The phrase
"enough lactase" means having a sufficient amount of an enzyme called lactase in your body. This enzyme helps to break down lactose, which is a sugar found in milk and dairy products. Having
enough lactase allows your body to properly digest lactose without experiencing any discomfort or digestive problems.
Full definition
People who are lactose intolerant do not
make enough lactase naturally to separate and digest the lactose.
Dogs with
enough lactase in their bodies may experience minimal to no signs of lactose intolerance while others exhibit more severe symptoms.
However, cow's milk kefir contains so much beneficial bacteria that it
provides enough lactase, the enzyme that is used to break down the lactose.
Since the body doesn't
produce enough lactase, some of the lactose may not get broken down in the small intestine, so it passes into the large intestine, where bacteria then may ferment it, producing gas and acid.
If you are 100 % lactose intolerant, you don't make any lactase at all, while «lactose tolerant» people
make enough lactase to digest about 92 % of all the lactose they eat.
Many people with sensitive stomachs can also fail to produce
enough lactase, the enzyme required to digest dairy, and so it may ferment in the gut and cause a range of tummy upsets.
Your baby will get too much lactose at one time and will not have
enough lactase to digest the lactose.
Lactose intolerance occurs when someone doesn't make
enough lactase, the enzyme that breaks down lactose in the intestine.
If your toddler is lactose intolerant, it means that her body doesn't produce
enough lactase, which is the enzyme necessary to digest lactose (the sugar in cow's milk and other dairy products).
Lactose intolerance is very unusual in babies, but if your baby is lactose intolerant, it means his body isn't producing
enough lactase, the enzyme necessary to digest lactose, the sugar in cow's milk and other dairy products.
These people can get away with eating small amounts of dairy foods, but if they eat too much, they won't have
enough lactase to digest it, so they will get symptoms of lactose intolerance.
Lactose intolerance arises when your small intestine doesn't have
enough lactase (the enzyme that digests lactose) in order to fully digest all that ice cream you just ate while watching Gilmore Girls.
Some children and adults don't produce
enough lactase, which can lead to a condition known as lactose intolerance, where milk sugar is not properly digested.
Animals who are lactose intolerant, both your adult rabbit and your cousin who can't eat cheese, struggle to digest dairy because they do not produce
enough lactase.