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Can Gallbladder Removal Resolve Lactose Intolerance?
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.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Dear friend, greetings from HCM. Lactose intolerance is due to absence of lactase enzyme in the intestine. It is not related to gal bladder at all. May be that milk fat digestion and absorption requires bile salts which is stored in gal bladder. Its good that gall bladder is removed but I don't think that was the reason for your lactose intolerance!. Thanks and do contact us for more queries thank you
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