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Home Lactose Facts Lactose Content in Your Diet Cow’s Milk Allergy Intolerance Test Permanent Cure Dairy Free Recipes News Research			What is Lactose Intolerance?		Place Google Ads Here
			Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest a sugar called lactose that is found in milk and dairy products. The human body contains an enzyme in the small intestines called lactase which breaks down the lactose into simple sugars called glucose. These sugars are what the human body uses for energy.
			However, some people produce either a small amount of these enzymes or none at all. With the absence of these lactase enzymes the lactose does not digest as it should but rather remains in the gut causing either gas, bloating, cramps, diarrhoea or a combination of the above.
			Who is at risk for becoming Lactose Intolerant?
			Lactose intolerance is fairly common. It seems to affect men and women equally. Some ethnic groups are more likely to be affected than others because historically their diets include fewer dairy products.
			Approximately 80 to 90 percent of Africans, Asians and Native Americans experience some form of lactose intolerance and only around 25% of Caucasians suffer from this common affliction.
			Age is also another consideration when assessing whether you may be lactose intolerant. Generally, lactose intolerance in young children is rare, but it can happen so pay attention to your child’s reaction to milk and dairy products. However, as we get older our bodies produce fewer and fewer lactase enzymes and so we develop intolerance to milk and dairy products.
			Signs & Symptoms of Lactose Intolerance
			Lactose Intolerance creates a variety of symptoms. The symptoms depend invariably on the amount of dairy consumed and on the amount of lactase enzymes in the digestive tract. Knowing the lactose content of what you eat can help minimise symptoms.

			Typically, within 30 minutes to 2 hours after consuming milk or some form of dairy product, someone with lactose intolerance may experience nausea, flatulence, bloating, diarrhoea or a combination of the above.
			Remember other foods can produce similar symptoms as those mentioned above. Beans can cause gas. Allergy to cow’s milk can cause diarrhoea among others things. So visit your doctor and get a proper diagnosis.
			How to Treat Lactose Intolerance
			There are many ways to treat Lactose Intolerance. The most important way is to be in tuned with your body and know what to eat and what not to eat.
			The easiest way to prevent Lactose Intolerance symptoms is, of course, to refrain from consuming milk and dairy products. There are a range of milk substitutes and milk-free recipes. Soy milk and Lactose-reduced milk are just a couple examples.
			However, not everyone can pass up a slice of strawberry cheese cake or a delicious ice cream on a hot summer’s day. There are pills that can be taken either on a daily basis or together with any dairy consumption. Examples of Lactose Intolerance pills and other forms of Lactose Intolerance medications include Lactaid, DairyCare, Lactrase, Dairyaid, etc.
			However, you don’t have to worry about hunting around for dairy-free recipes or spending your hard-earned cash on pills for the rest of your life. There is a permanent solution.
			There is a new and revolutionary product called Lactagen, which is claimed to permanently treat the symptoms caused by Lactose Intolerance. All this can be done is just 38 days. Learn more about Lactagen’s 38 Day Challenge.