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Thanks for sharing your story Robert. I am glad you found out you are lactose intolerant. The funny thing is I had lots of milk as a child and it didn't affect me then. After I was in my 20's or 30's I began to have ill-effects from dairy products and found out I am lactose intolerant. The IBS developed since that time, after I no longer consumed a lot of dairy products.
You mentioned poor absorption. I believe this is a problem with me.
I had my gall bladder removed several years ago due to abdominal pain. It turned out that I had adhesions from my gall bladder to my bowel and the surgeon had to remove them. The adhesions had kept my gall bladder from squeezing properly so it was totally ineffective. I only had gall stones the size of sand so they shouldn't have caused a problem.
I also have GERD, acid reflux. I get occasionally tummy aches sometimes after eating, sometimes when I have not eaten. The GERD has been troublesome at night. I now take a proton pump inhibitor. I do not know how safe that is long-term, but the acid reflux can lead to Barretts Esogaphus, which can lead to cancer, so how does one know what is the best course?
Anyway, thanks for your input. I appreciate it.
DonnaZ
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