Negative Effects Of Lactose Intolerance

Introduction
• Lactose intolerance is actually a very common condition. People will lactose will experience digestive problems when they eat the main sugar found in milk and dairy products. People can acquire lactose intolerance at any point in their life. This can have a negative effect on the quality of life.
Causes
• Lactose intolerance takes place when your small intestine doesn't produce enough of an enzyme called lactase to digest milk sugar called lactose (Lactose intolerance Causes, 2016)
• Patients who are experiencing lactose intolerance, is fermented and metabolized by bacteria in the colon to produce gas and short chain fatty acids. This is caused by a deficiency of lactose. Lactose is responsible for metabolizing lactose in the small intestine.
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It is made up of one molecules each of the simple sugars glucose and galactose. The lactose enzyme is needed to break down lactose down into glucose and galactose which is absorbed into the blood stream through the intestinal lining.
• If the patient is lactase deficient, the lactose in your food moves into the colon instead of being absorbed (Lactose intolerance Causes, 2016)
• Then the colon, the normal bacteria interact with undigested lactose. This will cause the signs and symptoms of lactose intolerance.
Symptoms
The signs and symptoms of lactose intolerance patients will usually begins in 30 minutes to two hours after eating foods or drinks to contain lactose.
• Common side effects include o abdominal cramps
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