Lactose Intolerance, Please explain?!


Question: Lactose Intolerance, Please explain!?
I think it is the milk sugar,does it include all cheese (with cows milk) do some people do OK on Goats milk!? I know SOY is OK!.
Is yogurt OK!. asidolphis (SP) milk OK!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
It's the body's genetic inability to make the enzyme responsible for breaking down the protein structures of lactose and maltose, TWO sugars that are prevalent in mammalian bovine mucosal secretions from a sebaceous gland!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.AKA = milk!.

Usually, bloating, diarrhea, cramping and gas is associated with lactose intolerance!.!.!.!.!.!.Self diagnosis IS NOT RECOMMENDED: even medical professionals should NOT diagnose themselves!.

Within the past 15 years, there have been several products that help with the lactose intolerance problem: Lactaid, the brand name, is a tablet that you take before consuming products that contain lactose!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.There is even a Lactaid milk, which incorporates the product into the milk already, so no tablet is necessary!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Some cheeses (think: hard, long aged) do not have as much lactose in them, during the aging process, the beneficial bacteria that forms during the aging process "eat up" the lactose!.!.!.!.!.some yogurts have beneficial bacteria (think Activia) added to them!.!.!.!.!.!.!.And acidophiles added to dairy products does seem to help some individuals that suffer from lactose intolerance!.!.!.!.!.!.

ChristopherWww@FoodAQ@Com

Lactose is a sugar in cow's milk!. Other types of milk have less lactose!. Lactose intolerant people have a reduced amount of the enzyme needed to digest lactose!.

People have varying degrees of lactose intolerance, depending on whether they are totally lacking the enzyme or still produce some of it!. Some can't eat any lactose at all without getting a nasty reaction!. It's more common to be able to digest small amounts of lactose, just needing to avoid higher lactose products like cream, ice cream and large amounts of whole milk!.

Many lactose intolerant people can handle hard cheese and yogurt!. That's because the bacteria and molds that produce cheese and yogurt actually consume much of the lactose, so the resulting products are lower in lactose!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Milk is for babies!.
That is the basic answer!.
Baby mammals!.
All mammals, including humans, are not supposed to consume milk after they have outgrown feeding from the mother's nipple!.
After a mammal, including humans, stops consuming mother's milk, the body will slowly stop producing the enzyme that helps to break down the milk!.

So, your own family background has nothing to do with lactose intolerance!. Lactose Intolerance is a phrase made up by the dairy industry in order to confuse people into thinking that they have a problem -- when actually they do not have a problem at all!.

If you, yes, you yourself, were to stop consuming dairy products for, say about a year, you would start to become Lactose Intolerant!. If you stopped for about two years!.!.!. you would likely be totally intolerant by then!. Perhaps you would be able to consume a little diary here and there, but drinking a whole glass of milk or something like that would leave you feeling rather sick!.

That's how it works!.

One can purchase and consume the enzyme, but, as I know from other's experience, at first it works, then you need to take two pills, then three, then very soon a whole bottle just to be able to drink a glass of milk!. So!.!.!. there you go!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

People who are lactose intolerant have an inability to tolerate milk products because they lack the enzyme to do so!. This is similar to rennet - the enzyme used to make cheese!. It's found in calves stomachs and humans form similar enzymes while they are babies!. It's what is crucial to digesting milk products without feeling bloated or sick!. If you don't eat a lot of milk products for a long period of time, you can lose this enzyme because your body doesn't need it anymore!. Lactaid and similar products can help - I've heard - I don't have this problem - but I don't know if they actually cure lactose intolerance if you continue to drink/eat dairy products without them!.
I have heard raw milk not affecting people the same way pasteurized milk does (I love fresh/raw milk - straight from the vat at the dairy farm)!. It might be that is still contains some enzymes that before pasteurization can help digest it better!. I am not crazy about drinking straight milk - it's been a long time since a visit to my uncles dairy - but anything else I love!Www@FoodAQ@Com

If you have trouble digesting dairy--not surprising; if you're old enough to be asking questions on a computer, you should have been weaned years ago--then any product with animal milk in it may cause a problem!. Lactose is milk sugar!. Lactase is the enzyme that breaks it down!. Most mammals stop producing lactase as they come out of infancy into childhood, and this age differs among mammals!. With humans, it's roughly 2-5 years of age!.

There are soy ice creams, soy yogurts, and soy cheeses!. A number of soy cheeses have casein, a milk protein, but since it's lactose free, it's suitable for the lactose intolerant!. There are also rice milks, nut milks, oat milks, and hemp milk if soy milk doesn't do it for you!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

What causes lactose intolerance!?
Some causes of lactose intolerance are well known!. Primary lactase deficiency is a condition that develops over time!. After about age 2 the body begins to produce less lactase, though most people will not notice symptoms until they are much older!.

Secondary lactase deficiency occurs when injury to the small intestine or certain digestive diseases reduce the amount of lactase a person produces!. These diseases include celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and Crohn’s disease!.

Researchers have identified a genetic link for lactose intolerance!. Some people are born with a likelihood of developing primary lactase deficiency because it has been passed to them genetically (inherited from their parents)!. This discovery may be useful in developing a diagnostic test to identify people with the condition!.


Who is at risk for lactose intolerance!?
Between 30 and 50 million Americans are lactose intolerant and certain ethnic and racial populations are more affected than others!. Up to 80 percent of African Americans, 80 to 100 percent of American Indians, and 90 to 100 percent of Asian Americans are lactose intolerant!. The condition is least common among people of northern European descent!.

Babies that are born prematurely are also more likely to be lactose intolerant, because lactase levels do not increase until the third trimester of a woman’s pregnancy!.

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The lactose intolerant tend to be able to drink goat's milk as the proteins are smaller than those found in cow's milk (similar to human milk, and easier to digest)!.
If dairy products contain active bacterial cultures which break down lactose (either having been added back to a pasturized product, or occuring naturally in the raw milk/cheese/yougurt), then it is not so much a problem in the lactose-intolerant human (microbes break it down for you)!. *Sigh* A case in which sterilization of food is not necessarily good!.
Many older cheeses have had their lactose completely broken down by the microbes involved!. Several lactose intolerant have informed me that they have no trouble whatsoever with Munster!. Young cheeses like motsarella (sp!?) cannot be tolerated!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Soy is not real "milk" so lactose intolerant people can take it!.!.
Lactose intolerance covers most dairy products including goat's milk though it would occasionally vary from person to person!. I could be wrong though but from what I understand, lactose intolrance means "no dairy"!. That includes yoghurt too!.

If you think you have this condition, then see a doc (self diagnosis is not advisable) for more information!. A nutritionist perhaps on what foods to avoid etc!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Well i'm not lactose intolerant but i'm allergic to something in dairy so i cant have any
I actually found out alot of things have dairy
for me soy is fine
but no cheese
I just looked on the internet about goats milk and it said that it still has the same things as cows milk
It also said that most people have a intolerance to more then the lactose
So if i were you i would just stay away from it all
you get used to it
(just the smell of cheese makes me want to vomit, I don't see how people can like it)
The person above is totally incorrect
most people are born with it
1 of the girls at my school she had a glass of cows milk when she was 1 and was sick for daysWww@FoodAQ@Com

Read my answer on this question
http://answers!.yahoo!.com/question/index;!.!.!.

I avoided all dairy for years, until I learned about raw milk!. Now, its a staple in my diet, and I have no problems with it at all!. Many "lactose intollerant" people are actually reacting to the common allergens and garbage thats in commercial milk-pasturized milk is dead!.!.!.it does not contain the enzymes needed to digest itself!. Raw milk is wonderful, and usually very well tolerated by even the most milk allergic people!. Yogurt is good, since it contains enzymes as well-just be sure its TRUE yogurt, not the commercial stuff that is thickened with gelatin and other stuff!. Real yogurt should contain milk and live active cultures-nothing else!. Soy is not a good choice for anything-most soy has been genetically modified with all sorts of creepy stuff (google GMO soy for more info)Www@FoodAQ@Com

Typically if you are lactose intolerant you can't have ANY milk products at all, including yogurts and cheeses!. Soy "milk" is okay because there is not milk in it at all, it is more like Soy "juice"!. :)Www@FoodAQ@Com

i really cant explain it , but drinking milk or eating yogurt i get sick but eating cheese or ice cream i am fine, when i eat foods and it calls for milk in the recipe i have no problem, maybe i am borderline intollerant or something elseWww@FoodAQ@Com





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