"We're" quoted!!!!

Renate.

At 22:13 7-9-2001 +0200, you wrote:
>Dear Jean,
>
>I was one of those who posted about lactose intolerance. The article I
>posted did mention primary lactose intolerance as being a "rare congenical
>abnormality in baby's".
>  http://www.breasted.com.au/web_articles/Lactose_article.htm
>Personally, I new what they were on about, but through your post I realise
>that actually the statement about primary lactose intolerance in this
>article is lacking. They too, do not mention galactosemia as being a
>genetically inherited disease. From my understanding "congential
>abnormality" is very vague and does not necesarily have to be related to
>genetics - my idea is that it can also include a birth defect (eg heart
>anomally) where genetics is not know to play a role. However, I do believe
>this article give a good view of secondary lactose intolerance which is
>related to breastfeeding behaviour and can therefore be modified by for
>example more frequent feedings, better latch etc.
>
>I too know of someone who has two children both with galactosemia. With her
>first baby she began breastfeeding her and in her own words "didn't realise
>she was poisoning her". With the second she had to wait, with full breasts,
>for the screening test to come back before she could feed him. Unfortunately
>he too had galactosemia but as she said "I'm glad I know this time, so that
>I don't poison him". These words stick in your mind for quite some years.
>But on a happier thought, her two children are doing fine on their diets and
>are now in school. They are so used to the lactose free diets that they have
>been on since a few days old.
>
>I've just looked up the following link (also couldn't remember the details)
>and found it to be very informative. Maybe there are parent groups who can
>also shed light on the topic??
>  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000366.htm
>
>
>Sara Bernard
>The Netherlands.
>
>


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