Lactose intolerance is a common cause of abdominal cramping, bloating and diarrhea. This condition occurs when the body does not have enough of the intestinal enzyme lactase. The job of lactase is to break down lactose, the main sugar in milk. Once lactose is broken down into simpler forms of sugar, these simple sugars can be absorbed into the bloodstream. In normal digestion, lactose is digested in the small intestine. When lactose can't be digested well, it passes into the colon....
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Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest significant amounts of lactose, which is the predominant sugar of milk. Fifty million American adults... Read more »
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Lactase deficiency; Milk intolerance; Disaccharidase deficiency; Dairy product intolerancePreventionThere is no known way to prevent lactose... Read more »