Or depending on the amount?
Also, can symptoms include:
~gas
~LOUD stomach rumbling
And can they last for 24 or 48 hours after the offending food has been eaten?
Thanks...
2007-01-31 08:03:02 · 4 answers · asked by melon_rose 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Yes it would. I am lactose intolerant and different products do affect me differently, also the amount affects the reaction also. The symptoms I experience do include gas but not necessarally loud rumblings, but do include other unplesant things.... I have found a wonderful product that is taken once a day that allows me to eat anything I want to, it is called "Digestive Advantage" for lactose intolerance. I need to take 2 each morning. You can find it at your local drug store. It is much better than taking Lactaid with the first bite of a dairy product a few times a day. As for lasting 24-48 hours... I guess it would depend on your metabolism.
2007-02-02 05:37:36 · answer #1 · answered by Ling 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well lactose intolerance results from an individuals inability to produce the enzyme lactase. This enzyme is responsible for the proper metabolism of lactose.
Most lactose-intolerant adults can drink about 250 ml (8 oz) of milk per day without severe symptoms (McGee 2004; Swagerty et al, 2002). If individuals drink much more then this, the lactose in milk remains uncleaved and unabsorbed. Lactose cannot pass easily through the intestinal wall into the bloodstream, so it remains in the intestines. Soon, gut bacteria adapt to the relative abundance of lactose (relative to other sugars like glucose) and switch over to metabolizing lactose. Along the way they produce copious amounts of gas by fermentation.
The gas causes a range of unpleasant abdominal symptoms, including stomach cramps, bloating, flatulence and diarrhea. Like other unabsorbed sugars, e.g. mannitol, the lactose raises the osmotic pressure of the colon contents, preventing the colon from reabsorbing water and hence causing a laxative effect to add to the excessive gas production.
2007-01-31 16:18:29 · answer #2 · answered by dewmimore2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, yes, and yes. It depends on the amount of lactose in whatever you are eating. Some cheeses/dairy products contain very little lactose. Those symptoms sound correct.
2007-01-31 16:10:22 · answer #3 · answered by cdog_97 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
with me it goes by spells. for a while i do not seem to be
bothered, then suddenly even a hint of dairy sets me off.
life is an adventure.
2007-01-31 16:13:18 · answer #4 · answered by agedlioness 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋