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People who lack the enzyme called lactase

for breaking down the lactose, the sugar in
milk. They're unable to fully digest it.

Factors
INCREASED GAS
STOMACH PAIN The gases carbon
In both children dioxide, methane,
and hydrogen are
and adults, bloating produced at higher
and stomach pain rates in the colon
are typical signs of during lactose GENETICS NON-GENETICS
lactose intolerance. fermentation that
can leads to gassy Variants in the Injury to small intestine:
stomach and LCT gene, from infections, diseases that

Symptoms
discomfort. commonly caused it to make less lactase
referred to as enzyme.
mutations, are the
cause of Premature birth:
congenital lactase premature babies (who are born
deficiency. too soon), the small intestine
DIARRHEA OR CONSTIPATION may not make enough lactase
Lactose intolerance causes for a short time after birth. With
diarrhoea by raising the age, the small intestine often
volume of water in the produces more lactase.
colon, hence increasing the
volume and liquid content
of the stool.

DISCUSSION
How to treat people who suffered Is lactose intolerance
with Lactose intolerance? essentially a food allergy? CAN YOU STILL EAT DAIRY
WITH LACTOSE INTOLERANCE ?

HOW? Lactose intolerance and dairy allergies Although all dairy foods contain
are different. Lactose intolerance is not lactose, but this doesn’t mean that
an allergy because it does not involve it affect people with lactose
the immune system.It is an inability to intolerance in the same way.
digest lactose.People with lactose
By changing Take lactase intolerance do not produce enough Some dairy products that are
your diet to tablets lactase to digest sugars in milk better to be consumed because of
limit or avoid before you products.
foods contain eat or drink its naturally low in lactose :
Conversely, dairy allergies are a reaction 1- Hard cheeses (cheddar, Swiss,
lactose, such as milk by the body’s immune system to dairy
milk and milk products. Parmesan)
products.
proteins. Dairy allergies often cause
more immediate symptoms and may be 2- Yogurt (have fewer symptoms
If it occurs on
life threatening if someone has a severe because of the probiotics which
If it caused by an premature helps the body to break down
injury to the small babies, the reaction.
intestine, your body condition usually If a person has symptoms when they lactose)
might tolerate improves without consume milk and dairy products, they 3- Butter
lactose after treatment as the should see a doctor.
treatment from baby gets older. It’s thought that people with
doctor. lactose intolerance can tolerate up
to 18 grams of lactose a day,
approximately 1 cup of milk
(240mL).

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