolerant generally have stomach pains, gas distress and diarrhea after eating dairy products.  \n\nIf you think your child may be lactose intolerant, avoid dairy products and see a pediatrician.  Child have specific nutrition needs that should not be compromised.
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As we age, we produce fewer of the digestive enzymes that are manufactured by the body.  And, if our diet does not include food sources that supply digestive enzymes, like pineapple and papaya, then there are less enzymes to break down the proteins contained in our diet, like milk. \n\nSo, the answer to your question is yes.  The onset of digestive intollerance can seemingly occur overnight. In fact, it isn't overnight, but rather a process.\n\nSupplementing your diet with digestive enzymes can boost your ability to more completely digest milk products.
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no, you may have a calcium alergy. if you can afford it get some blood work done to figure out if you have any food allergies. Start by talking to your doctor.
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just make sure that you are not consuming more than 150% of your daily alloted vitimans.  Very few vitiman like vitiman C can be consumed in large quanitites with out problems. Other than that you should be ok.  Drinking milk consistantly can help you from becoming lactose intolerant
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If you are lactose intolerant, you can still have it because lactose is only found in dairy cow products.
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It depends on the severity, the age of onset, and the type.  I assume you are asking about type II diabetes in an older person.  If the person is still producing sufficient insulin to control glucose when the diet is stabilized, then
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Try taking a shot glass of water with a teaspoon of raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar with a dash of cinnamon three times a day. \n\n\nDrink three glasses of water each day with 1/4 teaspoon of unrefined sea salt.\n\n\n\nAlso drink fresh squeezed lemonaide.\n\nTry an elimination diet.\nAvoid Dairy for a week and see if you may be lactose intolerant. Dairy is way over rated.\n\nAvoid Wheat foods and processed that contain glutens for a week.\n\nSwitch to sea salt instead of tablesalt sold in grocery stores. This will help with PH balancing.\n\n\nGut problems come from many things but it could be that you have excessive parasites. Pick up some wild oregeno oil and take a drop of it in carrot juice three times a day until you finish the bottle or your body tells you to stop. No sensible parasite would stay in a body with that stuff in it..\n\nListen to your body. Stay tuned to what it needs.
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if the constant high sugar intake is continued, a lot of people believe this will increase your risk of type-2 diabetes. Now, whether this happens in 10 years, 20 years or never is dependant on a lot of factors.\n\nBottom line - comsuming lots of excess sugars can play havor on your glucose/glycogen systems and stress your liver, kidneys, and pancreas and result in spikes in insulin and depressing the production of key enzymes used for energy management.
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I had the same thing. I'm about your age. Have you had any milk or dairy products lately? when that happened to me...about 2 weeks ago  -  I went to the doctor immediatly and I was told that I am mildly lactose intolerant.
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Yeap, I developed it after my daughter was born, it has progressively gotten worst. First just milk bothered me, then cheese, now yogurt . . . it sucks! As far as diseases or medications which cause it, I am not aware of any, but I would suppose that anything which would kill the bacteria in your gut could have some type of affect. Lactose intolerance, as you stated, is simply a lack of an  enzyme that the bateria in your gut make to break-down lactose. I read (although I can not reference it at this moment) that if you stop ingesting dairy products, the bacteria stop making the enzyme, I am not sure if this is 100% correct, but perhaps it's a type of "evolutionary process" our individual bodies go through in adapting to our environment . . . that's my hypothesis :-)  Also, various ethnic groups, particulary hispanic's are lactose intolerant. \nI find it helpful to take those lactose pills, I have to take two if I want to drink a glass of milk, but every once in a while I just get a craving to go crazy on the dairy.
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im 28 and mines getting worse as i get older so good luck i hope you figure something out