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Has anyone become lactose intolerant after having the lapband. I read that it does occur but I am not sure why there would be any correlation. I am running to the bathroon an awful lot and am wondering...........

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Has anyone become lactose intolerant after having the lapband. I read that it does occur but I am not sure why there would be any correlation. I am running to the bathroon an awful lot and am wondering...........

I am not sure but I can't think of why since the band does nothing to the way you actual digest food. I would be curious to find out as well.

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I don't know why this happens either. It happened to me for the first 2 weeks or so. I had diarrhea but REALLY painful and gassy after my skim milk. (I mixed my Protein in). It was bad and no gas-x strips helped. I switched to light soy milk and was instantly better. Since then, (I'm week 4 now) I can handle frozen yogert as well as yogert and cheeses. I had a glass of skim milk as well and I'm ok with it now. Still, I'm afraid of getting that pain, nausea and diarrhea so I try to stick to soy still. I'm guessing maybe it's an immediate post-op response??

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I was never lactose intolerant until this past year, and mine actually started before I had the lapband surgery.

But after the surgery, it got incredibly worse. So I avoid milk at all costs, I like soy milk just fine now days.

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My daughter tells me that sometimes high levels or extended use of antibiotics can cause bouts of lactose intolerance. I never really researched it, but she said her doctor told her that is what caused hers (she was taking antibiotics for an acne problem).

EDITED TO ADD:

Okay I did a quick google and this is what I found re: antibiotics and lactose intolerance:

Medications. Certain antibiotics can trigger temporary lactose intolerance by interfering with the intestine's ability to produce the lactase enzyme.

http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/digestive/lactose_intolerance.html

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