Lactase, a brush border enzyme of small intestine, hydrolyzes the disaccharide lactose into glucose and galactose.This enzyme is high at birth but declines with age especially so in people of non-European descent. The level of lactose intolerance varies from partial to complete. Patients complain of bloating, abdominal cramps, and flatulence .Higher intake may even lead to diarrhea.
Wrong Diagnosis
Many people mistakenly attribute their abdominal symptoms to lactose intolerance.
One solution
If glasses of milk are taken with food at wide intervals, symptoms of intolerance could be controlled.
The best advice would be “Consult your doctor for correct diagnosis, and accordingly the appropriate treatment.”
Some interesting reports related to LACTOSE INTOLERANCE.
1.Twenty doctors failed to diagnose Charles Darwin with lactose intolerance, new research suggests. (http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/ancient/AncientRepublish_1353681.htm )
2.Lactose intolerance seems linked to ancestral struggles with harsh climate and cattle diseases, Cornell study finds.( http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June05/lactase.herding.ssl.html )
3.Genetic basis for lactose intolerance revealed………………..The widespread prevalence of lactose intolerance was only recognized in the 1960s. Before that, a dislike of milk in countries such as China was ascribed to cultural differences.( http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1787-genetic-basis-for-lactose-intolerance-revealed.html)
4. Some people link lactose intolerance to back pain. (I can’t find any study to prove or disprove it.)
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April 19, 2008
Lactose intolerance
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hi, very good information..ya its true that 70% of adult humans are lactose intolerant.Lactose intolerance levels also increase with age. At ages 2 - 3 yrs., 6 yrs., and 9 - 10 yrs; the amount of lactose intolerance is respectively
6% to 15% in white Americans and northern Europeans,
18%, 30%, and 47% in Mexican Americans,
25%, 45%, and 60% in black South Africans,
approximately 30%, 80%, and 85% in Chinese and Japanese
30–55%, 90%, and >90% in Mestizos of Peru.
Very nice...good luck..
Lactose intolerant ones don't take milk,so they loose out on calcium.This may be the cause of back pain.
No matter what others say, I think it is still interesting and useful maybe necessary to improve some minor things
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