oh, one more thing, I forgot.
Ok, I suppose you mean your stomach?
You know, the test for Lactose Intolerance involves
~taking blood (lactose tolerance test), or
~blowing into some kind of tube (hydrogen breath test), or
~taking a stool sample ( stool acidity test).
I would think since you were put under anesthesia and had some device (probably a camera) inserted, it was to see if you have something else- like ulcer. not for lactose intolernace....
Ulcer, maybe other inflammation of the stomach or intestines, would explaing terrible pain you may experience. If Rolaids help, maybe you have increased acidity (too much acid) which is painful and also would indicate
it is something else beside Lactose Intolerance.
May I suggest to go and see your dr again, and ask him to write down clear all diagnoses about your stomach pains?
just to be sure.
There could be another thing, too, also separate from L.I. and from ulcer - some people can have an allergy to milk. And allergy is NOT the same as intolerance.
Milk allergy is usually being alergic to milk proteins (which is not sugar like lactose) and
can have similar symptoms to L.Intolerance plus hives, body swelling, wheezing.
The test to determine milk allergy is also different from the tests for ulcer and L.I.
Fuzzy
