The severity of symptoms varies depending on the amount of lactose each individual can tolerate. Some of the symptoms may be similar to those of milk allergy but milk allergies can cause the body to react quicker, more often within a few minutes.
Compare the symptoms of lactose intolerance with those of milk allergy.
What treatment can I use for lactose intolerance?
Presently there is no cure for Lactose Intolerance and there are only two ways to cope with lactose intolerance.If you can live without consuming dairy products all you have to do is keep away from them. However, you must make sure not to buy foods with milk hidden in them because you may suffer some symptoms.
The second option is to replace the lactase that your digestive system is not producing. This way you may be able to enjoy dairy products without sufferance. There is a handful of pharmaceutical companies that produce lactase enzyme tablets to have with your dinner. From this web site you are able to buy these capsules to help you. Moreover, you can also acquire lactase enzyme drops to treat milk so you can enjoy a glass of milk lactose free..
Unless taking lactase enzyme capsules, young children with lactase deficiency should not consume any foods containing lactose (for a list of foods containing hidden lactose click here). In general older children and adults need not avoid lactose completely, but individuals can handle different amounts of lactose . For instance, John may suffer symptoms after drinking a small glass of milk, while Rose can drink one glass but not two. Some persons may be able to tolerate certain products containing lactose but not others. This is a learning process for each individual and it is only by trial and error to find out what and how much exactly one is able to handle products containing lactose.
One can buy products that do not contain lactose. Supermarkets sell many products that can improve one's life without the risk of consuming lactose. One can find many non-dairy products including butter, yoghourt, ‘cream', and of coarse Soya milk. This milk contains all of the nutrients including calcium, found in regular milk. One can buy unsweetened Soya-milk or sweetened, usually with fructose. Please make sure that when you are shopping for non lactose food products you do not forget to look for the other ingredients that contain hidden lactose as otherwise you might get symptoms anyway. Make sure you have a copy of the list for the hidden products.
On the other hand, if you wish to have dairy products you may consider taking lactase enzyme as described above. These come in the form of drops to add with milk and in capsules to have before a meal. They are very effective as they put enough lactase enzyme in your digestive system that your body cannot make. My recommendation is to get Lactase drops to put in milk and use as normal milk and Prolactazyme that apart from Lactase it contains a range of other digestive enzymes to help in complete digestion of most foods.
(published with permission in writing from:http://www.lactose.co.uk)
