re lactose intolerance in article apr immunex com rousseaua immunex com writes in article ng husc harvard edu ng husc harvard edu ho leung ng writes when i was a kid in primary school i used to drink tons of milk without any problems however nowadays i can hardly drink any at all without experiencing some discomfort what could be responsible for the change ho leung ng ng husc harvard edu oops my original message died i ll try again i always understood perhaps wrongly that the bacteria in our digestive tracts help us break down the components of milk perhaps the normal flora of the intestine changes as one passes from childhood is there a pathologist or microbiologist in the house anne marie rousseau e mail rousseaua immunex com please note that these opinions are mine and only mine
