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Ep 46 Lactose Intolerance: Never trust a fart

This Podcast Will Kill You

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The Function of the GI Tract

Lactose malabsorption is a gut problem, we're going to talk about how it functions normally in order to understand what goes wonky in these situations. The main function of your GI tract is what? Okay. So, as adults, some mammals, most mammals can no longer digest lactose. But let's talk about how your GI tract normally would handle lactose if it's able to digest it. And just kind of how yourGI tract handles sugars to begin with.

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