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Lactase deficiency and Milk allergy 1 Citation Many individuals experience water diarrhea, nausea, bloating of the stomach, or cramping abdominal pain after eating milk products. They may think they?re allergic to milk, but in fact they lack the enzyme that digests milk sugar. Their inability to digest the sugar causes fermentation in the gastrointestinal tract, production of gas, and the accumulation of water in the bowel. The gas and water are responsible for the symptoms. This illness is known as lactase deficiency. Symptoms are similar, technorati.com
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1 Citation What Lactose Intolerance Is Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose, a sugar found in milk. Lactose intolerance is caused by a deficiency in the enzyme lactase, found in the small intestine. Lactase breaks down milk sugar into simpler forms that can then digested by the human body. When there is not enough lactase , technorati.com
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