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Fun fact of the day: While 65% of the population is officially diagnosed with lactose intolerance, some experts believe that we're all at least a little bitlactose intolerant—we just brush off the bloating and gas as no big deal.
The reason it can be difficult for us to digest dairy is that, as we grow older, we start producing less of an enzyme called lactase, which is responsible for breaking lactose—the complex sugar found in milk.
Not enough lactase means lactose molecules end up in your colon, where bacteria eat them up, producing gas and diarrhea, says Patricia Raymond, MD, FACG, a gastroenterologist and associate professor of clinical internal medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School.
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The good news: While the nasty side effects might make you want to ditch all dairy forever, that's not always necessary unless you're severely lactose intolerant (i.e.
your body makes basically no lactase), says Raymond and Frances Largeman-Ro
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