Struggles and Management of Lactose Intolerance Many people are forced to keep track of their diet each day of their life. From children to adults, large numbers of people are diagnosed with lactose intolerance. Others, who may not have been tested by physicians, may incorrectly diagnose themselves, confusing this disorder to many others that are extremely similar. Being lactose intolerant takes a toll on daily life. Individuals constantly have to be aware of what they are eating as well as how much you are consuming. With this disorder, each person has to learn to manage it correctly. From person to person, the inability to digest lactase varies by how their body handles it and why. Many people believe that the solution to their lactose intolerance problem is to cut dairy out of their diet completely. However, this may be worse for them. Due to a lack of consumption of dairy products among people who are lactose intolerant there are also health risks, which are linked to this condition. In dairy products and in milk, there is a sugar known as lactose. In order to digest this sugar, you need the necessary enzyme. There are several different reasons for the inability to digest lactose: primary lactase deficiency, secondary lactase deficiency, congenital lactase deficiency, and developmental lactase deficiency. Cases dealing with primary lactase deficiency are most common. As babies, there are normally more lactase enzymes produced than needed in order to digest lactose. “Worldwide, most humans lose 90% to 95% of birth lactase levels by early childhood, followed by a continuing decline during the course of a lifetime,” (Thorn). By the time children reach about three years old, the production of lactase significantly drops. In some... ... middle of paper ... ... for people with lactose intolerance.” Women’s Health Advisor. 16.3 (March 2012): p6. Health Reference Center Academic. Web. 12 November 2013. Mattar, Rejane, et al. “Lactose Intolerance: diagnosis, genetic, and clinical factors.” Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology 5(2012): 113+. Health Reference Center Academic. Web. 11 November 2013. Thorn, Allison. “Understanding Lactose Intolerance.” Clinician Reviews Nov. 2010: 17+. Health Reference Center Academic. Web. 1 November 2013. Vesa, Tuula H, Leena M Seppo, Philippe R. Marteau, Timo Sahi, and Riitta Korpela. “Role of irritable bowel syndrome in subjective lactose intolerance.” American J Clinical Nutrition 1998; 67: 710-5. 1998. Web. 12 November 2013. Heyman, Melvin B. "Lactose intolerance in infants, children, and adolescents." Pediatrics Sept. 2006: 1279+. Health Reference Center Academic. Web. 22 Nov. 2013.
For example, if a person had been able to consume lactose products for their life with no problems, but in an unfortunate event had to have a portion of his or her small intestine removed, there would be a change in the number of present lactase enzymes in the stomach. Because the lactase enzyme is stored in the small intestine, the person may now experience lactose intolerance due to the decrease in the presence of lactase. Knowing where the lactase enzyme is stored can aid physicians in understanding what will happen after a procedure or the introduction of a new medication. The experiment was conducted to determine the optimal ph of lactose required to produce the maximum amount of glucose. It was predicted that the optimal ph of lactose would be most efficient at lactose ph 6, and that the lower the ph, the amount of glucose produced would increase
Lactase is an enzyme found in the digestive system. It is essential to the complete digestion of sugar in whole milk and milk products. Lactase specifically breaks down lactose, a complex sugar. Lactase cannot be absorbed by the body unless it is broken down by lactase into glucose and galactose. According to webMD, “Lacking lactase in their intestines, a person consuming dairy products may experience the symptoms of lactose intolerance…Abdominal cramping, flatulence (gas) and diarrhea can occur when a lactose intolerant person consumes milk products.” ("Lactase Enzyme oral : Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Pictures, Warnings & Dosing - WebMD", n.d.) Lactase is not recommended for use in CHILDREN younger than 4 years of age. Safety and effectiveness in this age group have not been confirmed. (Kluwer, 2014)
There is a strong family genetic predisposition for this condition, specifically with the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) genes DR3, DQ2 and DQ8. The Caucasian population and people of European descent experience celiac disease. Moreover, women seem to have a higher prevalence than males for this illness. Incidence within the general population is 1 in 3,000 citizens. People from Mediterranean and African ancestries, Jews, and Asian cultures rarely suffer from this disease. Children can also be affected. Patients who suffer from celiac disease may also experience additional autoimmune diseases like arthritis, systemic lupus, sojourn syndrome, down syndrome, intestinal cancer, lactose intolerance, type I diabetes, intestinal insuffici...
In solving the case study of a 22-year-old college senior dietary concern, we start by examining her diet. Dawn is a vegan. Vegans exclude meat and milk products from their diets. Vegan-ism is one of many options if someone is trying to adapt to living a vegetarian lifestyle. Lactovegetarian is another vegetarian diet option. Lactovegetarians exclude eggs, meat, seafood, and poultry from their diet, but include milk and milk products. Similar to lactovegetarian in spelling, but different in diet is lact-ovo-vegetarian. Lact-ovo-vegetarian has the same exclusion as lactovegetarians, with eggs being the exception. Lact-ovo-vegetarians consume eggs (pg. 62).
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional GI disorder (FGID) characterized by abdominal pain in association with altered bowel habits in the absence of any identifiable structural or biochemical abnormalities. It is a very common disorder that can have a profound negative impact on a patient’s quality of life and constitutes a considerable social and economic burden on society. Extensive research over the last few decades has led to a better understanding of this complex syndrome and improvements in treatment. After a brief review of the clinical manifestations and diagnosis of IBS, the current understanding of the complex physiological mechanisms contributing to the syndrome will be addressed. The remainder of this paper will focus on a number of important topics at the interface of IBS and psychiatry, including psychiatric comorbidity in IBS, the complex role of psychosocial stressors in the onset and perpetuation of symptoms in IBS, and various considerations in the management of IBS from the perspective of psychiatry.
Digestive: a sn Irritable Bowel Syndrome This disease affects the muscles in the intestines. It can cause gas, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and constipation. It usually does not lead to further diseases. Most people can control the symptoms through diet, stress management, and medication.
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“Commercially prepared infant formulas are a nourishing alternative to breast milk, and even contains vitamins and nutrients that breastfed infants need to get from supplements (Pearl, E., 2015). Breastfeeding is proven to strengthen the immune system for children of all ages. While a mother nurses the infant, the mother passes down nutrients and antibodies from the milk the babies drink while nursing. Like immunizations building invulnerabilities for people destructive illnesses, breast milk gives additional antibodies to infants to help them. Nursing sessions are less demanding to retain and process the formula since it contains living development elements, hormones, and chemicals which help an infant to effectively process all healthy intake from each feeding (The Office on Women’s Health, 2012). Further, in creating nations, scientists found that for newborn children who were not breastfed have danger of dying from irresistible infections, in the primary month is six times more prominent than babies who were breastfed (Chen and Rogan, 2004). Children that are breastfed have less problems with digestive systems due to the breast milk, a standout amongst the most essential advantages of breast milk is the containing living parts, for example, contamination battling antibodies, white platelets, red platelets, and hostile to viral components (Taylor, 2013). All which are essential to the growth of a newborn's digestive system that formula does not
Although no definite cause for IBS has been identified, people who are most likely to be affected are females, 20-30 years old, and have a family history of the disease. Certain foods, hormones and stress can trigger irregular contractions of the intestines leading to unpleasant ...
Lactose intolerance is an inherited condition as indicated by a recently distributed survey, as well as complied research that has been collected. The survey results had only a small fraction of people who were lactose intolerant, 10%. However, almost 50% of survey takers family members had intolerance toward lactose. This proves several people are not born with the lactose intolerance activated but eventually with age the trait will activate since it has been inherited. Also majority of the survey takers are North American or European and in high school. Ethnicity, culture and age all have a large impact on whether or not the lactase enzyme is being produce, specifically in mammals.
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Lactose intolerance is a condition which stems from the body’s decreased expression of the LAC gene, which is used to create the enzyme lactase, which begins to diminish with age, starting from as early as the toddler years. Lactase, which is produced in the lining of small intestine, is needed in order to digest the complex sugars presented in milk, namely lactose. As expression of the LAC gene decreases, the resulting enzyme levels of lactase also dwindle. Resulting in the difficulties when digesting these sugars in milk products. The subsequent symptoms of lactose malabsorption include diarrhea, gas, bloating, flatulence, and abdominal pain (McKusick). Lactose intolerance is currently more globally common than its mutated counterpart, lactose tolerance. Although people with lactose intolerance may have a hard time digesting lactose, especially in fresh milk, they often are
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Through the Fonterra website, it has its own Research and Development Centre in New Zealand’s Palmerston North which has the world-leading cutting- edge technology. The centre aims to improve the quality of milk products which can help mothers, new-borns and infants absorb more nutrition; it can enhance and maintain the energy and nutrition for the aging populations and provide healthier options for families. Furthermore, nowadays, parents always concern about the health of their children. Base on this situation and paediatric nutrition, Fonterra has excellent and extensive experience for innovating new infant formula and provide safe products with high quality for customers. For the special formula in the infant milk powder, Dairy Complex Lipids are added which can improve the development of babies’ brain. To avoid allergy and help the infants digest the milk easily, hydrolysates are added in. Meanwhile, the supportable immune lactoferrin, Bifidobacterium lactis (HN019) and Lactobacillus rhamnosus (HN001) are added to reduce the risk of allergy and uncomfortableness (Fonterra,
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