It is believed that thirty and fifty million Americans are are lactose intolerant. Lactoste intolerance is the inability to digest the main sugar found in milk. It is sometimes hard to diagnose.
The embarrassing and sometimes painful symptoms can range from mild to severe, and depend on many factors. There are a few ways that lactose intolerance can be diagnosed, even in infants.
There are some well known causes of lactose intolerance, and some not so well known causes. Lactose intolerance is common but it need not detract from a person’s ability to live a healthy life.
As many as eighty to 100 percent of African Americans, Native Americans and Asian Americans are lactose intolerant to some degree. It is treated with limiting trigger foods, or taking a
lactase enzyme supplement with the first bite of food. The most well known cause of lactose intolerance is that as a person ages their body naturally produces less lactase. People who are lactose
intolerant need to ensure that they eat enough foods that contain calcium, as this is one of the main nutrients the body receives from dairy products. Living life with lactose intolerance is not hard but
takes knowledge and dedication.