Lactose Intolerance

Burning or sore muscles are not typical symptoms of lactose intolerance. Lactose intolerance primarily causes gastrointestinal symptoms, such as bloating, gas, diarrhea, and abdominal pain after consuming lactose-containing foods. Muscle soreness may result from exercise, dehydration, or other factors, but it is not directly linked to lactose intolerance. If you experience muscle pain along with gastrointestinal issues, it may be worth consulting a healthcare professional for a proper evaluation.

Candesartan does not contain lactose as an active ingredient. However, some formulations or generic versions of the medication may include lactose as an inactive ingredient or filler. If you have lactose intolerance or allergies, it's important to check the specific formulation or consult with a pharmacist or healthcare provider.

Monsaccharides are a simple for a sugar and can have a sweet taste. They are usually colorless and water-soluble. Monosaccharide includes glucose and galactose. Lactose is made from both of those at its simplest forms.

Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose, found in animal milk (including human milk, which, in fact, has about twice has much lactose as cow's milk). An enzyme called lactase is required to digest lactose. When this enzyme is missing, the following symptoms may occur: abdominal cramps, diarrhea, gas, a feeling of bloatedness. Symptoms may occur within an hour, or up to several days later. The intensity of symptoms varies widely. DIAGNOSIS Lactose intolerance can be self-diagnosed by eliminating milk and dairy products from your diet for two weeks, then reintroducing milk (a glass or two), and seeing what happens. Your doctor can administer a couple of tests to confirm lactose intolerance (basically involves drinking a sweet drink containing a lot of lactose on an empty stomach and monitoring blood levels of glucose -- no rise in glucose means the lactose is not being absorbed; the other involves checking breath levels of hydrogen). TREATMENT If you are diagnosed with lactose intolerance, you have a variety of options. Lactase is available by prescription (Lactaid), and can be added to milk (drops) or taken with food containing dairy products (tablets). Some people may have adverse reactions to this medication, however (in tablet form -- the reaction is believed to be allergic. Drops seem to be ok.). Lactose reduced milk and cheeses are available in some areas. Aged cheeses, yogurt and sour cream may be tolerable (most of the lactose has already been converted). You can find your level of lactose tolerance by either cutting out dairy products entirely and slowing working them back into your diet, or you can slowly eliminate them until you stop having difficulties. Tables indicating lactose content for milk and milk products are available. Some believe that lactose intolerance is, in fact, the human (and mammalian) norm, rather than an aberration, citing in support statistics that indicate most of the world's population is lactose intolerant (Europeans and those of European descent being the exceptions), and the tendency to lactose intolerance with increased age. MILK ALLERGY Milk allergy, on the other hand, involves an allergic reaction to one or more of the proteins in milk (casein, lactalbumin, lactoglobulins). An allergic reaction to milk may include: eczema, rash, mucous buildup, wheezing, asthma, rhinitis, pneumonia, anaphylaxis. The type and severity of symptoms varies widely. Because a true milk allergy may involve mast cells in the mouth and throat, it is possible to have an allergic reaction to milk or milk products before they are digested. It is possible to be both lactose intolerant AND allergic to milk. DIAGNOSIS The bad news is, diagnostic tests for milk allergy -- for food allergy in general -- are hit or miss. One source I have claims that a negative is accurate, but false positives are common. Another states that the extracts used in allergy tests tend to lose potency quickly so you might test negative on a test and STILL be allergic. Elimination diets are the best test you have available to you. If you suspect milk allergy, eliminate milk and milk products for two or more weeks, and see what happens. If you can convince your physician to conduct a double-blind test on you, you may be able to confirm the diagnosis. TREATMENT The worse news is, no cure is available -- avoidance, and symptom control via antihistamines, etc. are the best you can do. (For now, at least, this is true of all food allergy, at least according to the conservative medical community -- but research is ongoing. I have a reference to a study by the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine in Denver which claims successful desensitization to peanuts in people who had a life history of allergic reaction to them. There's a dim hope, at least.) [The National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine in Denver has prepared a report about successful desensitization to peanuts in patients with a life history of allergic reaction to them. The address for that group is: National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Public Affairs Department, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206 303-398-1079, 800-222-LUNG (5864)] Lactose intolerance is the inability to break down the sugar in milk, lactose. There are varying levels of lactose intolerance, based upon how much of the enzyme "Lactase" your body has. The more it has, the better the ability of your body to break down the sugar, and the more tolerance you have. Since cow milk is not a natural thing for humans to drink (nor any milk past age 2), it makes sense that people will develop primary lactose intolerance over their life time and it is not uncommon for adults to develop the symptoms of lactose intolerance which include but are not limited to; diarrhea, stomach cramps, bloating, gas and nausia. If a young child has any of these symptoms, contact their doctor, as it is possible to be born lacking lactase.

People who are lactose intolerant are not able to process lactose in the body. Lactose is a substance that is commonly found in milk products. Older adults and people of certain ethnic groups are more prone to develop lactose intolerance. Symptoms for lactose intolerance include abdominal pain, abdominal bloating, gas, diarrhea. Those who experience any of the symptoms mentioned should consult with their doctor for further advice on dealing with and controlling lactose intolerance.

Adults need a particular enzyme in their stomach to tolerate lactose. Babies are born with that enzyme. It turns off automatically in a number of children when they get to be about six years old. As a result they become lactose intolerant. Height and weight have nothing to do with lactose intolerance but the lack of an enzyme. Some people lactose intolerant people drink milk with a bacterium added which adds that enzyme. Others eat milk in the form of cheese or yogurt.

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Sometimes stressful situations trigger reactions that wouldn't otherwise occur. You may be secreting different amounts of stomach fluids when you are home that don't react as well to milk.

All mammals, including humans, are fed milk, by their mothers, when they are infants. all infants bodies produce an enzyme called lactase, that digests lactose, the kind of sugar found in milk. As they grow, animals and many people stop producing lactase and can no longer digest milk. they become lactose intolerant. people whose ancestors came from areas where dairy foods have long been part of the diet, such as northern and western Europe, are less likely to become lactose intolerant.

If you are lactose intolerant and drink milk you will have diarrhea. Prolonged diarrhea causes dehydration. Thus the majority of weight loss will be only water weight.

lactose intolerant. they lack the enzyme amylase which digests dairy

ya may be. . u have not told detail where exactly it is on the arm . . and i would like to know weather it in the muscle. . . ? if it is in muscle it  may .. . my rationale to this is that lactose mechanism is anaother way of getting energy to body which occurs in muscles. . . specially in conditions when ur body get fatigued. .

The cell membrane of the wall of the small intestine is a partially permeable membrane. Lactose is too big to pass through the membrane, and thus, cannot be absorbed into the bloodstream. I hope this answered your question.

Laura

Biology Teacher

Their body can't absorb lactose...

There are enzymes in your small intestine which break down lactose called lactase. Lactase breaks down lactose into galactose and glucose so your body can then absorb it.

I think the lactic acid will bother you but not as bad as drinking a straight glass of milk.

no

Lactose intolerance is a misnomer. Many people are unaware of what it actually is and means. Almost everyone on the planet is lactose intolerant, it's just to what degree. The majority of adult humans don't produce the lactase enzyme needed to break down lactose. More correctly it's to what degree are you intolerant. Generally speaking, yes you could be half lactose intolerant.

No, all milk has the same amount of lactose in it, whether pasteurized or unpasteurized. You will still get the same symptoms you get from drinking milk that is not raw. Also, there a microorganisms in unpasteurized milk which can be very serious or fatal.

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No, it can't.

It depends on the level of lactose intolerance in the individual and it also depends on the dairy food that is consumed.

The level of lactose intolerance depends on how much lactase enzyme exists in the person's digestive system to digest the lactose. The more lactase, the easier it is to digest the lactose, the less lactase, the harder to digest the lactose and the food moves through the intestines without being digested properly and this is primarily what causes the symptoms in lactose intolerance.

Some dairy foods have lower levels of lactose:

* Most low fat yoghurts * Parmesan cheese * Low fat mozzarella But even when eating these foods, if too much is eaten at once or on an empty stomach, it can increase risk of getting symptoms.

Other (especially high fat) dairy foods will cause the lactose symptoms (bloating, gas, abdominal pain, nausea) within a short time of eating the foods.

Some research suggests that eating a little bit of the well-tolerated dairy foods, together with other foods may help with their digestion and may increase levels of the lactase enzyme as the body becomes more used to digesting the lactose.

But other research suggests that we all become more lactose intolerant as we age anyway.

Some cultures are more prone to be lactose intolerant than others anyway.