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.