What does lactose intolerance mean?

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Lactose intolerance is a kind of non infectious diarrhea caused by low secretion of lactase and inability to digest and decompose lactose in breast milk or milk, also known as lactase deficiency. Lactase deficiency is a widespread worldwide problem. The incidence of lactase deficiency is high in the Far East population, and most people do not have symptoms. What is the meaning of lactose intolerance? Let's talk about it

What does lactose intolerance mean?

The main symptom is diarrhea several times to more than 10 times a day, most children with intestinal gas, often bring a small amount of feces on the diaper. The stools are mostly yellow or green green, or they are egg & vegetable soup, with lots of foam and milk.

A small number of children with milk or vomiting. Children will also be accompanied by abdominal distension and varying degrees of anxiety, easy to cry, defecation or diarrhea improved after treatment. Colic is rare, often occurs in the course of disease, but can also occur before diarrhea.

Occasional colic, etc; Negative stool routine test, positive reducing sugar and low pH value indicate lactose intolerance; The treatment effect of lactose free formula milk is good, and diarrhea occurs after switching to common formula milk or breast feeding. In accordance with the above situation, it can be determined that the child has lactose intolerance.

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Lactose free formula milk powder with maltose or Glucomannan as the substitute of lactose in the composition of infant formula milk, in which protein, fat and other components still retain the composition of formula milk. Lactose free fresh milk is to add lactase in fresh milk before drinking, digest and decompose lactose in fresh milk, and then drink.