There are four different types
of lactase deficiency — a lack of the enzyme that breaks down lactose into simple sugars that can then be used by the body, meaning that lactose may pass into the large intestine without being properly broken down — that may lead to intestinal discomfort.
Not exact matches
There are only a few indications for the use
of soy - based formula milk such as infants suffering from galactosemia or rare condition characterized by hereditary
deficiency of lactase and in situations where parents prefer a vegetarian diet for their baby.
Congenital
lactase deficiency: an extremely rare inherited disorder in which a baby is born with very little or none
of the enzyme that breaks down the sugar lactose found in milk, causing life - threatening lactose intolerance symptoms
In many cases, even children with a
lactase deficiency may tolerate some lactose in their diet, such as a scoop
of ice cream, or milk on their cereal, but only experience symptoms when they have «too much milk.»
The American Academy
of Pediatrics recommends soy formulas for parents who do not want their child to eat animal protein, and for infants with galactosemia or congenital
lactase deficiency.
Indications for the use
of soy - based infant formula are galactosaemia and
lactase deficiency.
It almost amounts to physiological
lactase deficiency of adults.
Lactose intolerance, due to the absence or
deficiency of the enzyme
lactase in the digestive tract, affects somewhere between 15 - 75 %
of all adults depending on race, food habits and gut health.
The study finds no evidence
of cellular intestinal inflammation,
lactase deficiency, or «leaky gut» specific to autistic children with GI symptoms, according to the new research, led by Timothy Buie, MD, Rafail Kushak, PhD, and Harland Winter, MD,
of MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston.
The majority
of healthy individuals with
lactase deficiency can tolerate up to 20 g lactose without difficulty.
This is due to a
deficiency of the enzyme
lactase.
It is caused by the
deficiency of lactase which is required to digest lactose (sugar) from milk.
As with lactose (another disaccharide) which requires a special enzyme,
lactase, to break it down, a small percentage
of people are genetically prone towards
deficiency in trehalase, the enzyme that metabolizes trehalose.
Since
deficiency of digestive enzymes is believed to be a common problem today addition
of Lactase and other important and potent natural enzymes in the HealthAid Digeston Plus formula can be very beneficial in improving digestion
of micronutrients and reducing constipation, bloating, gas and other gastrointestinal problems.
Further, certain diseases (like 65 %
of autism have a
lactase deficiency) are associated with lactose intolerance, and some diseases (like IBS which afffects ten to fifteen percent
of the population) may have an intolerance to the quantity
of lactose consumed in the diet.
Furthermore, since lactose intolerance is a result
of a
deficiency in
lactase, introducing Lactobacillus species should help improve the synthesis
of such enzyme.
Lactose (milk sugar) intolerance, a
deficiency of the intestinal enzyme
lactase, is seen in some adult cats which is why the traditional saucer
of milk is not necessarily the best treat for a cat.
Patients with rare hereditary problems
of galactose intolerance, the Lapp
lactase deficiency or glucose - galactose malabsorption should not take this medicine.