Many people may misunderstand that lactose intolerance is the same as cow milk allergy. Lactose intolerance is a different condition from cow’s milk allergy. People who are lactose intolerant usually do not experience severe symptoms, but may experience stomach discomfort after consuming dairy products.
In fact, this condition is not a milk allergy, but an adverse food reaction after consuming milk. It is cause by the body digesting lactose sugar in milk abnormally. Lactose is a sugar in large amounts in the milk of mammals.
In human milk, it is as high as 7 percent, while in cow, goat, sheep and camel milk, it is 4 percent. This type of sugar has large molecules. Before it is absorb into the intestinal lining, it must be digest by the enzyme lactase, สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่. Which is produce only from the lining of the small intestine.
Normally, infants who drink milk as their main food will have a lot of lactase enzyme. When they grow up and eat rice as their main food, their body will produce less lactase enzyme. But it is still sufficient for digestion, so there are no abnormalities.
For lactose intolerance, people who are lactose intolerant. Will experience bloating, stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and some people may also experience constipation. Lactose intolerance symptoms usually occur about 30 minutes to 2 hours after consuming milk or cow’s milk products. And the severity of symptoms depends on the amount consumed.
However, lactose intolerance and cow’s milk allergy are different in both causes and severity of symptoms. Cow’s milk allergy is caused by abnormalities of the immune system to the protein in cow’s milk, causing allergic symptoms such as red rash, itching, facial swelling, stomach pain, vomiting, nasal congestion, and wheezing after consuming milk. It can also cause severe allergic reactions, anaphylaxis.