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> I didn't really realise lactose intolerance was a thing until I was in mid 20's and moved to the UK. Many probably don't realize it until they "acquire" it t
by Dewie 12y ago
> I didn't really realise lactose intolerance was a thing until I was in mid 20's and moved to the UK.
Many probably don't realize it until they "acquire" it themselves. Or maybe they just start feeling bloated after drinking a lot of milk or eating ice cream, and don't really consider that it might be a mild intolerance.
- vidarh 12y agoIt's not so much that in my case at least. In Norway, the general assumption used to be very much that you will not be lactose intolerant, and will not "acquire" it, because lactose intolerance of any degree is extremely rare in the "native" population. As far as I know, about 4% or so of the population in Scandinavia is lactose intolerant now, after increased immigration from parts of the world with more widespread lactose intolerance have increased the percentage substantially. It was simply not on our radar until perhaps the mid 90's.
- Dewie 12y agoI'm Norwegian.