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Robert Peterson asked:

>I am aware that there is some similarity between the gluten and lactose
>molecules but would appreciate more information about this topic and
>possible effects on the body....Is it possible that becoming
>gluten free together with lactase brings changes that neither produces alone?
>Any physiological reasons for this?

Lactose intolerance is frequently a secondary intolerance to gluten
intolerance.
The lactose intolerance appears as the lactase enzyme needs the intestine's
microvilli to hang on to (or they come from the microvilli). This becomes
evident when the diagnosed celiac goes through recovery and the villi, then
the microvilli, grow back.

When you were trying lactase alone, your symptoms were gluten intolerance
symptoms. After going gluten-free you were getting lactose intolerance
symptoms. You now have both under control. If you can maintain a 100% GF
diet you can expect the lactose intolerance to go away in a year or two.

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