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).
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.
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.
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.
This is because you are not
producing enough lactase in your body.
Not exact matches
People who don't
produce enough of the enzyme
lactase can not properly digest the sugar lactose that is found in milk and dairy products.
For example, a person will have lactose intolerance when they do not
produce the enzyme
lactase (or
enough of the enzyme) to be able to digest milk.
The main cause of lactose intolerance is not having
enough of the enzyme
lactase which is
produced by the cells lining the small intestine.
Just like some humans, some dogs do not
produce any, or not
enough of the enzyme
lactase, which is needed to break down lactose.
This means that these animals do not
produce enough of the enzyme
lactase to digest large amounts of lactose, the sugar found in dairy products.