intolerance
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Roughly two-thirds of the global population has trouble digesting lactose, but only a fraction actually develops symptomatic lactose intolerance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
“They’ll call it lactose intolerance but they have underlying visceral hypersensitivity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Lactose intolerance is also often confused with disorders of the gut-brain interaction, says Shaukat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
"There is undoubtedly a level of intolerance creeping in which has become included in protest."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
His normal intolerance of affectation did not extend to the elegant symmetry of Mess Night.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Disruptions in this newly identified signaling pathway may play a role in conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, food intolerances, and chronic visceral pain.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026
This discovery may also help explain a range of digestive issues, including food intolerances and irritable bowel syndrome.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026
The various infections, electrolyte imbalances and medication intolerances weakened her to the point of collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
We don't know a lot about how common food intolerances are, but they appear to be more commonly reported than allergies.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025
The girl whom Uncle John had known and loved had had her tempers and intolerances, but she had also had her wonderful spontaneous affections and tendernesses.
From The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary by Sir Hugh Walpole
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