Lactose

Lactose intolerance, also called lactase deficiency, means you aren't able to fully digest milk sugar (lactose) in dairy products.
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Lactose: The sugar found in milk. The body uses the enzyme lactase to break down lactose into galactose and glucose.
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Lactose intolerance is a condition caused by a lack of an enzyme called lactase. Inadequate amounts of lactase cause the body to be unable to digest lactose, a sugar found in milk products.
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Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase is a blood test that measures the level of GALT, an enzyme involved in breakdown of milk sugars (lactose/galactose).
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In people who do not produce enough lactase, the lack of ability to digest the lactose results in diarrhea, abdominal pain and gas. Symptoms may depend on how much lactose is consumed.
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Lactose is a disaccharide (a type of sugar) in dairy products. During digestion, lactose is broken down into glucose and galactose, two simple sugars, by the intestinal enzyme lactase.
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Lactose intolerance is a condition in which a person cannot digest enough lactose, the sugar found in milk and milk products. The individual has a deficiency of an enzyme known as lactase.
What is going on in the body?
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Lactose Tolerance Test, Pediatric
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Lactose Intolerance Lactose Tolerance Test
Lactose
A complex sugar found in milk and milk products (also the principal sugar found in these products).
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lactose intolerance
The inability to digest or absorb lactose, a type of sugar found in milk and other dairy products.
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Lactose intolerance can be tested for more thoroughly using a lactose tolerance test, a hydrogen breath test and a stool acidity test. Your doctor can arrange these and other food intolerance tests if necessary.
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Lactose intolerance
Avoid dairy products or take medicine to help you digest lactose.
Bloating along with fewer than three bowel movements a week, abdominal pain, or hard, dry stools that are difficult to pass.
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Lactose intolerance is different than milk allergy. A person with lactose intolerance cannot digest milk sugar; one with milk allergy can digest milk, but his immune system is antagonistic to one or more of its components.
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Are you lactose intolerant? Consider stopping all milk-based products for two weeks.
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KindercalIsotonic, lactose-free, oral or tube feeding, indicated for children ages one to ten years of age. Mfg/Source: Mead Johnson, subsidiary of Bristol-Myers Squibb - 12/21/97.
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(glk´´ts´m), inherited metabolic disorder caused by an enzyme deficiency and transmitted as a recessive trait; it results in the accumulation of the sugar galactose in the body.
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Avoids or resolves common feeding problems due to lactose intolerance (fussiness, crying, gas, and diarrhea) while providing whole milk protein. 2. Vitamins, mineral, and calorie distribution are modeled after breast milk 3.
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Some infants develop temporary intolerance to the sugar in milk (lactose) as a result of an intestinal virus infection. To detect such an intolerance, formula should be reintroduced slowly and at half strength (i.e.
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Its symptoms are similar to a number of other illnesses, including diverticulosis and lactose intolerance. These symptoms include uncomfortable abdominal sensations and periodic diarrhea or constipation, sometimes occurring alternately.
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Some people find that lactose (the sugar found in milk) aggravates symptoms, so avoid dairy products that contain it.
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An enzyme that converts the milk sugar lactose into glucose and galactose.
lactation
Secretion of milk by the breasts.
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Pills often contain a filler and a plastic substance such as lactose that permits the pill to be rolled by hand or machine into the desired form. The pill may then be coated with a varnishlike substance.
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Heiny BM, Albrecht V, Beuth J: Correlation of immune cell activities and beta-endorphin release in breast carcinoma patients treated with galactose-specific lectin standardized mistletoe extract. Anticancer Res 18 (1B): 583-6, 1998 Jan-Feb.
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Lactitol is made from lactose, the carbohydrate in milk. Sugar alcohols are often found in 'sugar-free' candy, gum, and cookies. It is important to remember that these products still contain calories.
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