question: I am female, 22 years old, approx 180 pounds. I was lactose intolerant, or at least doctors told me that I was. I used lactaid pills everytime I had cows milk in any form (milk, cheese). I could eat goat milk products without problems.  I recently had my gall bladder removed. The surgeon said that the gall bladder removal would solve my lactose intolerance problem. I have since been able to eat cow milk products.  Was the surgeon correct, or was my lactose intolerance before really a gall bladder problem all along.