Title: Can You Develop Lactose Intolerance?
Headings: Can You Develop Lactose Intolerance?
Can You Develop Lactose Intolerance?
What is lactose intolerance?
Can you develop lactose intolerance?
Secondary lactose intolerance
Takeaway

Content: It’s inherited instead of developed. Both parents need the gene mutation to pass it on. Developmental lactose intolerance is typically temporary. It’s found in some babies born prematurely before their small intestine was fully developed. Secondary lactose intolerance isn’t hereditary, but is developed when you have a problem in your small intestine. It can occur at any age. Secondary lactose intolerance
Secondary lactose intolerance is caused by a problem in your small intesti ne. If this problem creates a shortage of lactase, then you may develop lactose intolerance. Possible causes of secondary lactose intolerance include: ulcerative colitis
gastroenteritis
Crohn’s disease
celiac disease
antibiotics
chemotherapy
As you get older, your body naturally produces less lactase.