The Milk Sugar Dilemma Author:Sherlyn Skinner M.S. R.D. R. Martens M.D. Milk is widely hailed as one of nature's perfect foods. Indeed, reverence for milk is of such magnitude that it has become the symbol of the pure and good in areas far removed from the field of nutrition as evidenced by such flowery phrases as 'drink the milk of paradise' (Coleridge, S.T., Kubla Khan), 'A land flowing with milk and honey' (Exod... more »us, 3:8), 'milk of human kindness' (Shakespeare, W., Macbeth). Unfortunately, this gleaming aura of perfection has become mildly tarnished over the past 20 years as accumulating evidence has shown that a large fraction of the world's adult population may develop gas and diarrhea after milk ingestion due to an intolerance to the milk sugar, lactose." (Michael D. Levitt, M.D. and Dennis A. Savaiano, M.D. "Lactose Intolerance and Yogurt", Practical Gastroenterology, Vol IX Number 1, January/February 1985)« less
Don't personally have this problem...thank God..but am aware of others that do so here is a book if you think you have the problem and need to read up on it...Good Luck!