Articles for tag: Food Intolerances, Lactose, Lactose Intolerance, Milk Allergy

How to Avoid the Symptoms of Lactose Intolerance

Simply put, Lactose Intolerance is the body’s inability to tolerate, or digest, lactose. Lactose is the sugar that’s found in dairy products such as milk, cheese and ice cream. If your body’s small intestine doesn’t produce enough of the enzyme called “Lactase”, then you probably have problems digesting milk products properly. An estimated thirty to ...

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Dairy Allergy in Children: When it’s Not Lactose Intolerance

When my oldest daughter was a baby, through some trial and error I noticed that she cried a lot less and slept a lot better when I didn’t consume products made with cow’s milk. Since I was breastfeeding, yummy stuff like milk on my cereal, yogurt, cheese and ice cream really seemed to make her ...

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Home Remedies for Lactose Intolerance

What Is Lactose Intolerance? The inability to digest significant quantities of lactose (236 ml.), the major sugar constituent of milk and milk products is known as Lactose Intolerance. One of the reasons of lactose intolerance is the shortage of lactase, an enzyme that is produced by the cells that border the inside of the small ...

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Milk Allergy Vs. Lactose Intolerance

Many people confuse milk allergies and lactose intolerance for the same problem. However, they are quite different. As should be obvious, lactose intolerance only involves lactose. Now while this is in milk, people suffering from this ailment (caused by a lack of lactase, the enzyme used to break down lactose sugars) will incur mild to ...

How To Determine if You’re Lactose Intolerant?

If you’re lactose intolerant, something as simple as drinking a glass of milk can cause a host of unpleasant symptoms, including abdominal cramps, bloating, diarrhea, flatulence, and nausea. If you are lactose intolerant, your small intestine doesn’t produce enough lactase, an enzyme your body needs to digest the lactose found in milk and dairy products. ...