Which consequence results when undigested lactose enters colonists?

💡 Explanation

Undigested lactose becomes substrate for bacterial fermentation, thereby increasing hydrogen and methane production. Therefore increased gas results, rather than improved vitamin absorption, because lactose breakdown occurs through different pathways.

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