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What does it mean when flatulence smells like sour milk? could it be lactose intolerant?
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"Lactose intolerance" is a condition where the enzyme responsible for cleaving the sugar lactose into its two components, leaving lactose intact to be oxidized to lactic acid, very irritable to the GI tract. The result is flatulence, diarrhea and abdominal cramping.
Answered 4/19/2022
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