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Lactase
Lactase is a digestive enzyme produced by the GI tract. It is needed to digest milk. Some loose the ability to produce lactase when he grow up. This is called lactose intolerance.
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A 49-year old asked:
What is a normal amount of lactase you can take?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: lactase?
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A 37-year old asked:
Do all people after the age of twenty stop producing lactase?
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A 39-year old asked:
Please describe the most effective lactase tablet/product available?
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A 35-year old asked:
Is it true that half of the population of the world are intolerant to lactase?
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A 41-year old asked:
What happens if lactase is taken by a lactose-intolerant person?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is there any advantage to taking lactase pills, even if you're not sure you're lactose intolerant yet?
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A 37-year old asked:
What occurs if i put lactase pills in soy milk?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Lactase allergy?
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A 36-year old female asked:
What is the difference between lactose enzyme and lactase in milk?
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A 48-year old asked:
Does low-lactose milk with added lactase have more or less sugar than regular milk?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Will supplementing lactase help me to digest casein? Or is there an OTC enzyme to help digest casein?
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A 22-year old male asked:
I am lactose intolerance (but depends on how much i consume). Would lactase pills be effective after symptoms show?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Hello there, will I able to absorb calcium from the dairy products if I use lactase supplements to consume dairy food?
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A 33-year old asked:
Any treatment or tip for lactase deficiency?
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A 34-year old female asked:
My 2 years toddler is lactose intolerant can I mix Lactase chewable tablets in milk for her ? we are going in the country where no lactose free milk
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A 22-year old female asked:
Why are we not taking lactase for the treatment of lactose intolerance?
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A 45-year old asked:
What could happen if someone without a lactose intolerance took a lactase enzyme pill?
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A 46-year old asked:
Production of milk in the breasts leading to a decline of the production of lactase. Does human milk contain lactose?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Is lactose free milk (with lactase enzyme) safe to drink in pregnancy?
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A male asked:
Can coconut milk, lactase pills or lactose free milk cause excessive urination?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Can eating lactose give you a very slimy and bloody stool if you are lactose intolerant? I only ate a little goat cheese and took a lactase pill.
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A 25-year old female asked:
I have been dairy free for the past 8ish months. Fage released a lactose-free greek yogurt containing lactase enzyme. I was so excited because I missed greek yogurt a ton, but after I ate it, my face broke out like crazy around my mouth. Reason??
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A 42-year old female asked:
I had an endo/colo done. finding was a mildly increased intra-epithellal lymphocytes on your duodenal. Also, DISACCHARIDASES biopsy showed higher than normal levels of sucrase/maltase, notmal lactase and palatinase. Normal celiac labs. Explain result?
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A 38-year old male asked:
38Y male with foul smelling gas for 5 weeks straight. No pain, nausea, change in stool or blood. OTC (GASx Beano Lactase) did not work. No change to diet in past few years so wondering what could be the cause and best course of action?
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A 35-year old female asked:
My 3 weeks old is not passing stool, abdomin is big & hard. Took him to pediatrician on wed & gave me glycerine suppository & lactase drops. He passed after the suppository on wed. Abdomin is still hard & big. He passed tiny stool with mucus today?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I have mild lactose intolerance, that results in feeling bloated when I eat cheese. I have more frequent bowel movements that are less solid when I eat Cheese (can be 3 - 4 times a day). Are lactase pills effective in mitigating lactose intolerance?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have a dairy sensitivity otherwise controlled with lactase pills. Now when I eat cheese (excluding swiss) I instantly feel like I've ingested poison (nausea/metallic taste in mouth/feeling faint). What on earth could be going on? Will speak w/PCP?
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A 50-year old male asked:
Small intestine biopsy showed low sucrase, maltase, palatinase and zero lactase. No symptoms other than abdominal pain. Anything I need to take?
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What is a d&e?
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