Types of lactose intolerance
1- intolerance primary or genetic lactose.
2- lactose intolerance secondary to diseases that compromise or damage the small intestine.
Diseases that can cause intolerance lactase are celiac disease, surgeries small bowel, Crohn's disease and infection of the small intestine by viruses, bacteria or parasites, malnutrition linked to prolonged diarrhea and taking some antibiotics and syndromes malnutrition as anorexia and bulimia.
Symptomatology
Symptoms occur 30 minutes to 2 hours after consuming dairy products. They are:
- Bloating.
- Abdominal cramps.
- Abdominal gas and bloating.
- Sickness.
- Vomiting.
- Acidic diarrhea.
- Floating and explosive bowel movement.
- Tarry stools.
They can also occur as depression nonspecific symptoms, fatigue, pain in the limbs, skin problems, nervousness, sleep disorders and impaired concentration.
Diagnosis
Diagnostic tests that help diagnose lactose intolerance include:
Breath test for lactase-hydrogen
The patient is supplied a solution with lactose and subsequent timeslots is made to blow through meter hydrogen. When undigested sugars are transported to the large intestine, intestinal bacteria use it as food and create hydrogen as a waste product.
Test lactose intolerance
When lactose is not tolerated after consuming dairy is not glucose in the blood. The body produces glucose when lactose is broken down. Several blood samples are taken before and after drinking milk.
It is considered abnormal if the glucose level rises less than 20 mg / dl after 2 hours after ingestion of milk.
How to treat lactose intolerance
Mainly with restrictions. This is limiting intake of milk and dairy products.
Cheeses and yogurts, being fermented products, reduce its lactose content.
Should carefully read labels on products like milk, cheese, yogurt, custard puddings and other dairy products, ice cream and fermented or creamy cheese, pudding, breads made with milk, milk-based sauces and milk drinks.
Alternatives to milk for lactose intolerant
- Lactose-free milk and dairy products.
- Formulas soy or vegetable milks.
- Fermented and cured cheeses.
- Legumes and nuts.
- Some fish like sardines, anchovies, cockles and mussels.
- Oral calcium supplements.
- Carbonated drinks.
- Some vegetables such as spinach or rhubarb.
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