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Lactose intolerance
Nature
Lactose intolerance stems from a genetic variant that interferes with the digestion of milk sugar. Affected individuals develop gas, bloating or nausea when they drink milk.
Broader
Food intolerance
Aggravates
Abdominal pain
Intestinal rumblings
Nausea
Human flatulence in public
Inappropriate infant feeding strategies
Protein-energy malnutrition in infants and early childhood
Value(s)
Tolerance
Intolerance
Reference(s)
Martens, Richard A and Martens, Sherlyn: Milk Sugar Dilemma: living with lactose intolerance
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems