Intolerance with lactose
intolerance with lactose is the incapacity to digest it , of , because of the absence or the number insufficient of produced digestive enzymes. The enzyme allowing the "breaking" of lactose is called lactase. It is secrétée by all, during childhood. But at certain populations (Asian and African), the production is dried up at the adulthood, not allowing more the assimilation of milk.
In general, the symptoms appear between 30 minutes and 2 hours after ingestion of food containing lactose. with the milk which is a problem strictly immunizing and no bond with intolerance with lactose has if it is not the fact that it obliges to avoid them proteins milk.
The symptoms are ballonements, painful stomach cramps and diarrhoeas. The ballonements are caused by the bacteria of the system of which starts to produce hydrogen in lactose précense not digested. It is this symptom which is used to confirm the disease. The syndrome of the irritable intestine and that of malabsorption of the fructose present similar symptoms.
There are various degrees of intolerance according to the quantity of lactase produced by the individual. The people suffering from intolerance must avoid consuming lactose or taking enzymatic complements. To avoid lactose is very difficult because Western food uses lactose or the dairy products in much of receipts but also like food or preserving complement.
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