Are You Lactose Intolerant?
08/9/10 4 Comments | Posted by tfritz in Digestive Enzymes, General Health
Lactose intolerance is caused by a deficiency in lactase, the enzyme required to digest milk sugar. Symptoms include gas, bloating, diarrhea and cramping when dairy foods are consumed. People who suspect they are lactose intolerant can perform a self-test by eliminating dairy products from their diet for 10 days. If the symptoms disappear and again reappear with the reintroduction of dairy products in the diet, lactose intolerance is probably the explanation for the symptoms.
Take the Lactose Intolerance Self-Test
Print this page and answer the questions below.
1. Do you experience cramping and diarrhea 30 minutes to 2 hours after eating dairy products?
YES___ NO___ (YES = 1 NO = 0) _____
2. Do you have uncomfortable gas and bloating after eating baked goods or dairy products?
YES___ NO___ (YES = 1 NO = 0) _____
3. Do you experience nausea after eating?
YES___ NO___ (YES = 1 NO = 0) _____
4. Do you suffer from headaches?
YES___ NO___ (YES = 1 NO = 0) _____
5. Do you have persistent acne?
YES___ NO___ (YES = 1 NO = 0) _____
6. Are you of Asian, African, Native American, Mexican or Mediterranean ancestry?
YES___ NO___ (YES = 1 NO = 0) _____
7. Have you ever had inflammatory bowel conditions such as colitis, Crohn’s disease or IBS?
YES___ NO___ (YES = 1 NO = 0) _____
8. Do you have celiac disease (gluten intolerance)?
YES___ NO___ (YES = 1 NO = 0) _____
9. Do sugar alcohols such as sorbitol, xylitol or maltitol give you gas, bloating, cramping or diarrhea?
YES___ NO___ (YES = 1 NO = 0) _____
10. Have you ever had parasites or a candida overgrowth?
YES___ NO___ (YES = 1 NO = 0) _____
TOTAL SCORE ______
(A score of 3 or higher indicates you may be Lactose Intolerant, but as always, ask your primary care physician.)
4 Comments for Are You Lactose Intolerant?
vera olivent | August 17, 2010 at 8:51 am
Mohammad Larey | February 4, 2012 at 12:52 pm
Recognizing an allergy early could save mothers and infants significantly aggravation and anxiety. An average newborn really should sleep a lot more than he is awake. His feedings should make him satisfied and he needs to be sleeping couple of hour stretches at a time. His skin ought to be clear and smooth.If a mother notices that some thing just isn’t so smooth, infant isn’t so satisfied and happy, or skin not so smooth or even red, she should check it out.
Eula Blanken | February 6, 2012 at 4:46 pm
When an individual eats a food to which they’re allergic, they often suffer from gas, stomach pains, diarrhea, constipation, bloating, or multiple skin complaints. These allergy symptoms will maintain the very good bacteria in our digestive systems from working as effectively. Part of this great bacteria’s job would be to keep the Candida Albacans in check. Instead, it tends to grow out of control and convert to the far more destructive fungal form a lot more speedily.
As an infant my mother said I had trouble with milk, as my teenage years is seem to pass but 30′s knew something wrong and by 40 more problem then i found lactose by accident with taking a presciption that had lactose. I bloated, etc. I take several of your products now in all areas. will I every get pass the lactose problems?