LACTOSE INTOLERENCE - Dietitian Dr. Komal Tiwari - Best Dietitian in Weight Loss, Diabetes Management

Treatment for LACTOSE INTOLERENCE with Diet

Treatment for LACTOSE INTOLERENCE with Diet.

Lactose is a kind of carbohydrate (sugar) that is majorly present in dairy products. To metabolize lactose, an enzyme called Lactase is required. The people with Lactose Intolerance lack enzyme Lactase, which renders them incapable of digesting milk and its products.

In Lactase deficient people, the lactose moves directly to colon without being processed into Glucose and Galactose. The colonic flora acts upon it and start giving painful and uncomfortable symptoms.

Types of Lactose Intolerance:

PRIMARY:

It is caused by the decline of Lactase in small intestine.

SECONDARY:

It occurs due to any gut related injury or medical condition.

CONGENITAL:

The enzyme Lactase is missing since birth.

DEVELOPMENTAL:

Premature birth causes Lactase deficiency.

Symptoms:.

Diarrhoea

Cramps

Abdominal Pain

Nausea

Vomiting

Flatulence

Bloating

Smelly Farts

Causes:

Decreased Lactase production due to aging

Diseases of intestine like Celiac disease, Crohn’s disease

Family History of Lactose Intolerance

Premature Birth

How UD works:

Life of a person with lactose intolerance can be quite difficult as it is not easy to go off the milk products all together especially if the intolerance has developed in later stages of life. People with the lactose intolerance can still handle lactose in different forms and foods to some extent.

At UD, we use this strategy to plan diets for lactose intolerant people. We provide you lactose free recipes in your platter without compromising taste, if that is the only solution.

Also the people with lactose intolerance tend to have calcium and Vitamin D deficiencies. Our diet prescriptions focus on the nutritional management of calcium and Vitamin D.