Lactose Intolerance Help and Information

Lactose intolerance or milk intolerance.
Lactose is a form of sugar found in milk and milk products. Lactose intolerance occurs in some people who suffer digestive symptoms if they take milk or milk products. The condition is more common in Asians, which may explain why some Asian children have an aversion to drinking milk.

Symptoms
* Abdominal discomfort/ colicky pain ( pain that comes and goes in waves).
* Abdominal distension/ flatulence/wind (due to excessive gas in the bowels).
* Diarrhea, in some cases.

Causes
* Lack of the enzyme lactase (click here for more info about lactase) in, which is require to digest lactose. When undigested lactose passes into the large bowel, it is fermented by bacteria there to produce large amounts of gas and acids, which produce the symptoms.

What you can do
Depending on the severity of your intolerance, either avoid milk or milk products completely or take in a small amounts. People have varying degrees of lactose intolerance. You can increase your level of tolerance by gradually increasing your intake. However, it is unlikely that you will be able to completely tolerate milk in large amounts.
*Increase your tolerance of lactose by starting with tiny amounts of milk/ milk products and gradually increasing intake over months/ years.
* Use lactase capsules or low lactose milk products e.g., yogurt.

So now if you were having problems about lactose, you know what to do!