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EMedicine - Lactose Intolerance : Article By Praveen Roy, MD
lactose intolerance lactose intolerance is a common disorder and is due to theinability to digest lactose into its constituents, glucose and galactose,
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Extractions: (advertisement) Home Specialties Resource Centers CME ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Patient Education Advanced Search Consumer Health Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery Gastroenterology Last Updated: January 13, 2003 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: lactose malabsorption, lactose maldigestion, hypolactasia, osteopenia, lactase deficiency, disaccharidase deficiency AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 10 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Praveen Roy, MD , Comments and Criticisms Editor, Cochrane Colorectal Cancer Group; Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of New Mexico, New Mexico VA Health Care Systems Coauthor(s): Jeremiah Ojeaburu, MD , Gastroenterology Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine, Georgetown University; Victor Nwakakwa, MD , Clinical Instructor of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville;
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EMedicine - Lactose Intolerance : Article By Richard E Frye, MD, PhD
lactose intolerance lactose intolerance in adulthood is very common. Many questionthe term because it implies that significant lactase activity as an
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Extractions: (advertisement) Home Specialties Resource Centers CME ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Advanced Search Consumer Health Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Pediatrics Gastroenterology Last Updated: December 27, 2002 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: hypolactasia AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 8 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Richard E Frye, MD, PhD , Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, Shands Hospital, University of Florida Coauthor(s): Delia M Rivera-Hernandez, MD , Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease and Immunology, University of Miami School of Medicine; Stephen Borowitz, MD , Professor of Pediatrics and Health Evaluation Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University of Virginia Richard E Frye, MD, PhD, is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology American Academy of Pediatrics , and American Medical Association Editor(s): Eric S Maller, MD
Virtual Hospital: Health Prose: Lactose Intolerance
Health Prose A OneMinute Update for Your Health about lactose intolerance.
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Extractions: Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed Cereal with milk, cottage cheese, creamy sauces, and ice creamthe milk products that are routine mealtime items for many people may cause gastrointestinal problems for others who have developed lactose intolerance. This condition results from a lack of an enzyme, lactase, in the intestines, says Dr. Joel Weinstock, professor of internal medicine at the University of Iowa College of Medicine. The lactase enzyme is necessary for digesting the sugar lactose that is found in milk and dairy products, explains Weinstock, who also is Director of the Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology and Center for Digestive Diseases and a staff physician at UI Hospitals. "Most everyone is born with an adequate supply of the enzyme, but as people grow older, some lose part of the enzyme," he says. Scientists do not know why some people lose the enzyme and why others don't. The symptoms of the condition depend upon the severity of the intolerance. Most people who cannot tolerate lactose feel bloated and pass lots of gas when they consume too many milk products, and some may develop diarrhea, Weinstock says. The symptoms generally disappear when milk products are reduced or eliminated from the diet. Lactose intolerance is not serious and does not lead to other medical problems, he notes.
Lactose Intolerance
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Extractions: A Guide for Teens You probably know someone with lactose intolerance. Maybe that person is a family member, a friend, or you. Lactose intolerance is very common; in fact, as many as 70% of the world's population is lactose intolerant. It is most common among Asian Americans, African Americans, and Native Americans, but affects people of all races and ethnic backgrounds. Read on to learn more facts about lactose intolerance! What is lactose? Lactose is a natural sugar found in milk and other dairy products. Your body makes an enzyme called lactase that breaks down lactose into sugars that your body can digest and use for energy. What is lactose intolerance? If you have lactose intolerance, your body may not be able to break down all the lactose that you eat or drink. People who are lactose intolerant have problems such as nausea, stomach cramps, gas, bloating, and diarrhea after they eat or drink milk or foods that contain milk. How can I tell if I have lactose intolerance? If you have nausea, stomach cramps, gas, bloating, or diarrhea within 15 minutes to several hours after eating or drinking foods with lactose, you may have lactose intolerance.
Wegmans Lactose Intolerance
Don t jump the gun and assume you are lactose intolerant without a complete If lactose intolerance is your problem, keep in mind that it is often not an
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Lactose Intolerance - May 1, 2002 - American Family Physician
Persons with lactose intolerance are unable to digest significant amounts A diagnosis of lactose intolerance can usually be made with a careful history
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Extractions: A PDF version of this document is available. Download PDF now (6 pages / 73KB). More information on using PDF files. M alabsorption of dietary lactose in the small intestine results in gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, passage of loose, watery stools, and excessive flatus. Lactose intolerance is generally a lifelong inherited condition but can be a temporary result of an infection or other insult to the jejunal mucosa. Recognition of this prevalent condition is important, as it is easily managed by simple dietary adjustments. Accurate diagnosis of lactose intolerance can significantly relieve patient anxiety and avoid inappropriate investigation and treatment. The amount of ingested lactose required to produce symptoms is usually about 8 to 12 oz of milk.
Lactose Intolerance - Digestive Disorders
Overview of lactose intolerance. lactose intolerance is a condition causedby a lack of an enzyme called lactase, which, in turn, causes the body to be
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Extractions: Lactose intolerance is a condition caused by a lack of an enzyme called lactase, which, in turn, causes the body to be unable to digest lactose, a sugar found in milk products. Hidden Lactose in Foods According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders (NIDDK), lactose is often added to prepared foods, including the following: Some products labeled nondairy , such as powdered coffee creamer and whipped toppings, may also include ingredients that are derived from milk and therefore contain lactose. When reading food labels with care, look not only for milk and lactose among the contents, but also for such words as the following:
► Lactose Intolerance
A medical encycopedia article on the topic lactose intolerance.
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Extractions: Causes, incidence, and risk factors: Lactose intolerance occurs when the small intestine does not produce enough of the enzyme lactase. When people with lactose intolerance consume milk products, they may have symptoms such as abdominal bloating , excessive intestinal gas, nausea diarrhea , and abdominal cramping Lactose intolerance is very common in adults and is not dangerous. Many adults, by the time they are 20 years old (approximately 30 million Americans), have some degree of lactose intolerance. Lactose intolerance is common in premature babies, but in term birth babies, it generally does not show up until they are at least 3 years old. Eliminating milk from the diet can result in a deficiency of calcium
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Extractions: Lactose is a larger sugar that is made up of two smaller sugars, glucose and galactose. In order for lactose to be absorbed from the intestine and into the body, it must first be split into glucose and galactose. The glucose and galactose then are absorbed by the cells lining the small intestine. The enzyme that splits lactose into glucose and galactose is called lactase, and it is located on the surface of the cells that line the small intestine.
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Lactose Intolerance
lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose, the sugar in dairy People with lactose intolerance do not have enough of the enzyme lactase,
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Extractions: Weight Watchers Online ... The Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose, the sugar in dairy products. People with lactose intolerance do not have enough of the enzyme lactase, which is required to digest lactose. A person with lactose intolerance who consumes milk or other dairy products may feel abdominal pain, gas, bloating, cramps, distention and/or diarrhea. These are signs that the digestive system cannot digest or absorb lactose, or can be signs of other medical conditions. Consult your clinician for a diagnosis. What causes lactose intolerance? A genetic trait causes some people to gradually make less lactase as they reach their teens or early twenties (they become increasingly lactose intolerant as they get older). Lactose deficiencies are more prevalent in certain ethnic groups, including African Americans, Asians, Jews, Mexicans, Native Americans and those of Mediterranean origin.
Lactose Intolerance - MayoClinic.com
Living with lactose intolerance doesn t mean doing away with dairy. You cancontrol this condition with a carefully chosen diet that includes some milk
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lactose intolerance is the inability of your body to completely break down lactose, lactose intolerance varies between different ethnic groups
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Lactose Intolerance
lactose intolerance is when a person has difficulty digesting, or can t digest,milk sugars. People with this problem do not have enough of the enzyme
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MotherNature.com - Lactose Intolerance
lactose intolerance is the impaired ability to digest lactose (the naturallyoccurring sugar in milk). The enzyme lactase is needed to digest lactose,
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Extractions: Lactose intolerance is the impaired ability to digest lactose (the naturally occurring sugar in milk ). The enzyme lactase is needed to digest lactose, and a few children and many adults do not produce sufficient lactase to digest the milk sugar. The condition is rare in infants. Only one-third of the population worldwide retains the ability to digest lactose into adulthood. Most adults of Asian, African, Middle Eastern, and Native American descent are lactose intolerant. In addition, half of Hispanics and about 20% of Caucasians do not produce sufficient lactase as adults. A simple test for lactose intolerance is to drink at least two 8-ounce glasses of milk on an empty stomach and note any gastrointestinal symptoms that develop in the next four hours. The test should then be repeated using several ounces of
Woolworths - Lactose Intolerance
Many gradually produce less lactase and develop lactose intolerance. The morecommon type of lactose intolerance occurs after weaning and is known as
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Extractions: Getting Enough Calcium WHAT IS LACTOSE? LACTOSE IS THE SUGAR found in milk. It is present in the milk of all mammals, but is not found anywhere else in nature. Manufacturers sometimes use lactose as a filler in products containing artificial sweeteners and also in some tablets. Lactose is normally broken down in the small intestine into its component sugars, glucose and galactose, under the action of an enzyme called lactase. Return to Index LACTOSE INTOLERANCE MOST MAMMALS PRODUCE the lactase enzyme until they are weaned, then stop. Humans are unique mammals because they continue to produce lactase throughout life. Most people of Anglo-Saxon origin keep producing lactase and rarely develop lactase intolerance. But, from many parts of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and some Mediterranean countries and the Australian aboriginal people don't. Many gradually produce less lactase and develop lactose intolerance. Without sufficient lactase enzyme, the lactose sugar is not digested normally in the small intestine. Instead, it passes to the large intestine where it is fermented into bacteria. This fermentation can cause excessive amounts of wind as well as bloating and pain. Some people develop diarrhoea.
National Food Service Management Institute
lactose intolerance FACT SHEET FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROFESSIONALS Lactoseintolerance is the body s inability to produce enough of the enzyme lactase
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Extractions: Lactose, or milk sugar, is the primary carbohydrate in milk. Since milk is an important source of the calcium and other essential nutrients every child needs for growth, Child nutrition professionals should work with children diagnosed with lactose intolerance and their parents to implement strategies to improve their tolerance of dairy foods or to find alternative sources of calcium when necessary. WHAT IS LACTOSE INTOLERANCE? Lactose intolerance is the body's inability to produce enough of the enzyme lactase needed to break down lactose so that it may be absorbed in the intestinal tract. Lactase is produced in the small intestine. Infants have an abundant supply of lactase. However, in some people, lactase levels decline as they age. This decline in lactase is called lactase non-persistence. Not everyone who has declining levels of lactase has lactose intolerance symptoms. Whether or not a person has symptoms depends on the level of lactase enzyme present and the amount of lactose consumed. If the levels of lactase are not sufficient for the amount of lactose consumed, the undigested lactose travels to the colon where intestinal bacteria feed on the undigested lactose-producing gas and the gastrointestinal symptoms associated with lactose intolerance. DIETARY MODIFICATIONS FOR LACTOSE INTOLERANCE Studies have shown that most people who have low levels of lactase can consume one cup of milk with a meal, or up to two cups of milk per day, without experiencing symptoms of lactose intolerance. In fact, drinking some milk on a daily basis, even if it is a small amount, may improve tolerance to lactose. Cheese is usually tolerated because it contains little or no lactose. Only a small amount of lactose is present in the milk curd used for making cheese. Aged cheeses are made with bacteria or molds that further decrease the lactose level during the ripening process. Examples of aged cheeses are Parmesan, cheddar, gouda, and Monterey Jack.
Go Ask Alice!: Lactose Intolerance
(1) Hi Alice, For some years I did not drink milk, but started to take a lot ofmilk just recently and discovered I cannot digest milk without developing a
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Extractions: Mac users: please note that our site is optimized for the Safari browser Food choices and health Lactose intolerance Originally Published: October 30, 1998 (1) Hi Alice, For some years I did not drink milk, but started to take a lot of milk just recently and discovered I cannot digest milk without developing a lot of gas, stomach aches, etc. I did not have that problem before I stopped drinking milk. Will I develop more l actase, i.e., the ability to digest milk, as time goes on and I drink more milk, or will I have to take Lactaid milk for the rest of my life (it's not available in some countries). Dear Alice, What are the symptoms of lactose intolerance (i.e., how long after taking a milk product will symptoms generally begin, and what are the typical symptoms), and how do they differ from irritable bowel syndrome? Dear Readers #1 and 2, Lactose intolerance is a condition in which the milk sugar lactose cannot be digested because of a partial or full deficiency of the lactase enzyme that's needed to break it down. With lactose intolerance, whatever lactose that remains undigested in the intestines attracts water, which results in gastrointestinal (GI) discomfort, bloating, gas, cramps, and diarrhea. Normal GI bacteria also ferment the undigested lactose, which exacerbates the symptoms of lactose intolerance. Symptoms usually occur with in one to two hours of ingesting a food containing lactose. Lactose intolerance is common, affecting nearly three-quarters of the world's population. Lactose intolerance is most prevalent among blacks, Asians, South Americans, and Native Americans. It's least prevalent among people of Western and Northern Europe an ancestry, particularly the Swedes and Danish.
Go Ask Alice!: Milk Allergy Or Lactose Intolerance?
Dear Alice, This may sound like a dumb question But I really am unsure.What is the difference between a milk allergy and lactose intolerance?
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Extractions: Mac users: please note that our site is optimized for the Safari browser Food choices and health Milk allergy or lactose intolerance? Originally Published: May 02, 2003 Dear Alice, This may sound like a dumb question... But I really am unsure. What is the difference between a milk allergy and lactose intolerance? Or are they one in the same? I was in an accident when I was 14. I had emergency surgery on my liver and spleen. After about the age of 20, I have developed severe mad dashes to the restroom after eating anything dairy. But I have a lot of Sinus allergies... that seem to flair up after eating milk products. Although generally milk products do cause thickening of the mucus... I was wondering if severe congestion also goes with it? I no longer eat milk products, of course. But I recently read about a child with a milk allergy who could not breathe through his nose afterward... accompanied by severe coughing. I am now 40 and learned my lesson well... But still curious and always looking for additional info and answers!! Thanks, Kathy

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