Often, however, the GI will perform a lactose intolerance/lactase enzyme 
test and it will be positive, and this is often misunderstood. When the GI 
tract is undergoing inflammation, such as resulting from a milk-protein 
reaction (as in dairy proteins from mom's diet), or from some diarrheal 
disease, the availability of several enzymes goes down and does not 
rebound until some time after the cause of inflammation is resolved. Thus 
lactose intolerance is nearly always a secondary effect in someone so 
young. They will feel somewhat better with a lactose-free diet, but only 
partially, until the primary cause is resolved. Yes, it's sad to think how 
many babies are being deprived of the benefits of lactose with its many 
useful actions especially designed only for babies.  linda

Nikki wrote:        Proteins make for  intolerances, allergies and fussy 
babies. Only rarely (1 in 60,000) is it  lactose.    Without lactose, 
calcium absorption is dampened. I  wonder if we will see a spike in 
osteoporosis in another 10 or 20 years, when a  generation of babies fed 
lactose-free formula will be old enough to show  it.

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