The 8 Common Signs that You May Be Lactose Intolerant
You’re probably reading that stat – 65% – and thinking but that’s the majority of the world’s population! How is it, then, that in many countries around the world, milk and dairy products are still such a staple in people’s diets? This is largely due to the fact that lactose intolerance has a spectrum. Some people are 100% lactose intolerant, meaning that they really can’t consume any lactose-containing foods or else they will have some pretty rough problems. Others, however, have a much lighter reaction; so light, in fact, that they may hardly notice it at all. The following are eight of the most common symptoms of lactose intolerance. If you experience some of these after eating dairy products containing lactose, you may not digest lactose as well as you thought you did.