Lactose Intolerance

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Lactose Intolerance

Foods

Cereals

Sauces

Baking Mixture

Waffles

Milk, cheese, yogurt, butter, margarine

Whey products

Types

Developmental lactose intolerance (premature birth development)

Congenital or developmental lactose intolerance (born with/inherited)

Secondary Lactose Intolerance (illness or injury to intestine)

Primary Lactose Intolerance (most common/normal)

Treatment

Doctors recommend to try low dairy foods regularly

No specific treatment

Symptoms

Uncomfortable bowel

Nausea and vomiting

Cramps and pain

Causes the feeling of fullness

Causes diarrhoea and gas

What Causes it?

Usually develops in children in their single digit ages

Can be inherited genetically throughout the family

As your sources of lactase decrease, the amount of lactase enzyme production decreases

The insufficient production of the lactase enzyme in the small intestine