Can an intolerance to Lactose become present in an adult?

[mountainboo]

I have always had a great deal of milk and cheese in my diet. For a while now, when I consume cheese it causes me to have very bad wind. But recently on two occasions when I have either consumed large amounts of cheese in one day or yesterday when I had a goats cheese tart, I felt bloated, nauseous, sensitive skin, wind and generally felt pretty terrible for at least 24 hours afterwards. Is it possible to develop an intolerance at my age (29)? TIA

[Sqad]

Lactose intolerance in adults is very well documented and is relatively common as is the development of milk intolerance.
So the answer to your question is....YES

[maggie21]

im not a clinician so i wouldn't like to make an assumption on this. look up adult celiac it may give you some some answers, then go and see youre GP :)

[mountainboo]

Thanks to you both. I hope it isn't a milk intolerance, I drink it by the gallon

[bushbaby_de]

Hi Mountain, I went through a phase of this when I was 26. I cut out all dairy for a few months then gradually reintroduced it (being careful not to have too much) and the problem has practically gone away - but the odd pizza binge can bring the symptoms all back!