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      What, you mean having diarrhea or gas isn’t the same as having your airway close? Ridiculous.

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          My kid grew out of his dairy allergy, and now is lactose intolerant. He’s happy as can be that he can have real ice cream, and accepts the consequences, now that they’re not deadly

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          Lactose tolerance is the ability to process a particular sugar. Allergies are adverse reactions to specific proteins.

          My guess is that most people (from lactose tolerant populations) with dairy allergies are probably lactose tolerant, it’s just not useful to them.

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      Well i’m allergic to my cat but i don’t die, just suffer. So maybe i’m just catose intolerant.

      (And yes i still pet her knowing i might have itchy eyes or skin.)

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    About two thirds of the world’s population is lactose intolerant, on a global (not western) perspective, it’s weird to be lactose tolerant.

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      i read somewhere that your race plays a big factor in if you become lactose intolerant. Pretty sure white people are the least likely to, I guess that’s where our obsession with cheese comes from

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            my gut would beg to differ. I’m lactose intolerant and if I have too much cheese of any kind my stomach hurts. I can have more of it than I can have milk but the effects are the same if I overindulge in cheese

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          hm, you could be right! seeing as one of the most common effects of triggering lactose intolerance is diarrhea which can easily lead to death if you don’t have a source of clean water to keep yourself well hydrated

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      Indeed. Lactose tolerance is a powerful mutation. The rest of us should fear them for their superior genes.

      Edit: Queue rocking 90s X-Men cartoon theme song.

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      I used to be lactose tolerant, 500 gallons of milk in my adolescence later I clear a room after a small glass.

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    As an Indigenous Canadian who is lactose intolerant … I FART YOUR GENERAL DIRECTION!

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    I wish… its more like eating rocks and having them decide they want out before its the right time… Jailbreakin it during a fart!

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    I’m extremely allergic to dust. DUST! It is everywhere. I feel really bad when people use the term “mouth breathers” because I’m literally a mouth breather. Fuck life, man.

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    Canadian with pork (including bacon!) Intolerance. I feel your pain … or something like it.

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    me but with spicy food

    my body may not be able to take it, but god damn ill die trying the best spicy food there