Hazel Green <[log in to unmask]> asked:
 
>I was wondering if anyone knows of any connections between c-sections
>and lactose intollerance. I have heard that you can develop a lactose
>intollerance after abdominal surgery and a c-section is considered
>abdominal surgery. I was not lactose intollerant until after I had my
>sections.
 
I have not heard of that connection. I do know that gluten intolerance can
first become evident after surgery, particularly GI (gall bladder, etc.).
And lactose intolerance can be a secondary intolerance to a primary gluten
intolerance, especially in people of Northern European descent.
 
Don.