My Experience of Lactose Intolerance

Lactose intolerance is when your body can not break down lactose because of a lack of lactase production in your body. The lactose that you consume in diary products is therefore broken down by bacterial fermentation, not very nice I hear you say, well thats what causes all the problems. The fermentation process produces acids carbon dioxide and hydrogen as waste products and this can cause you all sorts of problems, be it wind, bloating, diarrhoea or nausia and vomiting. Lactose intolerance is extremely common with over 80 percent of the population having a degree of lactose intolerance. Milk Allergies can also cause problems. These occur with your body ...  Read the complete review

Lactose Intolerance is regarded by some people (including some doctors) as just being another fad. The fact that almost every female celebrity was at one point claiming to suffer from a food intolerance has not really helped the matter. The image of lactose intolerance as just being a silly fad angers me as this is a 'disease' that nearly ruined my quality of life. Lactose Intolerance is simply an intolerance to the lactose (surprise!) that is found in milk and other dairy products. Lactose Intolerant individuals aren't equpped with enough of the lactase enzyme that is needed to digest the lactose. Some doctors believe that we all become more LI as ...  Read the complete review