Mother’s diet and baby’s fussiness: 5 signs for mothers to notice

July 5, 2010

Mother’s diet can mean a lot to a breastfeeding baby. Though normally what the mother has or takes is not in anyway related to the baby’s symptoms, it is not the same always. Mother’s feed has a significant influence on a baby’s indigestion or food allergy or gastrointestinal symptoms. This is because the allergens are [...]

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Don’t hurt babies with lactose: Problem-foods moms should avoid

July 5, 2010

Sometimes, a mother can be the cause behind a baby’s lactose intolerance. Some foods taken by the mother can be problematic and reduce the fat intake or result in high lactose intake in the baby. This is especially the case with just-born, breastfeeding babies as they rely only on their mother’s milk for sustenance. Of [...]

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Lactose Intolerance and Aging: 6 ways to care for the elderly

July 5, 2010

Age and lactose intolerance are directly proportional. One starts to become more and more lactose intolerant as one ages. No, lactose intolerance is not a condition that affects only the elderly populace or is a sign of aging. It is a sign of the end of the weaning period. It is a sign to indicate [...]

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Low Lactose Foods: Why is hard cheese not hard on us?

July 5, 2010

Lactose Intolerance, clinically means, elimination of dairy items from your food routine. But lactose intolerance is not that vehement toward you. It does not take its toll on you completely. If you are lucky, you maybe able to still digest a few items that belong to the dairy family. Cheese is one such item. Yes, [...]

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Sugars and the small intestine: Lactase at work in healthy individuals

July 3, 2010

Sugars are digested in the small intestine. Lactose, as we all know, is a sugar present in milk and dairy products. Like all sugars, it is biochemically called a carbohydrate and hence depends on an enzyme for its absorption into the bloodstream. Carbohydrates are the essential source of energy in every living being and without [...]

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Its lactose everywhere: Lactose in food and pharmaceuticals industries

July 3, 2010

Lactose is found everywhere in the food and the pharmaceuticals industry. If you are lactose intolerant, it is better for you to read the label of every other product that you buy. Apart from naturally occurring lactose found in milk and dairy products, lactose is prevalent widely in many confectionery, pharmaceuticals and protein products. This [...]

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Congenital Lactose Intolerance: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

July 3, 2010

Congenital lactose intolerance is a very rare case of lactose intolerance. Unlike secondary or primary lactose intolerance, it is very unusual and finds occurrence only in a few hundreds of individuals. Of the 70% of the world population affected by lactose intolerance, only less than 5% have congenital lactose intolerance. This article will unravel the [...]

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The link between lactose overload, low fat feeds and allergens in babies

July 3, 2010

Lactose intolerance or lactose overload in babies is not caused only by lactase deficiency, but also by factors like low fat feeds from the mother, allergens in the mother’s diet and even wrong or incorrect positioning of the baby during breastfeeding. These factors cause quick gastric clearance and then, fermentation of lactose in the colon. [...]

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