I eat ice cream just about every day, it's so good. Do you enjoy it too?
I love ice-cream! Ben and Jerry's is my favourite - even their frozen yoghurt is amazing
Oh that does sound good. I feel bad for those people who are lactose intolerant, ice cream is a big problem for them I think.
Yeah, it's horrible for them - abdominal pain, nausea... it would be awful
For sure, I've heard there are supplements you can take that prevent those problems by providing an enzyme or something. Do you know anything about that?
I don't I'm afraid. I know conditions like IBS can go hand in hand with mental disorders though - like anxiety and CFS, for example
Wow that's interesting I didn't know that. Do they know what the connection is between the two?
I'm not sure - maybe just the negative effect the symptoms can have on the sufferer's quality of life?
Hm that does seem reasonable, I definitely get worried whenever my stomach is bothering me.
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Background.
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Key figures.
The following people are well known for their involvement in 1960s era counterculture. Some are key incidental or contextual figures, such as Beat Generation figures who also participated directly in the later counterculture