From: Heidi Schwartz <[log in to unmask]> ....


>is it true that people who suffer from lactose intolerance can eat
  things made with goat's milk (such as goat's milk >cheese)?

Lactose is lactose, no matter what the source.  It probably would
depend on the amount found in a particular species' milk.

>is it true that some people who suffer from lactose intolerance
>actually lose this intolerance after a period of time? I read something
>where one sufferer went "lactose free" for about 14 months, and then
>tried milk products again--with no symptoms or complications! Myth or
>reality?


Myth. My guess is that the person's digestive system "quieted down"
after constant IBS or intolerance symptoms, then somewhat handled
the milk on first reintroduction -- Continual milk ingestion probably
brought back that "old feeling" once again.  At least with all I've
heard and seen, it is a one way street -- one will either stay at
a particular degree of intolerance or get worse, not better.

Ed   [log in to unmask]