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There are many people worldwide who have some degree of lactose intolerance. For some, the symptoms may be as mild as minor bloating and a little extra gas. For others, consuming dairy may result in more severe gastric distress or for those who have a true allergy, anaphylaxis can occur. Avoiding dairy products may seem […]
Read moreLet’s face it. Many of us tend to over-indulge during the holidays. So many wonderful foods you only see at this time of year can be hard to pass up, but sometimes it’s worth the pass to not deal with the gas. Gas, bloating, acid reflux, and gut pain can all be part of the […]
Read moreFood – you need it to live, but if you eat the wrong thing it can cause some serious problems. Of course, what constitutes being the “wrong” thing differs from person to person. If you’ve been told that you are lactose intolerant, then for you, eating the wrong thing means consuming foods or beverages with […]
Read moreWhat is Lactose Intolerance? If your body does not produce a sufficient level of lactase, the digestive enzyme needed to break down lactose, you may suffer symptoms of lactose intolerance. Your body does not make enough lactase to break down the sugar in milk products. The lactose is not digested in the small intestine, so […]
Read moreOVERVIEW Lactose is the sugar found in milk and dairy products such as cheese and yogurt. After eating dairy products that contain this sugar, usually lactase, a digestive enzyme of the small intestine, helps to breakdown this complex sugar into two simple sugars, glucose and galactose. These simple sugars are then absorbed in the small […]
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