OK, but this effect has been reported by actual doctors. I remember reading an article about how USAID (remember when that was a thing?) was supplying dried milk to hospitals in third world countries, where pretty much everyone is lactose intolerant, but because they had nothing else, they fed it to the patients anyway and over the course of a couple weeks, they started digesting it properly. Still anecdotal of course, but it's not just some youtube saying it.
Yeah I responded to someone else. It’s like half to 2/3 report decreased symptoms in the studies I’ve read and from what my doc said. Way less than that report no symptoms afterwards. And even many of those that report no symptoms are still found to have damaged gut flora and inflammation afterwards since their body is still struggling with it. It just gives up on the diarrhea and stuff since you’re shoveling lactose in regardless.
A lot of people just can’t make more lactase no matter how much you try to jump start it, and trying to force it isn’t a great idea. Even in the studies it’s not the crazy amounts like in that YouTube video everyone brings up.
It varies from person to person of course, but since lactase tablets and lactose free options are so plentiful now I’d say it’s not worth the effort unless you’re in a situation where you have to eat it.
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u/BlastFX2 5h ago
OK, but this effect has been reported by actual doctors. I remember reading an article about how USAID (remember when that was a thing?) was supplying dried milk to hospitals in third world countries, where pretty much everyone is lactose intolerant, but because they had nothing else, they fed it to the patients anyway and over the course of a couple weeks, they started digesting it properly. Still anecdotal of course, but it's not just some youtube saying it.