Lactose intolerance

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inborn carbohydrate metabolism disorder

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• What Is Lactose Intolerance and What Causes It? Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest a sugar called lactose that is present in milk and dairy products.
• Lactose intolerance is not a food allergy but is an intolerance to lactose - the sugar in milk - due to lack of a ferment (enzyme) in the lining of the intestine.
• If digestive symptoms occurs in the next four hours, the diagnosis of lactose intolerance is likely.
• The problem underlying lactose intolerance is a lack of lactase — an enzyme produced by the lining of your small intestine.
• com Lactose intolerance Reviewed byDrAlanOgilvie, gastroenterologist What is lactose intolerance? Lactose intolerance is very common in Asia and Africa.

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