I've been vegetarian since I was 10 and I've been vegan for about 3 years. I have noticed alot of people I know say they are lactose intolerant or that they have a "bad reaction" to dairy products (these people are not vegan, but average eaters of meat/dairy/etc). I get severe pain in my stomach, bloating, gassiness, nausea, and an overall "yucky" feeling when I consume lactose, even small amounts like in Ibuprofen etc.
So I'm wondering. Does anyone else think it kind of makes sense to not be able to digest lactose after say, 5 years of age?? I mean, we are mammals. Our bodies are designed to thrive on our mother's milk until we self-wean around 3 or 4. After that we have no need of dairy, especially another species'. So it kind of figures that we wouldn't be able to digest it after a certain point.
Does anyone see where I'm coming from? That lactose intolerance is not so much a medical condition ("lactase deficiency") but a dietary condition ("adults don't need milk")?
2007-09-24
01:13:47
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