Laurie
As for the question regarding someone's daughter who recently figured out she's probably lactose intolerant: This person was wondering whether she could have been lactose intolerant since childhood and just not "put two and two together." I have a similar experience, having always suffered from major gastointestinal stomach problems as a kid and just getting used to it as normal. When I finally (at age 21) figured out I was lactose intolerant two years ago, I stopped eating all dairy foods (I can't tolerate even a trace of lactose) and have been fine ever since. It's a bit of an annoyance, but so nice to know.