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I had an appendectomy about 5 weeks ago,ever since then i have been experiencing lactose intolerance.are these things be related?never happened before
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Mgt: This also may occur as a result of infection. Please make sure that the wound site is clean, and if you have a fever, see your physician.
Answered 6/18/2018
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The basics: Lactose intolerance will occur when the enzyme needed to process the sugar is depleted/lost from the brush border (absorption surface) of the small intestine. It can occur naturally as a genetic trait or transiently after insults to the gut, like an infection or gut trauma (appendicitis) . If you avoid lactose for a week or two the brush border should regain the enzyme.
Answered 2/20/2021
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