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Is there medicine a lactose intolerant person can take to eat food containing lactose?
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Not really: The over-the-counter lactaid may help though.
Answered 10/7/2011
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Yes: Lact-aid (there are other brands) comes in capsules over-the-counter that you can take when eating lactose-containing foods.
Answered 3/27/2018
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After I eat or drink dairy I get a lot of phlegm in my throat and it take a few days to go away does it man I'm lactose intolerant?
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Can you tell me if lacto-fermented mean that a person that is lactose intolerant should not eat it?
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