Lactose Intolerance Article
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Lactose is a prominent sugar found in all diary products, as well as in mother's milk. Lactose maldigestion/intolerance is the term used to describe the inability to digest lactose in milk and milk products, producing symptoms of intestinal gas, abdominal distension, and flatulence with loose, watery, acidic diarrhea.Adverse reactions to the lactose portion of milk are primarily related to the absence or loss of the intestinal enzyme lactase. Individual reactions to lactose vary and depend on many factors such as the degree of lactase deficiency, lactose dosage, and
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