(The latter makes sense, says Barengolts, since their ability to
properly digest sugars could be compromised.)
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.
Lactose intolerant dogs actually lack an enzyme that
properly digests the sugars found in dairy.
Not exact matches
On our last visit he prescribed active enzyme drops to help
digest the lactose as he was convinced it's the
sugar in the lactose that she can't
properly digest.
In order to
digest sugar properly, your body must draw water from your tissues to dilute the
sugar so that it can be absorbed into your bloodstream.
To summarize the argument; agriculture and the eating of grains is too new of a development in the history of human kind for us to have truly evolved biological mechanisms for
properly digesting and assimilating cereal grains, seeds, legumes,
sugar and dairy products.
According to proponents of the FODMAP restriction diet, as well as similar diets such as the Specific Carbohydrate and GAPS diet, many of these
sugars aren't
properly digested.
Do keep in mind that many people can't
properly digest dairy, and that it contains lactose, a natural
sugar.
The inability to
properly digest fructose, a basic
sugar found in many foods, can be painful and debilitating.
Another theory about
sugar cravings is that you are not eating enough protein or your body is not
digesting protein
properly (for example due to low stomach acid).
In addition, because some of the short - chain carbohydrates (
sugars) found in legumes aren't
properly digested and absorbed in the digestive tract, they can act as food for bacteria living in the intestines.
They simply lack the ability to
properly digest milk
sugar (lactose) and therefore have an adverse reaction to drinking milk.
Lactose is a
sugar found in milk that must be broken apart by an enzyme — lactase — before it can be
digested properly.
This is because the pancreas makes insulin which controls blood
sugar levels, and makes enzymes that help your animal
digest food
properly so that nutrients can be absorbed.»
Pancreatic enzymes are necessary for digestion, so animals who don't make enough of these enzymes get very sick and can lose a lot of weight because they can not
properly digest and absorb the fat, protein, and
sugar in their food.
All the digestive distress is because most dogs can not
properly digest lactose, the most common
sugar in milk products, because they lack the digestive enzyme lactase.
It means that they can't
properly digest the lactose found in dairy (lactose is a type of
sugar).
It produces insulin which is necessary for keeping the body's blood
sugar stable and it also produces important products necessary to
properly digest food.
From proper fat and
sugar handling in your body (when an animal forms a Lipoma or fatty tumor - they do not handle or «
digest» fat
properly...) to even neurotransmitter actions in your brain... enzymes are EVERYWHERE.