Hi Lana,
Lactose is lactose. The test done for lactose intolerance is
nonspecific and can just reflect a lactose overload. Of course the
companies who push lactose free formula have a vested interest in
pushing docs to perform and overinterpret such tests.
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Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC New York City mailto:[log in to unmask]
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