Causes, Symptoms and Treatment of Lactose Intolerance - Venkataeswara Hospitals
Lactose is ordinary sugar content commonly present in milk and all dairy products. Lactase is an enzyme present in the small intestines, which break lactose into simple sugars to be wrapped up into the body.
NIH (National Institute for Health) says, after infancy around 65% of the human population has a reduced capability to digest lactose. When there is an absence inlactase , undigested lactose in the intestines pulls in water and gets fermented by bacteria. This increase in fluid and gas in the bowels is what creates bloating and abdominal pain.
NIH (National Institute for Health) says, after infancy around 65% of the human population has a reduced capability to digest lactose. When there is an absence in
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